College students are always on Facebook, so they should be able to manage their bank accounts on Facebook. It’s an idea that’s powerful in its simplicity, and one brought to the table by Waspit, a new FDIC-insured prepaid player looking to take advantage of an...
Will NFC’s cost barrier prevent it from becoming a significant player in mobile payments’ future, or will its security and flexibility improve its adoption? That’s just one question tackled in the FRB’s new report, “Mobile Phone Technology: Smarter Than We Thought.” PYMNTS.com spoke with one...
iZettle has announce its latest European expansion, Spain. As a Christmas present they will be handing out free card readers to any Spaniards who open up an account in the next few weeks. iZettle also announced the launch of their app on the Android platform,...
After the launch of paysafecard in Croatia earlier in 2012, the company has now announced its expansion to Hungary. This expansion will allow customers in the country to make purchases online with paysafecard’s prepaid e-money solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Card manufacturer, allpay Limited, has announced that it has been fully approved by MasterCard to manufacture and personalise MasterCard’s PayPass dual interface products. allpay Limited can now offer the full range of certified EMV products and services, including PayPass, Paywave, EMV Chip and PIN enabled...
Algeria’s minister for the Post, IT and Communication has announced the launch of a mobile payments service in January 2013. The minister also announced that the country will see 3G go live in the first three months of 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the...
NXP and Gemalto are the highest ranked smart card and IC vendors within ABI Research’s latest government, healthcare and citizen ID Competitive Assessment. Gemalto was the clear winner within the smart card vendor matrix, 8 points ahead of second place. The IC vendor matrix was...
Delivery company DPD’s new research reveals that almost a quarter of Brits (23%) has shopped using their smartphones. The number drops just slightly to 19% when it comes to shopping via their tablets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The Council set out its position on two proposals aimed at establishing a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) for the oversight of credit institutions. An agreed position will enable negotiation between the presidency and the European Parliament with the aim of adopting the legislation before the...