The UK government is developing a new police unit that will be committed to preventing online piracy and the sales of counterfeit...
The Russian mobile network operators MTS, MegaFon, Vimpelcom and Rostelecom have joined together to roll out a new NFC scheme for public...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the total value of mobile money transactions in the country increased to N64 billion...
The European ATM Security Team and LiquidNexxus teamed together to host the first Financial Crime and Security Forum event where they discussed...
The Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), does not think we should be moving towards a cashless future. According to Finextra,...
The Danish market underwent major growth in eCommerce sales last year, but new results indicate its star may not shine as brightly...
Saudi consumers are enjoying expensive foreign holidays full of beach trips, shopping and unplanned credit card fees. According to Arab News a...
Consumers living in established markets often slip into a provincial state-of-mind by default, and forget emerging markets are still in the first...
The payments industry is a compelling space, but it’s a time consuming one as well. You might not have time to keep...
Jumia, an online retail company based in West Africa, expanded its services to the Ivory Coast and will now operate in countries...
The newest online shopping survey released from MasterCard reveals that 91 percent of South African consumers who shop online are “highly satisfied”...
Accumulate and Borica-Bankservice are joining to develop a technology standard to improve security and innovation for mobile payment services in Bulgaria, reported...
A new report from WorldPay indicates that one-in-five UK consumers will abandon a purchase at small businesses because they do not accept...
3V Transaction Services, the Irish mobile payments firm, announced a new agreement to introduce a virtual Visa payment card service in Finland,...
The Single Euro Payments Area Council is being replaced by a more formal organization. The European Commission is suggesting that a new...
Safaricom came, saw and conquered the consumer mobile payments market in Kenya, as there are now more than 17 million active M-PESA...
It isn’t surprising that Brits are opting to ditch colder UK climates in exchange for sunnier weather holidays. However, Mobile Entertainment reported...
What do Lady Gaga and the payments industry have in common? You’d be surprised to find that the two actually have many...
Apple announced the launch of its new online store in Russia, reported The Next Web. The launch of the new online store...
Nigeria’s problem with currency counterfeiting is becoming a huge threat to the country’s economy, reported All Africa. If the issue worsens, it...
Visa Debit announced it has facilitated half a million contactless payments across the country to date, reported SiliconRepublic. By the end of...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has teamed up with Monitise to create a range of mobile card acceptance solutions for micro-merchants, startups and...
Next time you visit the local tobacco shop to get your weekly pack of cigarettes, why not sign up for a new...
The Internet is fully integrated in the Italian banking system, but Italy still stands as an eBanking laggard in comparison to the...
Running from June 24 to 26, ArabNet Digital Summit 2013, a three-day conference taking place in Dubai, UAE, brought together entrepreneurs, digital...
Bank Audi launched a new “emall” platform to serve Lebanese merchants as an online shopping tool, reported CPI Financial. Emall aims to...
Scottish businesses are paying a high price for annual cybercrime as a new study announces they are paying over £5 billion every...
MasterCard, telco Etisalat and the National Bank of Egypt are teaming up to roll out the first Arabic mobile money service, reported...
Payleven, a European mobile card payments provider, and BZP, a German passenger traffic association, are working together to begin offering its Chip...
SumUp, a mobile payments provider, announced the rollout of SumUp Point of Sale Box, a new solution that will allow merchants to...
Barclays has told its consumers that it will begin selling “information about the transactions on [their] account” to third parties come this...
Mobile transactions enabler Ensygnia ended its final seed funding round last week, according to a press release. The U.K. based startup raised...
Customers of consumer electronics provider Dixons Retail will soon be able to make purchases with V.me by Visa Digital Wallet on Currys...
Poland-based eBusiness services provider PayLane.com is now allowing merchants to accept three new payment options in its home market, a press release...
Qatar National Bank and MasterCard have teamed up to offer the first diamond-embedded credit card for the Middle East and Africa. The...
Payments and ATM platform provider VocaLink has formed a new company, Zapp, according to a press release. The service will allow U.K....
Barclays Bank of Kenya has launched BarclaysKenya, a free mobile banking app for existing customers. The app has the functionality of the...
Commercial banks in Africa saw little opportunity in reaching out to impoverished residents living across the continent. Destitute locations, high risk and...
British consumers are obsessed with technical gadgets. This is no exaggeration, as they are commonly listed as the world’s leading country when...
Gambia’s Central Bank announced the suspension of three large major money transfer services in the country starting Friday June 21, reported All...
Rad, a Parisian startup eCommerce site, announced a new Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, reported The Next Web. Index...
Vivacom and Cellum Bulgaria recently created a joint presentation of new purchasing technology for Bulgaria’s subway system, reported Finextra. The technology includes...
Yapital, a cross-channel payments system, announced a new partnership with POS systems company, POSPartner, to develop a new payment solution at the...
French officials are still fighting the digital revolution. According to Reuters, the government is attempting to establish a new law that will...
Spanish bank Banco Sabadell has updated its mobile app to allow customers to withdraw cash from ATMs via their mobile phone, reported...
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is the largest city in the country and the second biggest city in the Baltic States. There...
No, cattle banking isn’t the latest loyalty program from Burger King, or Omaha Steak’s entrance into digital currency. Recently announced by TN...
Stockholm-based Virtusize, a virtual fitting solution startup, announced a new partnership with online retailer Brandos, for its launch into three new European...
Ukash, an online cash service company, announced it has teamed up with Limonetik, a payment platform provider. The partnership will allow Ukash...
Iyzi Payments, a startup payment service provider in Turkey, announced a new Series A Investment of $1.4 million USD, reported KTEN. Iyzi...