ABnote and MeaWallet Partner to Deliver Open Loop Mobile Wallet Solutions

American Banknote Corporation (“ABnote”), a pioneer in secure payment and identification solutions, and MeaWallet, a leading provider of cloud-based payment services, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver open loop mobile wallet solutions to ABnote customers worldwide. MeaWallet’s cloud-based mobile payment platform is now fully integrated into ABnote’s Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) payments platform and

Moneris Launches PAYD Product Family Empowering Businesses to Accept Payments Anywhere in the U.S.

Moneris Solutions Corporation (“Moneris”), one of North America’s leading credit and debit card processors, announced the availability of the PAYD product family for the U.S. market. PAYD Pro and PAYD are two innovative smartphone-based mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions that empower merchants to process secure payments from anywhere and everywhere they do business. “Moneris is pleased

Bluefin Partners with EchoSat to Provide PCI-Validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE)

Bluefin Payment Systems announced a new partnership with EchoSat, Inc., a leading provider of payments security and redundancy for retail outlets in many vertical markets, and managed network and firewall services to protect point-of-sale systems from security breaches. The partnership will further enhance data security for EchoSat clients through the implementation of Bluefin’s Decryptx PCI-validated

Planet Payment Appoints Robert J. Cox as President and Chief Operating Officer, Raymond D’Aponte as Chief Financial Officer

Planet Payment, Inc. a leading provider of international payment and transaction processing and multi-currency processing services, is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Robert J. Cox as President of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Cox will also continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer. The Company has promoted Raymond D’Aponte to

VSoft Launches IRIS Omni-Channel Banking

VSoft Corporation, a global provider of information and technology solutions for financial institutions, launched IRIS, an omni-channel platform spanning across all devices and channels for both personal and business banking. IRIS permits accountholders to address their banking needs anywhere, anytime and with any device of their choice. The shift in demographics and rapid growth of

Mahindra Comviva’s payPLUS mPOS Solution is now Visa Ready Approved

Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility, announced that its payPLUS mPOS solution has been approved by Visa for inclusion in the Visa Ready Program. The solution provides a payment acceptance system that complies with Visa Inc’s applicable Visa Ready Program requirements for mPOS. By adopting payPLUS solution, merchants as well as customers can

Precise BioMatch Mobile Integrated in New Chinese Smartphone

Precise Biometrics’ product for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch Mobile, has through cooperation with Fingerprint Cards (FPC) been integrated in smartphone from one of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturers. The integration will generate license revenue starting from the third quarter 2015. The value of license revenue is based on the number of

TSYS and Acquirer Systems Launch ASTREX to Simplify EMV Certification Process

TSYS and Acquirer Systems announced the launch of ASTREX, a new testing solution that simplifies the EMV certification process for both Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Integrated Software Vendors (ISVs). Developers can now use a streamlined approach to integrate with TSYS’ current testing environment, where ASTREX provides a robust card brand simulation tool with real-time results.

Heartland Introduces Heartland Out-of-Scope Solution for pcAmerica’s POS Merchants

Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation’s largest payment processors and provider of integrated products and services to the retail and restaurant industries, announced its secure point-of-sale (POS) software solutions, featuring out-of-scope capacity, data security protection and a comprehensive breach warranty, are now available to pcAmerica customers. Heartland and pcAmerica will feature pcAmerica Cash Register

Western Union Activates Money Transfers into Greece

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, announced the activation of international remittances into Greece, allowing customers to receive cash payouts in minutes* at select walk-in retail Agent locations from almost anywhere around the world. International and domestic Western Union Money Transfer transactions are available for payout at up to 2701 out