Join NFC World, Proxama and South Africa-based payments processor Tutuka at 3pm GMT on Thursday 8 December to discover the real-world issues faced when implementing a host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments service using Visa and Mastercard’s cloud-based payment standards... More
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600m mobile devices to include biometrics by 2021
More than 600m mobile devices worldwide will include biometric authentication within the next five years, up from 190m in 2016, with demand for methods that involve less hardware raising the profile of solutions such as voice and facial recognition, a report from Juniper Research says... More
Mastercard and Verifone unveil Instalments payments app
British consumers will be able to spread the cost of high-value in-store payments following a partnership between Mastercard and Verifone... More
Apple Pay launches in Spain
Apple Pay has been officially launched in Spain, with Apple developing partnerships with Banco Santander, payment giants American Express and Mastercard, retailer Carrefour and prepaid meal payment service Ticket Restaurant... More
Mastercard launches AI across global network
Mastercard has introduced an artificial intelligence solution to help financial institutions increase the accuracy of real-time approvals of genuine transactions and reduce false declines, while marking the first time AI has been implemented on a global scale directly on the Mastercard network... More
Mastercard biometric service rolls out to Latin America
Mastercard has launched its biometric Identity Check Mobile service in Brazil and Mexico, the payments giant has confirmed... More
Mastercard blockchain patent applications
Mastercard has filed patent applications describing systems and methods for authorising and securing blockchain transactions using existing payment networks... More
Off the cuff mobile payments from British fashion brand
British accessories brand Tovi Sorga is working with Barclaycard to include contactless payment chips to their wallet cuff range, allowing wearers to make purchases across the UK... More
Antelop Solutions joins the NFC World partner program
NFC World today welcomes secure host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization provider Antelop Solutions as a member of our partner program... More
Masterpass comes to 30,000 South African merchants after SnapScan deal
South Africans can now use Mastercard’s Masterpass digital wallet to pay for goods and services at more than 30,000 merchants accepting SnapScan in South Africa, using their mobile phones by scanning a QR code at the point of sale... More
Carta to host payments and fintech leaders at Mobey Day Toronto
PARTNER NEWS: Carta Worldwide is preparing to welcome leaders from across the payments and financial technology industry to the first Mobey Day in North America, to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto from 7-8 December... More
16m NFC-ready POS terminals worldwide in 2016
Annual shipments of NFC-ready POS terminals are anticipated to reach an estimated 16.1m units worldwide this year, Berg Insight reveals, with more than 90% of new units shipped across Europe and North America supporting the technology... More
RBL Bank brings Masterpass QR mobile payments to India
Customers of India’s RBL Bank can now make QR code-based mobile payments using Mastercard’s Masterpass QR mobile payments solution, which has been integrated as a payment option within the bank’s OnGo mobile wallet... More
NFC World webinar to share real-world lessons from HCE mobile payments pilot
NFC World will host a free webinar on Thursday 8 December to provide insight into the lessons learned from a real-world implementation of a host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments service that makes use of Visa and Mastercard’s cloud-based payment standards... More
Samsung Pay gets Sberbank support in Russia
Customers of Russian bank Sberbank can now add their cards and make payments through Samsung Pay... More
National Express launches mobile ticketing service
Passengers on National Express bus services across the West Midlands in the UK can now buy monthly travel passes and have them validated directly on their smartphones... More
Ecobank to roll out mVisa in 33 African markets
Pan-African banking group Ecobank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Visa to roll out the mVisa QR code-based mobile payment service in 33 African markets by the end of 2016... More
Mastercard adds blockchain APIs to developer site
Mastercard has added blockchain APIs to its developer site to “facilitate new commerce opportunities for the digital transfer of value”, following Visa’s announcement last month it aims to pilot its B2B Connect system next year after working with blockchain developer Chain... More
Nine Russian banks support Apple Pay
Apple has added nine more financial institutions in Russia which support Apple Pay, AppleInsider reports... More
Mastercard distributes digital humanitarian funds
Mastercard has launched a pilot program with the American Red Cross to use Mastercard Send to distribute funds to families in Indonesia via their mobile phones to buy water and other items during the drought season... More