Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Financial Services were among the companies that participated in a $30 million round of fund raising for Toronto-based SecureKey Technologies, an authentication services provider founded in 2008. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
A creative take on mobile commerce: a number of three-dimensional QR codes used by Korea’s Emart only work between noon and 1 p.m. local time — traditionally Emart’s slowest hour of the day, according to Springwise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The mobile money partnership between Telefonica and MasterCard, called Wanda, has been expanded to include consumers in Argentina. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Google has launched a new payment card, called Beba, for consumers in Kenya. The card makes payments over NFC, reports thinkm-pesa.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
At popular question-and-answer website Quora, a user asks: Has Google already lost the NFC payment war to Isis? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
New York-based startup Vizibility this week made its NFC-enabled business cards widely available to all consumers. The technology was first shown at this year’s SXSW convention in February. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The European Payments Council is accepting public comment on potential changes to SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Direct Debit payment frameworks, The Paypers says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Many models from the new lineup of mobile devices launched by NTT Docomo for 2012 feature NFC technology, the company announced this week (link: http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001589.html). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Facebook founder Eduardo Saverin invested an undisclosed amount in loyalty startup CrowdMob this week, TechCrunch reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...