Vodafone customers in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands will soon be able to pair the Visa-enabled contactless payment option SmartPass with a new feature that will allow them to save all of their loyalty cards on their phones. The service is powered by Austrian software company Bluesource’s technology....
The results of the annual Euromoney foreign exchange survey, which was first launched in 1976 have been released. The survey continues to be the key benchmark for the global FX industry and provides transparency and insight into the industry’s leading players. To learn about the...
Swedish mPOS firm iZettle has just closed out a lucrative €40M series C funding round led by London-based Zouk Capital. Zouk was joined by Dawn Capital, Intel Capital, and previous investors Creandum, Northzone, Index Ventures, Greylock Partners, and SEB Private Equity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Mobile carrier-billing specialist Boku Inc. on May 8 announced an agreement with European mobile-network operator Deutsche Telekom Group. The partnership expands on a previous agreement between the two in Germany to cover Deutsche Telekom’s entire user base in Europe of over 140 million subscribers across...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that puts major constraints on foreign card brands doing business in that country, especially Visa and MasterCard. What's the deal? Billions in security deposits if they want to do business in the country.
Both FleetCor and WEX have announced takeovers of the fuel card portfolios of two large oil companies in Europe, opening up opportunities for both to expand in the region. Shell and ExxonMobil, meanwhile, surely will benefit as well as the two companies handling their fuel...
MasterCard posted favorable first-quarter numbers, but questions arise about pending legislation in both Russia and Europe that could affect card brands and pricing. Learn what MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga told analysts when asked about the impact to MasterCard’s future.
Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.
UK contactless card transactions reached a record high in March, more than 200 percent from a year earlier.
