Host Card Emulation news and trends

The ABCs Of HCE
News // November 04, 2015

Mobile devices that act as payments cards, room keys, transit cards, events passes and building access badges – these are all things that HCE can make possible, safely and securely. Yet, a number of misperceptions about HCE exist in regard to whether it’s secure, whether...

Visa Adds Global M-Payments Partners
International // February 27, 2015

Visa has lined up a string of banks to roll out its new set of mobile payment services for Android phones next week at Mobile World Congress 2015, the card brand announced on Thursday (Feb. 26). BBVA and Australia’s Cuscal have already launched projects that...

MasterCard’s Latest HCE Moves
International // February 25, 2015

MasterCard now has cloud-based in-store mobile payments live in 15 countries, with another 10 in the pipeline, the card brand announced on Tuesday (Feb. 24). The live programs and pilots, which are underway in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Russia and across Europe, use Host Card...

Mozido, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Acquisitions
Acquiring // February 16, 2015

Mozido is on a roll. In December 2014, the cloud platform mobile payments and retail engagement solutions provider made the significant acquisition of CorFire. And last week, (Feb. 10), it announced that it had acquired PayEase. Although Mozido’s Founder and Chairman of Global Strategic Initiatives, Michael...

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Deutsche Bank Offers German Customers HCE Mobile Payments

April 06, 2017
Customers of Deutsche Bank in Germany can now make host card emulation (HCE)–based mobile payments using their Mastercard linked to the bank’s Deutsche Bank Mobile app, according to NFC World. As the bank explained in a statement, customers can upload the app onto their Android smartphone (version 4.4 and above) and then use their Mastercard credit or […]

Visa Adds Global M-Payments Partners

February 27, 2015
Visa has lined up a string of banks to roll out its new set of mobile payment services for Android phones next week at Mobile World Congress 2015, the card...

MasterCard’s Latest HCE Moves

February 25, 2015
MasterCard now has cloud-based in-store mobile payments live in 15 countries, with another 10 in the pipeline, the card brand announced on Tuesday (Feb. 24). The live programs and pilots,...