October 11, 2012
Payworks Unveils Chip And PIN Mobile POS System
German white-label mobile payments servicer Payworks has launched a new mobile point-of-sale platform using chip & PIN technology, reports Finextra. The platform allows for EMV Chip and magnetic stripe acceptance...
October 10, 2012
One Million MasterCard Prepaid Loyalty Cards Hit Kenya
Retailer Nakumatt will introduce one million MasterCard prepaid loyalty cards to its customers in the coming months. The introduction of the EMV MasterCard PayPass cards will represent MasterCards largest ever...
October 10, 2012
MasterCard: NFC Not Alone As Future Of Contactless
We’re familiar with MasterCard’s vision of a “world beyond cash.” If such a world is to exist, two of the biggest catalysts will be mobile and online payments. As such,...
October 07, 2012
Servebase Launches ANYpay payments platform
Payments solutions provider Servebase has launched its new ANYpay payments platform, reports The Paypers. ANYpay is designed to allow merchants to manage payments devices from a cloud-based app, and can...
October 04, 2012
MasterCard To Shift Fraud Liability To ATMs
MasterCard will shift fraud liability to ATM operators once contactless EMV card readers gain more mainstream integration, reports Business Insider. After October 2016, banks can hold ATM operators responsible for...
September 28, 2012
The IRUG – EMV Fall Focus Group
October 11-12 in Raleigh, NC. To support EMV payments, the US retailers will soon have to implement new processes and applications that will require significant hardware, software and resource expenditures....
September 27, 2012
TSYS Makes NFC A Reality in North America
Over the last few weeks, it seems NFC has made more headlines related to devices that exclude its technology rather than choose to integrate with it. TSYS and CIBC are...
September 26, 2012
Ingenico, Luottokunta Install First 3G Payments Terminal In Europe
Ingenico and Finnish card service provider Luottokunta have agreed to install Europe’s first 3G payments terminals, reports Finextra. The devices accept magnetic stripe, EMV contact and contactless and mobile wallet...
September 25, 2012
Inside Secure Launches New EMV-Friendly Smart Card Controller
Inside Secure has unveiled the first of their new EMV-compliant smart card reader microcontrollers, titled the AT90SCR200. The new reader controller complies with the EMV 2000 version 4.3 standard and...