Mobile wallet providers invited to participate in 2016 comparison guide

May 25, 2016

Mobile Payments Today, a sister publication of ATM Marketplace, is preparing the 2016 edition of the Mobile Wallet Comparison Guide.

From game-changer to game over: CurrentC leaves the field

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

After four years, millions of dollars invested and one limited pilot test, the mega-retailers behind the much-touted, oft-delayed mobile wallet have more or…

Startup chimes in on mobile-only banking

May 20, 2016

Chime, a mobile-only banking scheme, has announced a suite of new features including Apple Pay and, separately, a new service to instantly pay friends and…

Barclays launches alternative to Android Pay

May 13, 2016

Barclays is not waiting for Android Pay to launch in the U.K. and has introduced its own alternative, Barclays Contactless Mobile.

French consumers blasé about mobile wallets, contactless cards

May 10, 2016

France has the lowest card penetration in Western Europe, with less than one payment card in circulation per person, according to research firm Verdict…

Samsung Pay: The mobile wallet winner?

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

That's what one industry executive declared during the first day of the annual ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.

Cachet inks deal for prepaid mobile partnership

July 17, 2015

Sole Financial's Visa Paycard program will now feature a mobile app that cardholders can use to pay their wireless bill, transfer funds and reload money.

Study: Most US consumers favor bio ID to prevent financial fraud

June 16, 2015

One in four US consumers would even be willing share their DNA with their bank to secure financial and personal information, a new report reveals.

Summit to take a deep dive into the future of ATM and mobile technologies

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

The second annual ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit in September will feature experts with exceptional depth of knowledge in areas of innovation, security…

Immobilized: Nearly half of US consumers couldn't go a day without their smartphone

July 1, 2014

More important than a toothbrush? A new US Bank study drives home just how indispensable U.S. consumers consider their mobile devices — including for mobile…

Cumberland Building Society extends relationship with Alaric, NCR

June 4, 2014

The U.K.-based financial institution has deployed the U.K. Payments Council’s Paym mobile payment service using Authentic and Fractals software from Alaric, an…

Mobile RDC catches on in Canada

May 28, 2014

Canadians have deposited more than 1 million checks via mobile phone since the Canadian Payments Association approved a rule last year allowing mobile remote…

Study finds mobile and tablet banking key to customer retention

May 21, 2014

Banking via mobile device is fast becoming a preferred way for consumers to conduct their banking activities and manage financial information on the go. New…

Bill pay innovation key to keeping consumers happy

by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM

As mobile bill payment use continues to surge among American consumers, financial institutions and billers need to innovate in terms of their billing software…

Preview: ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit 2014

Tom Harper, president and CEO of Networld Media Group talks about what to expect from this year's ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit and why executives should…

British consumers nearly double their mobile banking transactions

April 1, 2014

British consumers last year moved away from conducting bank transactions at branches and nearly doubled their use of mobile banking channels, according to a…

Australian consumers expect widespread mobile wallets by 2021

March 21, 2014

Australian consumers expect to ditch their physical wallet in favor of a mobile one by 2021 as the popularity of contactless card and smartphone payments…

Why the FTC thinks mobile payments are more secure than magstripe

The Federal Trade Commission weighs in on the mobile vs. magstripe debate. (From a keynote address by Malini Mithal of the FTC at the ATM & Mobile Executive…

Lessons from the FTC's lawsuit against HTC

"Data security is a big area for the FTC," said Malini Mithal, assistant director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC. "We have brought nearly 5…

The iPhone security scare: Is LoopWallet a solution?

February 26, 2014

For some time, it's been a matter of debate throughout the financial services world whether information stored on a mobile device is truly secure — or can be.