May 31, 2012
Latin America Mobile Payments Summit 2012
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May 20, 2012
MasterCard, Standard Bank Partner on Dual Debit/Transit Payment Card
South Africa-based Standard Bank is issuing debit cards equipped with MasterCard’s contactless PayPass technology that will allow customers to store and use bus credit’s for the area’s transit system. Get...
May 16, 2012
Barclaycard Issues Contactless Payment Wristbands for Music Series
Barclays is issuing contactless payment-enabled wristbands at this year’s Wireless Music Festival in London, Finextra reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
May 15, 2012
Rogers, CIBC Deploy Canada’s First Telco-Bank Joint Mobile Payment Solution
Rogers Communications and CIBC have partnered to launch the first mobile contactless payment solution powered jointly by a telecommunications firm and a major bank. Get the Full Story Complete the...
May 10, 2012
MasterCard Makes Waves with Digital Wallet and PayPass Wallet Services
MasterCard has revealed a full new suite of digital wallet solutions, packaged together under the moniker of PayPass Wallet Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
April 28, 2012
PayPass Pushes Cardholder Spending Up 30%, MC Says
Are contactless payments really all that much easier than a swipe? It may surprise you, but new research from MasterCard Advisors actually suggests that the answer is yes. Once a...
April 26, 2012
Global NFC Debate
David Robinson, head of the emerging business team at Rogers Communications Inc., thinks his country leads the globe in contactless adoption preparedness. Read More Get the Full Story Complete the...
April 25, 2012
Beautiful Canada: Home of Mounties, Poutine, and… NFC?
An agreement between banks, credit card companies and telecoms as to how contactless payments in Canada ought to work “appears to be coming soon,” a report from Reuters says. Get...
April 24, 2012
Europe’s Largest Foray into Contactless Payments…
The German Banking Industry Committee (Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft) launched a new contactless payment product, which Finextra reports is Europe’s largest trial of contactless payments to date. Get the Full Story Complete...
Dining in is back on the menu at many quick-service restaurants (QSRs), but digital ordering and payment options are still playing a major role in their operations. In the Order To Eat Tracker, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, Brad West, chief operating officer at Noodles & Company, explains how innovations like contactless payments and ordering are playing a key role in driving sales across all channels.
Mobile wallets are finally breaking into the mainstream, but Apple Pay’s dominance isn’t guaranteed. “Apple Pay @11: Usage is Up, but Competitors are Gaining Ground,” a PYMNTS Intelligence study, finds that weekly in-store wallet use has more than doubled since last year, yet credit and debit cards still rule checkout lines, and Google Pay, PayPal and Cash App are closing fast. Download your copy now.