Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Columbia Bank joins Apple Pay party

Columbia Bank announced today that its customers will have access through their personal and business cards to Apple Pay, the mobile payment service from Apple. Apple Pay will offer Columbia Bank's customers the ability to conveniently make purchases in a single touch while maintaining security and privacy.

10 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

$125,000 prize pool for Money20/20 hackathon

Money20/20, the world's largest event for payments and financial services innovation, today announced the second annual Money20/20 Hackathon, to be held October 24 -25, 2015 at The Venetian, Las Vegas, immediately before the kick-off of 2015's Money20/20, which will take place October 25-28.

10 August 2015

News/E-commerce

Just one in ten Americans have received chip cards - poll

America's migration from mag-stripe to EMV is failing to pick up momentum, with just one in 10 people receiving new chip-enabled cards, according to a new poll.

07 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Pocket Systems launches online fraud prevention device

Pocket Systems today launched PocketKey, a new system designed to permanently end the problem of e-commerce credit card theft for consumers, merchants and banks. 85% of Americans in wealthier households now consider card theft from a merchant as their biggest crime risk and 27% of Americans have experienced the anxiety and hassle of card theft in the past year.

06 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

ECommPay partners with GoGoin to accept Bitcoin transactions

Leading payment processing company ECommPay has teamed up with international digital currency payment gateway GoCoin to assist merchants in accepting transactions carried out in cryptocurrencies.

05 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

I2c opens Sydney office with Philip Julian as head of sales Australia and New Zealand

I2c, a global provider of next-generation integrated payments and commerce solutions, today announced it has opened an office in Sydney and hired seasoned industry veteran Philip Julian as head of sales, Australia and New Zealand.

05 August 2015

News/E-commerce

Swiss banks join SIX and Swisscom to push mobile payments to the high street

SIX and Swisscom are collaborating with Swiss banks to introduce a universal mobile payment service for online and offline transactions nationwide.

05 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

PayPal appoints John Rainey CFO

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) today announced John D. Rainey is joining the digital payments leader as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 24, 2015.

04 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Mahindra Comviva payPlus is Visa Ready

Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced that its payPLUS mPOS platform has been approved by Visa for inclusion in the Visa Ready Program.

03 August 2015

Company update/E-commerce

BestBuy to redeem American Express loyalty points

American Express (AXP) and Best Buy today announce the launch of a new e-commerce technology integration that enables U.S.Card Members enrolled in the Membership Rewards program to seamlessly use their points for online purchases on BestBuy.com.

30 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Citibank and MasterCard launch digital wallet in India

Citibank India and MasterCard today announced the launch of Citi MasterPass, the first global digital wallet in India, making Citibank debit and credit card customers the first in the country to be able to shop at more than 250,000 e-commerce merchants, located in India and worldwide, with a safe, simple and quick online payment experience.

30 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Secure Trading to provide payments platform to digital currency startup BlockEx

Secure Trading has announced a partnership with enterprise-level digital currency exchange, BlockEx, as a turnkey payments solution.

30 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

MasterCard drives MasterPass to travel sector

Today, MasterCard announced that more travellers around the world will be able to check out quickly and securely now that several new transit and travel retailers are offering MasterPass.

29 July 2015

News/E-commerce

Hong Kong telco HKT launches SIM-based mobile wallet

Hong Kong network operator HKT has launched Tap & Go, a SIM-based mobile payments service for online, P2P and contactless instore transactions.

28 July 2015

News/E-commerce

Stripe lands new funding; signs deal with Visa

Hot payments startup Stripe has landed a new round of funding from investors including American Express, Visa and Sequoia Capital, valuing the San Francisco-based company at $5 billion.

28 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Which? makes contactless card security claims

Which? has revealed a security flaw in contactless cards that thieves could exploit to make expensive online purchases.

23 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

Ukash changes name to paysafecard

Following the acquisition of Ukash by paysafecard earlier this year, Ukash is switching to paysafecard. paysafecard, the global market leader in prepaid online payment methods and member of the international Skrill Group, announces that from 31st August 2015 onwards, Ukash vouchers will be replaced by paysafecard vouchers at retailers across the UK.

23 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

National Switch goes live in Palestine

BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions, together with Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) announces the launch of the National Switch of Palestine.

23 July 2015

News/E-commerce

Card fraud rises across Europe - ECB

The European Central Bank (ECB) has reported an eight percent increase in fraud among cards issued or acquired within the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) for 2013.

22 July 2015

Company update/E-commerce

arvato chooses Credorax as merchant bank for European e-commerce

arvato Financial Solutions, a leading global financial services provider, today announced that it has chosen Credorax, the digital merchant acquiring bank, as an acquirer.

22 July 2015