Electronic payments network NETS is planning to launch a host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments service in Singapore... More
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MasterCard to tokenize MasterPass
MasterCard is to integrate a fully tokenized checkout experience within its MasterPass service, leveraging its MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES)... More
Orange Cash goes live across France
Orange has launched its Orange Cash NFC mobile payments service across France after going live in selected French cities in February 2014... More
SpareBank 1 acquires mCash for mobile payments
Norway’s SpareBank 1 has acquired mobile payments provider mCash for an undisclosed sum... More
MCX adds ACH payments to CurrentC wallet
US retailer-led consortium MCX is to add ACH payments capabilities to its CurrentC mobile wallet, using technology developed by Buy It Mobility Networks (BIM)... More
Citrus Pay raises $25m
Indian payment services provider Citrus Pay has raised approximately US$25m from a consortium of new and existing investors... More
32% of US retailers to accept contactless by 2019
Nearly a third (32%) of retail establishments in the US will accept contactless EMV card payments by 2019, Javelin forecasts... More
Velocity Mobile picks up Tab
Restaurant payment app provider Velocity Mobile has acquired Tab Payments, a mobile payments app for diners in Canada accepted at more than 100 restaurants in Toronto and Montreal... More
NXP backs NFC hackathon
PARTNER NEWS: Chip maker NXP is sponsoring a series of hackathons centred on NFC, Bluetooth Low Energy and RFID technologies... More
MasterCard to extend tokenization to commercial credit cards
MasterCard is to provide tokenization services to commercial credit card issuers, enabling corporations and business travellers to load eligible corporate credit cards within participating mobile and digital wallet services using the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES)... More
Square to go public
Mobile POS provider Square has filed for an initial public offering following reports that the company was planning to do so in July 2015... More
Zwipe raises $5m for fingerprint cards
Zwipe, maker of a contactless payment card that includes an integrated fingerprint sensor, has raised US$5m in funding from Photon Future... More
Apple Pay adds 29 US banks
Apple has added 29 more banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US... More
One billion people make use of mobile banking
More than 1bn mobile phone users will have used their devices for banking purposes by the end of this year, Juniper Research predicts... More
LG to launch mobile payments service?
LG has reportedly filed trademarks for ‘LG G Pay’ and ‘G Pay’ in South Korea, suggesting that the handset maker could be looking at launching its own mobile payment service... More
Calgary to get mobile ticketing app?
Commuters in the Canadian city of Calgary could soon pay for city services using their smartphones... More
Wincor Nixdorf to launch NFC ATMs
ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf is launching an ATM that will allow customers to withdraw cash using an NFC smartphone or contactless card, or by scanning a QR code... More
Packaging Digest gets NFC cover
Readers of Packaging Digest magazine’s current print issue have the chance to win prizes by tapping their phone against an NFC-enabled cover produced by Cellotape Smart Products, Smartrac and Thinaire... More
Singapore taxis add MasterPass mobile payments
Passengers who book one of 17,000 ComfortDelGro taxis in Singapore can now pay their fare using their mobile phone and MasterCard’s MasterPass... More
Optus expands NFC payments to prepaid customers
Australian carrier Optus has made its NFC mobile payment service available to prepaid customers, following its launch to postpaid customers in November 2014... More