Look out, PayPal: there could be a new king in the mass payments industry. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Russian bank Saint Petersburgh is to become the first to be certified by Visa to issue and acquire Visa payWave cards in the country. A large-scale roll out is expected to take place in 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Telecom Italia has begun its NFC trial in Milan. The trial will be open to 1,000 users who will be able to use NFC-enabled phones to pay for purchases as well as pay for public transport and taxi rides. The pilot will coincide with the...
MasterCard and Banca Monte Paschi Belgio will be launching a dual debit-credit card in early November 2012. The card as a Maestro debit card on one side and a MasterCard debit card on the other, offering PayPass contactless payments too. Get the Full Story Complete...
Visa and O2 have partnered with Global Payments to introduce a mobile point of sale service to UK users. The service is available for Android, Blackberry and soon iOS devices and will allow businesses to take payments via a Bluetooth-enabled “Chip and PIN” card reader....
iZettle is preparing to launch in the UK in November with a series B investment round of €25 million. It has recently secured American Express as its investor along with Greylock, Northzone, MasterCard and SEB Private Equity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Italian customers will now be able to top-up their Wind pre-paid mobile through a Facebook application developed by Vesta. The service is available through Wind’s facebook page. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
PayPal and MoneyGram have recently signed an agreement that will allow the online payments platform’s user to withdraw and deposit cash via MoneyGram – the global money transfer company. PayPal’s 117 million active account users will soon be able to connect their online accounts with...
Visa’s new report, in collaboration with Fundamo, has found out that 90% of those surveyed in developing countries showed interests in using mobile financial services. The study surveyed consumers in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan and found that their populations are already highly...