Payments News & Media
New study identifies massive risks facing mobile payments
July 12, 2013
Just when you thought mobile payments might be gaining some credibility, risk analysts at U.K. consultant Riskskill have released what can only be called a…
read nowM-PESA meets Bitcoin with new service in Kenya
July 12, 2013
Known as one of the most innovative — and to date, successful — mobile money programs in the world, Kenya's M-PESA is now dabbling in virtual currencies thanks…
read nowPolish banks partner on new mobile payment standard
July 8, 2013
Poland's largest banks are teaming on a new mobile payment and mobile banking standard scheduled for launch later this year.
read nowBPC Banking Technologies, Russia's Alfa-Bank pilot mobile NFC
June 26, 2013
BPC Banking Technologies, a provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, and Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest private bank, have…
read nowOperator of UK's Link ATM network branches out
June 25, 2013
VocaLink, operator of the U.K.'s national payments infrastructure, including the 65,000-ATM Link network, is branching out into mobile payments. A new company…
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3 strategies to help FIs survive in a mobile payments world
by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM
With mobile wallets providing potential opportunities to work just like credit and debit cards, many financial institutions are wondering, "Could we lose a…
read nowKeyBank adds mobile banking features for consumer, commercial clients
June 12, 2013
Cleveland, Ohio-based KeyBank is expanding mobile banking for all customers — both commercial and consumer — with new mobile banking features.
read nowWorkshop to deliver strategies for success in EMV, NFC and mobile markets
June 5, 2013
SCIL-EMV Academy and the Electronic Transactions Association have announced a comprehensive 2-day payments workshop covering business and technical…
read nowBBVA adds photo bill payment to mobile banking app
June 3, 2013
Financial institution BBVA Compass is jumping on the picture bill payment bandwagon, announcing it has added the feature to its iPhone app. With picture bill…
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Do contactless payments scare your customers?
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
Contactless payments using mobile phones are the future of the payments processing industry — they're quick, easy, and bring countless benefits to merchants.
read nowMobile, prepaid cards stand out in payments growth
by Jim Ghiglieri — Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, SHAZAM
In a recent report, Javelin Strategy and Research predicts that mobile payments and prepaid cards will beat out cash and checks in popularity among U.S.
read nowPlainPay, MyBank pair up to provide total mobile banking solution
May 21, 2013
Virtual multi-channel banking solutions provider Auriga and online payment platform provider MyBank are combining their expertise to create an all-in-one…
read nowFed study points to increase in mobile POS payments
by Dan Kramer — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Merchant Servic, SHAZAM
According to a new survey from the Federal Reserve, using mobile phones to make purchases at the point of sale remains fairly uncommon. Yet, the number of…
read nowNew data shows rapid growth of mobile bill payment
May 2, 2013
Financial services technology provider Fiserv Inc. has released new data from surveys on the state of bill paying. Not surprisingly, mobile has become an…
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Mobile banking: Increased acceptance equals greater opportunities for FIs
by Rebecca Hellmann — Marketing and Sales Coordinator, Welch ATM
Mobile devices have become a part of everyday life around the world, used for banking, entertainment, communication, payments, budgeting and even shopping. A…
read nowFiserv adds real-time money transfer to its P2P service
April 18, 2013
Financial tech provider Fiserv Inc. is revving up Popmoney Instant Payments. Now users can send and receive funds through the service and have those funds…
read nowFiserv ACCEL/Exchange now just Accel
April 16, 2013
The applications are broader, so the name needed to be shorter. The streamlining of Fiserv "ACCEL/Exchange" to simply "Accel" is the result of a repositioning…
read nowStudy: Despite increased use, mobile payments, banking dogged by security concerns
April 11, 2013
A new report from Interactive Advertising Bureau, in partnership with InMobi and Viggle, has found that mobile users are increasingly using mobile devices to…
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FTC issues report on increased use of mobile payments
by Terry Dooley — SVP & CIO, ITS, Inc
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a staff report titled "Paper, Plastic … or Mobile?" The report, which is based on an FTC workshop, highlights key…
read nowReport offers definition, advice to FIs on mobile wallets
April 8, 2013
Analysts at IDC Financial Insights have announced a new report intended to aid financial institutions navigate the world of mobile payments. The report…
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