The owner of mobile operator Orange – France Telecom – has invested in mobile security company Lookout. According to Tech Crunch Orange will put forward Lookout service bundles on devices in France, Slovakia, Spain and the UK from early 2013. Get the Full Story Complete...
Mobitto has announced that international football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has decided to back the mobile loyalty app and will become its Brand Ambassador. The Portuguese company was founded in 2011 and has recently received funding through Startup Bootcamp. After trialing the application in Lisbon it...
Gemalto’s NFC high-end SM has become the first to obtain Visa, MasterCard and American Express Certification. Available in all form factors for 2G, 3G and 4G handsets, the UpTeq NFC supports contactless payment and other secure services via AMEX ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave....
MasterCard has announced the creation of a new competition for find the best mobile shopping applications across nine countries in Europe, Russia and Turkey. Applicants will be judged and selected by an independent, international jury of renowned technology experts from the participating countries. Applications are...
Ticket Restaurant Mobile is an application which lets users pay for meals using a mobile phone instead of traditional paper restaurant vouchers. This new application is being tested in Italy and is the result of a partnership between Research in Motion (RIM), Ingenico Italia, and...
iZettle has announced that it’s mobile Chip and PIN card reader is now available free of charge to all small businesses who are customers at Sweden’s Nordea Bank. The card reader usually sells for SEK 249. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
In a new report entitled “SEPA: will European businesses be ready for the transformation”, Steria and Edgar, Dunn & Company have found that One in five European businesses (21%) issuing debits is unaware of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) direct debits. The firms conducted a...
Confused by all the nuances, definitions and acronyms in the healthcare payments industry? You’re not alone. To help decipher healthcare’s unique language, PYMNTS.com spoke with Jeff Pape, product strategy manager at U.S. Bank, about the most common healthcare account types, how the industry is changing,...
According to Netnames, this year’s Cyber Monday in the UK is going to be “the busiest day ever in online retail history” in the country. They predict 115 million visits to online retailers – a 36% rise from the same period last year. The country...