Vodafone customers will soon be able to add bank cards to their Vodafone Wallet and use smartphones to pay for goods and services at contactless terminals, it was announced. Following new agreements with Visa and Carta Worldwide, bank card payments via Vodafone Wallet will be enabled in European markets from the second quarter of 2015
Verifone and Heartland Payment Systems announced a major strategic alliance and key initiatives aimed at providing merchants with enhanced security and EMV-ready payment processing. MIGRATION TO EMV AND END-TO-END ENCRYPTION Heartland Payment Systems is the nation’s fifth largest payments processor and a leading provider of merchant business solutions, serving more than 300,000 business and educational
Optimal Payments Plc, a global provider of online and mobile payment processing services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Skrill Group from CVC Funds and other shareholders, for an enterprise value of approximately €1.1 billion (US$[1.2] billion). The Skrill Group is one of Europe’s leading digital payments businesses providing digital wallet solutions and online
International commerce specialist Powa Technologies announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with AnywhereCommerce, a global provider of mobile commerce technology, by integrating AnywhereCommerce’s mSuite Solutions into the PowaPOS SDK. Through this partnership, independent software vendors (ISVs) will gain access to AnywhereCommerce’s suite of EMV and NFC payment solutions for iOS, Android and Windows
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union (PSFCU) has selected ACI’s integrated online banking platform for credit unions—WebFederal—to power its online, tablet and mobile banking and bill payment services. The Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union was established in Brooklyn, New York
FreedomPay, North America’s first payment gateway with PCI Validated P2PE, EMV and NFC support, announced that Chris Kronenthal, the company’s Chief Technology Officer and one of the industry’s top experts in payment data security, will participate as a panelist at the Barclays Emerging Payments Forum at the Westin New York at Times Square. “New payment
AsiaPay, the premier electronic payment service and solution provider in Asia-Pacific, is pleased to announce that Semafone, the international provider of secure payment technology for call centres, has signed a two way partnership with AsiaPay. As Semafone continues to expand its presence in Asia, the solution will provide existing and new AsiaPay customers with a
eBay Inc. announced the appointment of two new independent directors in anticipation of completing its previously announced separation of eBay and PayPal. Tony Bates, President of GoPro, and Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, have been appointed to eBay Inc.’s board of directors. “The appointments of Tony and Gail to the
GBGroup, the global leader in identity intelligence, has announced its collaboration with SumUp, with the primary goal to help drive the global expansion plans of the mobile point of sale (mPOS) company. SumUp, the European leader in the mPOS space, allows small and medium sized merchants to process payments in a secure and cost-effective way.
GlobeOne, a new financial technology company, announced a partnership with InvestaBank and Bankaool that will bring GlobeOne’s mobile banking solution to Mexico later this year. Through this new partnership, GlobeOne will provide a mobile interface for a suite of financial services offered by InvestaBank and Bankaool in Mexico, bringing bank services to those who are
