Payments technology company CPI Card Group Inc. has debuted its Push Provisioning service, the Colorado company said in a news release Wednesday (March 23). The service “facilitates the tokenization of a Mastercard debit and credit card through in-app provisioning to a large network of mobile...
Marqeta, the modern card issuing platform, will be used by Citi Commercial Cards for its tokenization-as-a-service capabilities, a press release said. This will allow Citi to provision corporate plastic cards and virtual cards into mobile wallets. Data from Trading Platforms showed that digital or mobile...
Mexico is seeing a surge in consumer interest in online payment and banking tools, particularly when it comes to mobile-optimized features. A recent report found that 94% of Mexican consumers use mobile banking apps or online banking services, even though the country has a large...
Digital payment firm i2C has joined forces with FinTech KARTY to launch a digital-first prepaid mobile wallet for customers in KARTY’s home country of Qatar. “Leveraging i2c’s global payments platform, Karty’s mobile wallet will provide Visa-branded digital cards, enabling instant, cashless P2P transactions on the...
The South African wireless provider Telkom says its Kenyan operation has launched an app for its mobile money product, T-Kash. The company said in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 4) that its app is available from the Google, Huawei and Apple app stores, and offers...
Several Hyatt locations in the U.S. are now integrating hotel room keys with Apple Wallet so people can unlock their guest rooms by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch, Hyatt said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. 8). The first six participating U.S. locations...
Digital payments and banking technology firm i2c Inc. has joined forces with mobile app BEYON Money to roll out a digital wallet in Bahrain that enables retail, bill and peer-to-peer payments for users, connects to bank accounts via open banking, offers financial insights and provides...
Latin American consumers are steadily gaining access to digital financial services, but many still are flocking to alternative payment tools such as mobile wallets to make online purchases. According to a recent study, nearly 60% of the region’s online purchases were made via mobile device...
The long-anticipated wait is over. Until November, Nigeria did not operate a telecommunications (telco) company-led mobile money model, opting instead for a bank-led model that allowed only banks or licensed corporate organizations to operate a mobile money service. But following a recent announcement from Nigeria’s...
