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TfL's plans to let travellers pay for their journeys using contactless bank cards have been branded "unconvincing" by the London Assembly in a report raising questions about the fairness, security and cost-saving potential of a new system.
18 November 2011
Targeting the vast unbanked market in developing countries, Visa has launched a pre-paid account that can be accessed through mobile phones.
17 November 2011
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Mike Cowen, Head of Transit in Europe and Chris Kangas, Head of PayPass, Europe both of MasterCard discuss the growth of PayPass and Tap & Go and the impact MasterCard's partnership with Transport for London will have in the UK.
Matthew Lanford, senior business leader, head of prepaid Europe, MasterCard talks about the key drivers for growth in 2012.
Grinches will find it tougher to side-step donation-seeking members of the Salvation Army on the streets of America this Christmas after the charity struck a deal with Square to enable it to accept credit card donations.
16 November 2011
Visa has launched an open beta developer programme for its upcoming digital wallet, which will now be called V.me.
Jan Lundequist, senior business leader, head of chip centre product management Europe, Display Card and Oliver Manahan, VP, Emerging Payments both of MasterCard discuss EMV and MChip Advance.
Jan Lundequist, senior business leader, head of chip centre product management Europe, Display Card and Sebastien Pochic, VP emerging payments both of MasterCard explain the details of Display Card.
Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.
15 November 2011
Belgian electronic payments outfit Clear2Pay has inked an agreement to buy UK ATM testing specialist Level Four Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
14 November 2011
MasterCard has teamed up with chip giant Intel to make online shopping simpler and more secure by letting customers tap their cards or phones against computers to complete payments.
Vantiv, a payment processor owned by Fifth Third Bancorp and Advent International, has filed with regulators for an initial public offering.
11 November 2011
Intruders have hit online gaming outfit Steam and accessed a database containing user information, including encrypted credit card data.
MineralTree, a US start-up providing cloud-based payment services specifically designed for small and medium businesses, has formally launched after securing $1.5 million in funding.
10 November 2011
Ann Cairns, president, International Markets at Mastercard discusses the future of mobile money and what the industry is expecting from innovation.
Bank of America's MBNA card business plans to create up to 1000 jobs at a new technology and operations centre in the UK city of Chester.
09 November 2011
German banking technology vendor Wincor Nixdorf has decided not to offer a quantitative forecast for its 2011/2012 results, claiming the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is making predictions pointless.
Virgin boss Richard Branson has reputedly made a 'multimillion dollar' personal investment in Square, the US-based startup that enables small businesses to take credit card payments on their mobile phones.
08 November 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has become the latest US issuer to introduce chip and PIN corporate cards for international travellers.
The South African city of Durban is preparing to pilot a contactless payments system for its bus network.
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