Verifone Expands Taxi e-Hail, Payments and Media Business with Curb

Verifone, the world’s leader in payments and commerce solutions, announced an expansion of its taxi and car-for-hire electronic hailing (e-hail), payment and media business with the acquisition of Curb, a business that connects people in approximately 60 U.S. cities with rides from professional, insured, and fully-licensed taxi drivers. Using Curb’s e-hail app, passengers take more

Gemalto Protects Banks and Card Issuers against Card-Not-Present Fraud with Next Generation Payment Security Solution

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces the launch of Dynamic Code Verification, a comprehensive payment security solution that protects against Card-Not-Present (CNP) fraud on-line and ensures an easy user-experience cardholders have come to expect. This complete dynamic CVV/CVC solution includes an EMV payment display card that secures traditional in-store and eCommerce payments, ATM

Volante Technologies Launches VolPay Hub

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages, data and payments, announced the launch of VolPay Hub, the third in the VolPay suite of products dedicated to enabling accelerated payments integration and processing orchestration. The digital payments domain is an extremely dynamic and

Newly Designed ATM Offers Fast Service via Mobile Phone

Wincor Nixdorf is now launching a new automated teller machine (ATM) on the market that allows customers to withdraw cash using a smart phone or a near-field communications (NFC) card. The system’s innovative design is intended to appeal especially to digital natives who have grown up with digital and mobile technologies. Smart phone users can

MINDBODY Adds SOFORT and Giropay as Online Payment Options in Europe

MINDBODY, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, has partnered with Adyen, the global payments technology company, to integrate with SOFORT Banking and Giropay, offering additional online payment methods in 13 European countries. The integrations reflect MINDBODY’s continued expansion into the global wellness market. SOFORT Banking is the

The Future is Biometric, but Privacy Fears Must be Confronted

Over the summer, Mobey Forum’s Biometrics and Security Workgroup, set up to explore opportunities and use cases for biometric authentication in mobile money, met with The Biometrics Institute and the Natural Security Alliance, in a bid to exchange knowledge and expertise. Biometrics adoption is gathering pace, particularly in mobile financial services (MFS). Acuity Market Intelligence

Adyen’s New Extension for SAP Hybris Commerce Simplifies Global Commerce for Merchants

Adyen, a leading payments technology company, announced that it has launched an extension for the SAP hybris Commerce solution that delivers a fully optimized integration with its global payments platform. Developed in collaboration with DigitasLBi Commerce, the extension enables businesses to leverage Adyen technology to scale and accept payments anywhere in the world. With the

MasterCard and P97 Drive Mobile Payments Innovation at Gas Stations and Convenience Stores

MasterCard announced a global partnership with mobile commerce provider P97 to make it easier for consumers to find, buy and save on gasoline and convenience store purchases through their mobile phones. Last year, in the U.S. alone, consumers pumped more than 135 billion gallons of gasoline, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse. As trips to the pump

Ingenico and BitPay Present Bitcoin Payment Through TPV Point of Sale Terminal

BitPay and Ingenico have announced a new integration that allows brick and mortar stores to accept payment in bitcoin through a traditional point of sale (POS) device. The project is an industry first, allowing a POS terminal device to receive a digital currency payment. While bitcoin is most often used for ecommerce payments, the current

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union Expands Fiserv Relationship with Mobile Banking and Payments Offerings

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union, based in Yorktown, Virginia, has added Mobiliti for mobile and tablet banking, the Popmoney personal payment service for person-to-person payments, and Mobile Source Capture for remote deposit capture. Each of these solutions integrates with the credit union’s