Payments News & Media
US Bank app implements location services for purchase verification
November 14, 2017
U.S. Bank has added location services to its mobile banking app, allowing Visa credit and debit card customers to use their phone's location to help verify…
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Mobile wallets: In a lull or just another nonstarter?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Is the mobile wallet movement toast? A new study concludes that consumers and merchants might just be taking a break from adopting the technology while they…
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Weighing the pros and cons of bank app-based mobile payments
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
There are plenty of upsides and downsides facing a financial institution with plans to forge its own way in mobile payments. Industry executives at last…
read nowEuronet, Hungarian bank team to accelerate time to market for mobile wallet integration
October 3, 2017
Euronet Software Solutions, a payments software platform provider, has activated its MasterCard Digital Enablement Service packaged software solution for MKB…
read nowConversion of mobile users to contactless payment proceeds slowly; facial ID not a selling point
September 22, 2017
A new survey by Juniper Research has found that more than 40 percent of iOS users in the U.S. consider themselves unlikely to use facial recognition as a…
read nowAldi shoppers can now stock up, check out via contactless
September 22, 2017
Grocery chain Aldi will now enable shoppers to pay for their items with any contactless payment method, including mobile methods such as Apple Pay, as well as…
read nowGot a mobile wallet? Get a free listing in our comparison guide
September 8, 2017
ATM Marketplace sister publication Mobile Payments Today will soon publish the 2017 Mobile Wallet Comparison Guide, and if your organization offers a mobile…
read nowStudy: Mobile payments reach tipping point in some countries
September 6, 2017
Mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally, and the U.S. and Europe are catching up with fast-growing economies in Asia and Latin America where mobile…
read nowStudy: Proximity mobile payments to reach $49.2B in 2017
September 5, 2017
The value of U.S. proximity mobile payment transactions will total $49.29 billion in 2017, up 78.1 percent from last year, according to a study from eMarketer.
read nowBarclaycard puts modern twist on classic treat with 'contactless' ice cream cones
August 24, 2017
Barclaycard has put a unique, modern twist on a classic summertime treat in the U.K. with the introduction of a self-service ice cream van that will enable…
read nowJuniper forecasts rapid rise in uptake of contactless payments
August 22, 2017
A new study from Juniper Research has found more than half (53 percent) of global transactions at the point of sale will be contactless within five years…
read nowAirtel Payments Bank partnership turns gas stations into cash points
August 10, 2017
India's Airtel Payments Bank, a subsidiary of the Airtel mobile network, recently announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
read nowEMVCo releases QR code payment specs
August 3, 2017
EMVCo, the global technical body that manages EMV specifications, has released QR code payment specifications that support use cases for both merchant- and…
read nowOn a roll, PayPal announces expanded relationships with Citi, Chase
July 21, 2017
PayPal is stepping on its own press releases this week. On the heels of yesterday's press release saying that PayPal is joining the Visa network of client…
read nowContactless payments catch fire in the UK
July 21, 2017
Contactless payment, a challenger to cash for small purchases, saw a major uptick in the U.K. during the month of May. New figures published by the trade…
read nowFintech adoption surges — and not just among millennials
July 14, 2017
Adoption of financial technologies among consumers worldwide has surged in the past 18 months setting up fintech to enter the mainstream, according to the…
read nowHuawei partners with WorldRemit to boost mobile money in Africa
July 11, 2017
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit and Huawei have announced a partnership to make WorldRemit's international money transfer service available to all…
read nowCiti Pay arrives in the US
July 6, 2017
Citi MasterCard credit customers in the U.S. can now begin using Citi Pay, the mobile tap-and-pay service the bank first announced in November.
read nowVisa turns to QR codes in Taiwan for mobile payments
July 6, 2017
Visa plans to introduce a new QR code-based mobile payments system in Taiwan, according to local reports.
read nowVenmo challenges cash with proprietary mobile-based debit card
June 27, 2017
Venmo, the P2P payment app near and dear to every millennial's heart, is reportedly testing a prepaid debit card that would allow users to pay for goods and…
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