OpenTable App Integrates with NCR Aloha Point-of-Sale Solution to Bring Mobile Payments to More Diners

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NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, and OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group, announced they have integrated OpenTable’s ‘Pay with OpenTable’ app with the industry-leading NCR Aloha point-of-sale solution via the NCR Hosted Application Protocol Interface (API) platform. The NCR Hosted API Platform

BancNet Secures its Mobile Banking Services With Gemalto’s Strong Authentication

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Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been selected by BancNet to secure its mobile banking services. BancNet is a Philippines-based interbank network of 116 local and international banks, serving over 40 million cardholders. Gemalto’s Ezio Authentication Server and Mobile token will allow BancNet customers to pay their bills, check account balance, and transfer funds

Mobey Forum, Biometrics Institute and Natural Security Alliance Join Forces to Promote Biometrics for Digital Services

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The Biometrics Institute, Mobey Forum and Natural Security Alliance announce a cross-association collaboration to promote the use of biometrics in digital services, together with details of its inaugural meeting, on biometrics for non-government services, held in Paris on the 1st July 2015. The international Biometrics Institute is known for its expertise and long track-record in

SIM Partners and Vibes Turn “Near Me” Searches Into In-Store Purchases

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SIM Partners announced a strategic partnership with mobile marketing leader Vibes to integrate mobile wallet campaigns, including Apple Passbook offers supported by iBeacons, with its local marketing automation platform, Velocity. The relationship will help national brands create online and in-store offers to convert shoppers into buyers based on a customer’s search intent and proximity. The

Vodacom Tanzania CEO Resigns

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The Managing Director of Vodacom Tanzania, Rene Meza, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Meza, who joined Vodacom Tanzania in 2011, will leave the wireless carrier in September, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement. He previously worked for Bharti Airtel Ltd in Kenya and for Millicom International Cellular SA. “During his time with Vodacom,

NXP and Qualcomm Collaborate to Accelerate Adoption of NFC and Security in Mobile, Wearable and Internet of Things Devices

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NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, will integrate NXP’s industry-leading near field communication (NFC) and embedded secure element (eSE) solutions across Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 600, 400 and 200 processor based platforms. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The agreement will enable the rapid introduction of

Axis Bank Launches Ping Pay, in Partnership with Fastacash

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Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank unveiled ‘Ping Pay’, a unique multi-social payment solution to enable customers, specially the youth and smart phone users, to transfer money and mobile recharge, person-to-person, including to non-Axis Bank account holders, using social and messaging channels like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Email and Phone Contact lists. The person-to-person

The Impact of Bitcoins For Retailers: PayCash and Kraken Present at the 2015 EHI Card Congress

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PayCash Europe S.A. and the leading Bitcoin exchange in Europe – Kraken.com – meet at the 2015 EHI Card Congress in Bonn explaining the importance of Bitcoin in the retail market. The “Bitcoin accepted here” stamp invites customers of Microsoft, Overstock, Expedia, Dell, Holiday Inn and more than 38,000 other companies to pay with Bitcoin.

NuMARK Credit Union Chooses Digital Insight for New Digital Banking Experience

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NuMARK Credit Union is working with Digital Insight, an NCR company, to answer the digital banking needs of its more than 28,600 members. The credit union will offer the following new solutions powered by Digital Insight: Digital banking platform – Powered by a services-oriented architecture, it provides NuMARK Credit Union the flexibility and control to

Payments Industry Moves to Help Simplify Chip Card Acceptance

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The Payments Security Task Force today joined with the PCI Security Standards Council and the EMV Migration Forum to launch a chip education curriculum and “pre-qualification” program to help streamline and simplify the EMV testing and certification process for Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Through this industrywide effort, VARs and ISVs