Samsung Pay has added 19 new issuers including support for eligible PNC Visa and KeyBank MasterCard credit and debit cards... More
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Masabi secures US$12m to develop mobile ticketing
Mobile ticketing specialist Masabi has secured investment from MasterCard, Lepe Partners, MMC Ventures and public transport operator Keolis amounting to US$12m... More
Two thirds of Aussies prefer contactless
Almost two thirds of Australian consumers (64%) prefer contactless payments to cash and 66% prefer using tap and go to entering their PIN for transactions under $100, research from MasterCard reveals... More
Wirecard launches HCE payments in four European countries
German payments technology provider Wirecard has launched a host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments service in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium that will allow customers of any mobile network operator to make payments using their Android device at contactless terminals. More
Three launches NFC mobile payments in Austria
Mobile network operator Three has launched a SIM-based NFC mobile payments service in Austria... More
United Overseas Bank offers HCE mobile payments in Singapore
Customers of United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Singapore can now make host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments for transactions of any value at all Visa PayWave or MasterPass terminals. The new service also makes use of tokenization. More
MasterCard lets Apple Pay users travel for free in London
Passengers using Apple Pay to pay for travel with a MasterCard on London’s transport network will have their fares refunded by the payments network over the next four Mondays. More
MasterCard integrates loyalty programs and mobile payments with new specification
MasterCard has introduced a loyalty middleware specification that aims to ease the integration of loyalty programs with mobile payment apps... More
CommBank adds MasterCard and Amex credit cards to NFC wallet
Customers of Australia’s CommBank can now add MasterCard and American Express credit cards to the bank’s Tap & Pay NFC mobile wallet... More
India’s Oxigen Wallet to add virtual prepaid cards?
Indian mobile wallet provider Oxigen Wallet is in talks with Visa, MasterCard and RuPay over launching virtual prepaid cards in the country, Economic Times reports... More
Vodafone adds MasterCard to NFC wallet
Vodafone Wallet users in Europe will be able to make payments with their NFC phone using MasterCard cards “within weeks”, the mobile network operator has announced... More
PureWrist makes pitch for NFC payments bracelet
Wearable payments startup PureWrist has begun taking pre-orders for a bracelet that comes equipped with a prepaid MasterCard account and lets its wearer make NFC payments at any contactless terminal with a tap of the wrist. The company showcased the product during its StartupPitch180 presentation at Money20/20. More
Android Pay signs up “millions” of users, readies loyalty programs
Android Pay has signed up “millions” of users since its launch in the US in September 2015, Google’s Sridhar Ramaswamy has told attendees during his keynote at Money20/20. He also announced that single tap loyalty rewards are set to go live at NFC-enabled Coke vending machines in the next “few weeks”. More
MasterCard extends tokenization platform to clothing, accessories and wearable devices
MasterCard has extended the capabilities of its tokenization service to enable payments to be made using “virtually any device”, including NFC-enabled clothing, jewellery and vehicle keyfobs. “Products will begin rolling out in 2016 in the US,” the payments network says, “with plans to expand to other markets.” More
Taiwanese banks to roll out hybrid HCE payments platform
Taiwan Mobile Payments Co (TWMP), the mobile payments TSM venture established in 2014 by three Taiwanese banking groups, has signed a deal with Mozido to provide its 27 member banks and financial institutions with a mobile wallet platform that offers support for both secure element and HCE cloud-based NFC payments... More
MobiPay launches in the Ukraine
Customers in the Ukraine can now use their mobile phones to make in-store and online purchases and P2P transfers using the MobiPay mobile wallet... More
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
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
Capital One adds NFC mobile payments to wallet app
Capital One has become the first US bank to enable NFC payment capability within its own mobile app to allow customers to pay at any contactless terminal using their mobile device... 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