Facebook Brings Mobile App Ads Out Of Beta
October 17, 2012

Facebook has announced that they’re bringing their paid mobile app adds out of the beta stage they launched in in August. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Uber Follows Square, Ends New York City Taxi Service
October 17, 2012

Uber has discontinued its New York City Taxi service one moth after launch thanks to disagreements with the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), notes Venture Beat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Five Banks Migrate To Avaloq Banking System
October 17, 2012

A total of five banks from Switzerland, Luxembourg and Panama successfully migrated to the Avaloq Banking System within the last few months. Despite the current challenging market conditions, Avaloq realised these five going lives with new customers and ensured a qualitatively sound and professional execution...

Postal Services Continue To Expand Contactless Offer In Europe
October 17, 2012

Poste Italiane – the Italian postal service has announced that it will be introducing contactless payments to its stores in Milan in December 2012. The shops in Milan will be equipped with NFC-enabled payment solutions and customers will be able to pay through NFC-enabled phones....

East Africa’s Largest Retailer To Introduce PayPass Prepaid Loyalty Card
October 17, 2012

The retailer Nakumatt has struck a deal with Mastercard to introduce the multi-currency PayPass Prepaid loyalty card. The card will be available to Nakumatt’s loyalty program members – over 1 million customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

MasterCard Expands Contactless Offer In The UAE
October 17, 2012

MasterCard announced that it is collaborating with Network International, the region’s leading acquirer to enhance the acceptance infrastructure of its contactless payment solutions in the UAE with the installation of MasterCard PayPass terminals across more than 1000 stores by year end which will include popular...

Contactless Payments Now Accepted In Barcelona Taxis
October 17, 2012

An agreement between Spanish bank “La Caixa” the Metropolitan Taxi Institute has brought contactless payments to the taxis of Barcelona. The service is expected to be available in 5,000 taxis and is part of the “Barcelona Contactless” project. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Smartphones Use Passes The Billion Mark
October 17, 2012

It’s reporting season and Strategy Analytics has announced a milestone for smartphone usage: that is 1,038 billion smartphones in use in Q3 2012. The one billion mark is to blame on lower device prices and an increase in the number of smartphone manufacturers. Right now,...

20121017-Tokenization Simplified: Easing The PCI Compliance Burden
October 17, 2012

If your company or enterprise faces PCI DSS compliance, Intel has a new solution: Intel Expressway Tokenization Broker. Through reducing the many requirements and sub-requirements mandated by PCI, tokenization diminishes compliance costs, and can quickly reduce an enterprise’s PCI scope. Learn how tokenization works from...