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Telcos losing mind-share in mobile wallet race

Banks, credit card companies and online payment firms are overtaking mobile operators and telco consortia as the predicted future leaders of the m-commerce revolution, according to research from SAP.

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Pakistan's Monet taps Fundamo for shared mobile money network

A shared mobile money network, built on Visa's Fundamo technology, that can be tapped by banks and telcos is preparing to launch in Pakistan.

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Technical glitch sparks bitcoin sell-off

Having seen its value soar in recent weeks, digital currency bitcoin plummeted today after a technical glitch sparked a sell off and exchange MT. Gox suspended deposits.

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PayPal releases new mobile SDK; kicks off $100,000 global hackathon

PayPal has launched a mobile software development kit for streamlining in-app payments for iOS as it bids to play catch-up with a host of developer friendly start-ups such as Dwolla and Stripe.

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PKO Bank Polski prepares for mobile revolution

PKO Bank Polski is betting on the death of cash and cards with a new mobile banking app, combining a full range of payments and money management services.

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Dutch retailers get cashless 'thank you'

In a bid to co-opt retailers to their mission to kill cash, a group of Dutch banks and MasterCard recently held a special musical, cashless 'thank you' event for the country's shop workers.

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BitInstant becomes latest bitcoin theft victim

Using simple social engineering techniques, an attacker has managed to steal around $12,500 in bitcoins from virtual currency exchange BitInstant.

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UniCredit to roll out biometric payment system

Italian bank UniCredit has begun market tests of a new biometric payment system that uses infra-red sensors at the POS terminal to recognise the geometry of the veins in the palm of the user's hand.

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Bankinter circumvents secure element hassle for mobile NFC payments

Spain's Bankinter is prepping a contactless mobile payments service that does not require a secure element within the handset.

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CommBank looks for 'Signals' from consumer spending data

Australia's CommBank has launched a site that pools transactional data to give consumers insight into spending patterns and lifestyle trends.

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Stripe begins UK beta trial

American payments start-up Stripe has made its way across the Atlantic, launching a closed UK beta ahead of a wider European rollout.

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Geeks descend on Canary Wharf for fintech hackathon

Financial technology lovers will make their way to the Level39 site in London's Canary Wharf later this month for a day-long hackathon organised by Open Bank Project parent Tesobe.

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MT. Gox and CoinLab team up for US Bitcoin push; Silicon Valley Bank onboard

The world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, MT. Gox, has inked a deal that will see Silicon Valley-based CoinLab handle its North American operations.

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Consumers remain resistant to digital banking aspirations

A YouGov poll of consumer attitudes to the introduction of portable bank account numbers has unearthed an underlying distrust of social and mobile technologies and a clear preference for human-to-human interaction via the branch, the call centre and the Web.

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Digital to overtake branch for transactions by May - NAB

NAB customers are set to hit a digital landmark in a couple of months, making more transactions online and through their phones than in branches, predicts the Australian bank.

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JPMorgan taps Apprenda platform-as-a-service for application portfolio

JPMorgan Chase has selected 'platform-as-a-service' vendor Apprenda to develop, deliver and manage its portfolio of internal applications, custom-built in .NET and Java.

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PayPal co-founder Levchin launches m-commerce firm

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has launched a mobile money company which aims to make it easier for online shoppers to complete purchases.

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Foursquare signs Visa and MasterCard for check-in discounts

Location-based social networking outfit Foursquare has struck a deal with Visa and MasterCard that will see cardholders receive discounts for checking in at certain retailers.

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MasterCard Mobile Payments Global Symposium - Live blog

Catch up with all the news from the MasterCard Mobile Payments Global Symposium at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Tuesday.

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MasterCard unveils MasterPass digital payments service

MasterCard has unveiled MasterPass, a digital service that lets customers use any card or enabled handset to shop online and in the real world.