Recently Natwest and The Royal Bank of Scotland have announced the launch of their NFC mobile payment solution. The solution was initially trialed with 1,000 customers but will soon be available to all customers owning an iPhone 4. TouchPay is being supported by Giesecke &...
The decline of cash and the rise of alternative payments have been on the news in the last few years but Wincor Nixdorf told a group of retail and banking IT executives in Germany that 90% of the world’s transaction in volume are still being...
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In the first half of 2012 1.5 million Dutch consumers conducted a purchase using a mobile device. According to Blauw Research this presents a 103% increase compared to the same period last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Starbucks will today begin accepting Square Wallet at over 7,000 of its U.S. Stores. Square Wallet users will be able to pay at Starbucks, use Square Directory to search for nearby locations, scan menus and store hours and view their transaction history. The wallet is...
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The Bank of Canada has begun circulating the new polymer $20 bill, Canada’s most-used bank note, according to Finextra. 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...
Western Union will make its prepaid cards available at more than 7,400 Family Dollar stores this week. 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...
Payments servicer Elavon and mobile payments provider payleven have partnered to increase mobile debit and credit card acceptance by European SMBs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...