ING Bank of Canada, a subsidiary of Scotiabank, has entered an agreement with IBM to deliver financial services that enhance its customer experience including simplified account access across mobile devices and social media channels, voice recognition and advanced security, The Paypers reported. Get the Full...
There was no shortage of memorable appearances or breaking news to come out of The Innovation Project 2013 this week. But Heartland Payment Systems and LevelUp managed to steal much of the spotlight on Thursday, announcing a new partnership that could bring LevelUp to hundreds of...
Accel Partners, one of the bigger VCs active in Europe, announced a $475 million round of funding, TechCrunch reported. It’s the company’s fourth fund for Accel London and will be used for investments across a wide range of technologies — consumer Internet, big data, cloud,...
Indian payment startup Citrus Pay has secured $2 million from venture capital company Sequoia Capital, The Paypers reported. Citrus Pay’s interface requires not more than two steps to complete a payment. The start-up has acquired more than 550 merchants and is currently processing 11,000 transactions...
Paymill, a Germany-based payments service provider, has added Carte Bleue, the European debit card payment system which dominates the French market, to its list ofaccepted payment methods, The Paypers reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Gemalto has partnered with Tigo, Colombia’s first mobile network operator, to offer mobile access to Facebook, using its Facebook For SIM mobile app. Gemalto’s embedded software app provides access to Facebookfrom any type of handset, offering a cost-effective alternative for Tigo’s 6.3 million subscribers. Tigo’s...
Droplet has launched its mobile payments service in the UK in collaboration with retailers Chiltern Railways and Airparks, The Paypers reported, adding that the mobile app is available on iOS and it allows users to load cash onto their smartphone and transfer funds to other...
The number of smartphone users in Europe’s five largest countries grew by 30% in 2012. This brings the total to 136.2 million for Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the UK. This was the first time that all these European countries crossed the 50% threshold for...
LevelUp and Heartland Payment Systems are announcing today a major partnership for the national rollout of their mobile payment solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....