Epson and Touch Dynamic Form Strategic Partnership to Transform Mobile POS

Epson America, Inc., a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions,announced a partnership with Touch Dynamic, a leading manufacturer in all-in-one POS systems, to address the growing importance of mobile POS as the overall mobile expansion in retail and hospitality continues. By bundling Epson’s new ultra-compact Mobilink™ P20 receipt printer with Touch Dynamic’s

Popular Chinese Department Store chooses NCR technology

NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Shanghai Anmao Information Technology Company, is installing the NCR RealPOSTM 40 solution for the No.1 People’s Department Store of Zhangjiagang City Co., Ltd in Hangzhou. Located at the most bustling street in Zhangjiagang City, the no.1 People’s Department Store is the region’s oldest commercial

Nigeria’s First Bank Partners Etisalat to Extend Mobile Money Services

Major Nigerian commercial bank First Bank has announced a partnership with telecoms company Etisalat to make Firstmonie mobile money services available on Etisalat’s Easywallet SIM application. Lucas Dada, director of Business Segment at Etisalat Nigeria said the partnership will provide added value to all customers and stakeholders in the mobile money industry. “Etisalat easywallet, is

SFMTA and GlobeSherpa to Launch Mobile Fare Payment Pilot

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced that it will partner with GlobeSherpa to pilot a new mobile ticketing application using the GlobeSherpa platform. The pilot is expected to begin in the summer of 2015 and will allow riders in the SF area to purchase, store, and use single or multiple Muni fares on

Entrust Datacard Announces New EMV Personalization Validation Software

Entrust Datacard announced the availability of the Datacard EMV Personalization Validation software that is designed to validate the chip of every EMV card issued on a Datacard MX Series card issuance system. Using Barnes International’s smart card verification technology, this inline automated process helps increase production efficiencies and increases peace of mind for financial institutions.

45 Colleges in Taiwan Start Accepting Tuition Payment with UnionPay Cards

UnionPay International announced it cooperated with Bank of Taiwan to enable the acceptance of UnionPay cards (card number starting with 62) on the Bank’s tuition and fees portal, allowing 45 local institutions of higher learning to accept tuition payment with UnionPay cards. The platform is the largest local tuition payment platform, where UnionPay becomes the

PayGate Introduces Enhanced Online Fraud Protection in Global Partnership

E-commerce payment services provider PayGate says its new partnership with global fraud prevention company ReD, an ACI Worldwide company, will give added protection to South African online merchants. “As e-commerce in South Africa has matured, more and more local merchants are doing business outside our borders,” says PayGate’s head of business development Brendon Williamson. “This

Mobile Phone Becomes the Personal Banking Assistant

Since 2008, Taisys had been enabling Slim SIM banking services with local banks in China, especially in the rural areas where inadequate financial resources are provided. With Taisys Slim SIM technologies, the banks have successfully built up the highly secured “virtual banking network” to their customers providing secured access to financial services, replacing the investment

CBK Grant’s Authority to the Mauritius Commercial Bank to Open a Representative Office in Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted authority to the Mauritius Commercial Bank to open a Representative Office in Kenya. The authority was granted pursuant to Section 43 of the Banking Act. Representative Offices of foreign banks only serve as marketing and liaison offices for their foreign parent banks and affiliates and are not

Wincor Nixdorf’s Hardware, Software, and Professional Services Help Retailers Deliver a Seamless Omnichannel Experience

Wincor Nixdorf, a global leader in advanced retail and banking IT solutions, highlighted how its unique combination of hardware, software, and professional services help retailers deliver a seamless omnichannel shopping experience for consumers. Wincor Nixdorf also announced that updates to its TP.net 5.5 retail application software suite will be presented next month at NRF in