Eftpos

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Hokkoku and Soft Space to roll out SoftPOS tool that supports stablecoin transactions

Hokkoku Financial Holdings is working with Soft Space to develop a SoftPOS product that enables merchants to accept both contactless card payments and regulated stablecoin payments using only a smartphone or tablet.

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Payments platform Unzer joins EPI for Wero wallet push

Berlin-based payments platform for SMEs Unzer has joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to support the roll out of the Wero digital wallet.

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Australian Payments Plus to bring least-cost routing to online Cick to Pay transactions

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has selected Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to develop eftpos Click to Pay with integrated least-cost routing (LCR), a project that is billed as a world first for online debit card payments.

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Mastercard and PayPal partner to increase choice at the checkout

PayPal is working with Mastercard to use the latter's new One Credential feature to offer shoppers more payment options at the checkout.

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Poland and Thailand set for palm payment rollouts

Fintech Autopay has rolled out a biometric palm-authentication payment system in Poland. Meanwhile, Chinese tech giant Tencent is eying Thailand as a launchpad for its own biometrics-based payments technology in Southeast Asia.

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Block rolls out bitcoin payments on Square

Block is adding real-time bitcoin payments to its Square point-of-sale terminals.

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UK fintech Dojo raises $190 million

UK payments technology provider Dojo has secured its first equity raise of $190 million from Vitruvian Partners.

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Nubank launches tap-to-pay Pix

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank is rolling out a feature that lets customers tap their phones for ins-store transactions via the country's Pix instant payments system.

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Nordic countries develop offline payment backups amid geopolitical upheaval

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are developing an offline card payment systems to avoid outages if online services are knocked out, according to Reuters.

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GreenBanana unveils BNPL platform for retailers

German fintech GreenBanana has launched a platform that connects retailers with buy now, pay later providers in more than 25 countries.

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PayPal launches contactless mobile wallet in Germany

PayPal's long-running effort to crack the high street continues with the launch in Germany of a contactless mobile wallet that lets users pay instore and in instalments with a tap of their phone.

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Fiserv to buy Brazilian fintech Money Money

Fiserv has agreed a deal to by Money Money, a Brazilian fintech providing working capital to small businesses. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Klarna and Clover ink in-store BNPL pact

Klarna has moved to boost its in-store presence in the US, bringing its BNPL payment options to 100,000 merchant locations though a deal with Fiserv's Clover point-of-sale business.

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Contactless dominates UK spending

A record 94.6% of all eligible in-store card transactions in the UK were made using contactless last year.

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MyPOS buys UTP

London-based fintech myPOS has made its second acquisition of the year, snapping up payments outfit UTP Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Google Wallet lets kids make in-store payments

Google Wallet is getting an update that lets kids who have parental consent make contactless in-store payments with their Android devices.

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India's Mswipe enters UK through Cashflows partnership

Indian fintech Mswipe is entering the UK market thanks to an acquiring BIN sponsorship model partnership with Cashflows.

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FCA seeks feedback on scrapping £100 contactless limit

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is inviting feedback on its previously-floated proposal to remove the £100 contactless limit on card payments.

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Google Wallet opened up for least-cost routing in Australia

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has worked with Google to roll out eftpos functionality and least-cost routing (LCR) on transactions made via Google Wallet, giving merchants the options to move away from costly card scheme networks.

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PayPal partners Verifone for in-person payments push

PayPal is bidding to boost its in-person payments presence through a global partnership with Verifone.