FIME’s operation in EMEA has been accredited by Discover to certify that EMV chip cards and terminals meet the functional requirements outlined by the payment system in its D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) and Discover Network Zip Payment Specification. Following in the footsteps of FIME in America, the Discover accreditation of FIME in EMEA significantly expands
Standard Chartered PLC announces it has joined the Wolfsberg Group, an association of global banks that together develop industry standards for Know Your Customer, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. Standard Chartered was one of two banks invited to join the organisation this year, in the first expansion of the Wolfsberg Group’s membership since its inception
Bitfinex, the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange, unveiled a new Bitcoin settlement and security architecture that for the first time ever offers complete segregation of all customer bitcoins. Based on BitGo’s revolutionary multi-signature technology, the Bitfinex exchange now provides individual multi-signature wallets for each customer, allowing traders to verify funds on the blockchain for complete transparency
Visa Inc., and Verifone, a leader in point of sale payments, announced a partnership that will enable merchants to offer their customers a more streamlined, secure purchase experience across digital and face-to-face commerce environments, often referred to as omni-channel commerce. As part of the partnership, the companies will integrate industry leading platforms: Verifone will connect
As the demand for tablet and mobile-based point of sale solutions accelerates across the Asia Pacific region, Powa Technologies announced that S-Cubism Technologies has become the first Japanese-based POS software provider to complete integration with its PowaPOS tablet-based hardware. The full-featured solution will use its EC-Orange POS for iPad and Windows, and is available from
Global payment gateway BlueSnap announced that the company has enhanced its suite of fraud prevention services by partnering with Kount, a leading provider of fraud detection and sales boosting technology. BlueSnap will use Kount’s award-winning technology to help online sellers protect their revenue, defend their reputation and increase payment conversions when transacting in any of
NCR, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that California-based clothing retailer M.Fredric is enhancing its retail point-of-sale (POS) and inventory management systems with NCR Counterpoint. The solution provides M.Fredric with a single retail management software platform to closely track purchases and inventory levels in real-time across its nine brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce store.
One Horizon Group, Inc., which develops and licenses bandwidth efficient mobile voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) platform for smartphones, announced that its Chinese retail VoIP service, brand named Aishuo, now supports all of the major Chinese mobile payment platforms including China UnionPay, Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s Wechat Wallet to support a range of premium Aishuo
Google unveiled Android Pay, which will enable MasterCard credit, debit, prepaid and small business cardholders to use their Android phones for everyday purchases in-store and within Android apps. This news provides MasterCard cardholders with even more options for paying on the go using their choice of mobile device. The ubiquity of mobile phones is changing
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that Bank of the West has launched a redesigned online banking service built on the Corillian Online platform from Fiserv. The enhanced service for personal and business customers features a clean, intuitive design that puts money movement and management capabilities front and center.
