November 28, 2012
Turkish Bank And Fjord Partner For Mobile Apps
Design consultancy Fjord has unveiled its work for Turkish bank Garanti. Fjord has designed a new mobile banking service for the bank to be used on iPhones, iPads and Android...
November 28, 2012
Cashless Parking Rollout Across Ireland
After a two-year trial, cashless car parking will be introduced across Nothern Ireland. The parking solution allows users to pay through their credit or debit card and extend their stay...
November 28, 2012
Should Social Gambling Sites Go All-In On Regulation?
The first-ever Social Gambling Conference was held in London earlier this month, and among the hottest topics raised concerned the industry’s lack of regulation. Online gambling sites can (rudimentarily) be...
November 28, 2012
The Cloud And Mobile POS: A Match Made In Heaven
At the intersection of mobile POS and the cloud, you’ll find payments Nirvana. That’s how Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster characterized the intertwining of two of payments’ most dynamic...
November 28, 2012
Nationwide Tries To Move Customers Out Of Branches
The UK’s Nationwide is trying to lure customers out of its branches by offering a new advantageous online current account. FlexDirect will pay credit interest of 2% p.a./AER (fixed) for...
November 27, 2012
Claim Your Insurance With MasterCard Prepaid
Hollard Insurance – South Africa’s largest independent insurer has joined with with MasterCard Worldwide, ValueCard, Opengate and Tutuka to launch a unique prepaid card. The ClaimsCard enables Hollard to deliver...
November 27, 2012
ECB Wants To Speed Up SEPA For Cards
The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) project focuses on three payment instruments: credit transfers, direct debits and payment cards. The European Payments Council developed a set of principles for SEPA...
November 27, 2012
MTN Launches Mobile-Only Bank
African mobile operator MTN has partnered with “Take Your Money Everywhere” (TYME) – a division of the South African Bank of Athens, to launch an entirely mobile bank. They have...
November 26, 2012
Transact24 Migrates Visa Prepaid Cards To CashFlows
International payments provider Transact24 has decided to move its prepaid card portfolio to British financial services company CashFlows. Transact24 will migrate three Visa prepaid card programs to the British financial...
The pandemic is making cash all but a nonstarter for today’s no touch customers – and restaurants that can’t deliver touchless payments will find themselves in hot water. In the Order To Eat Tracker, Chris Birkinshaw, CEO of poke bowl chain Aloha Poke Co., explains why the rapid shift to cashless transactions has made contactless offerings imperative.
