MasterCard introduced MasterCard Identity Check, a suite of technology solutions that leverage advanced technologies to prove a consumer’s identity and further simplify the online shopping experience. Existing methods to prove an identity online can take shoppers away from a retailer’s website. This final step can be time consuming and potentially result in the purchase being
Mobile payments specialist, Bell ID, announces that its host card emulation (HCE) mobile solution has been certified by three of the largest global payments schemes. Bell ID is the first vendor to receive approval from three schemes for its HCE platform, offering its customers the broadest range of options available on the market today. The
The CardLinx Association announced the availability of a new online system enabling merchants and their card-linked technology partners to share their card-linked offers with digital advertising publishers. Card-linking enables consumers to link their existing credit or debit cards to digital coupons, loyalty programs or mobile wallets. Consumers then simply pay with their registered card or
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, announced its selection by Allstar, UK’s leading fuel card provider, to support the migration of their fuel cards from magnetic stripe to EMV chip cards. Allstar’s 1.1 million cardholders will benefit from payment security and ease-of-use over more than 7,600 filling
The Payments Security Task Force (PST) shared the latest in a series of updates from payment card issuers, acquirers, and merchants on the U.S. move to chip technology. The PST’s eight financial institutions reported that 30 percent of their U.S. consumer credit and debit cards contain EMV chips as of June 30. These issuers represent
KeepKey, a leading provider of bitcoin storage security, is proud to announce that they began taking orders for their flagship bitcoin hardware wallet. Shipping starts immediately. KeepKey is a USB device that stores and secures your bitcoins. When you entrust KeepKey with your bitcoins, every transaction must be reviewed and approved via a large OLED
With just hours before the October 1 liability shift, new data from MasterCard reveals that 40 percent of all U.S. MasterCard-branded consumer credit cards feature EMV chip technology. According to a Payments Security Task Force forecast announced earlier today, the number of chip cards in the U.S. will to grow to 60 percent by the
GameEon, a game developer and publisher based in India, has partnered with SLA Mobile, a global Digital Service provider, to bring Carrier Billing to their customers. Founded in 2011, GameEon is one of India’s up and coming games developers having developed 16 games to date accumulating over half a million downloads through distribution partnerships with
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, won the Juniper Research 2015 Award for Digital Payments for its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH), a turnkey solution that helps banks, processors and other issuers to efficiently deploy secure mobile payment solutions across diverse networks and devices. Juniper Research recognised Gemalto’s impactful business approach with this solution
European Merchant Services (EMS), an acquiring joint venture between First Data Corporation and ABN AMRO Bank, and Zalando are pleased to announce they have signed a three year agreement for online payment processing services on zalando.be. Under the agreement, EMS will process all Bancontact/Mister Cash (BCMC) transactions for Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion platform with
