Braintree Reaches $10B Worldwide and Brings its Payment Platform to Mojang and Other European Innovators

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Braintree, the global payment platform behind many of the best next-generation online and mobile purchasing experiences, today announced more international momentum with the addition of Sweden-based Mojang, maker of the popular games Minecraft, Scrolls and Cobalt. Mojang joins a growing list of international companies, such as AVG Technologies, The Economist and Rovio/Angry Birds, using Braintree as their payment platform.

Nets and Ingenico Introduce mPOS for Smartphones and Tablets

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Ingenico a worldwide provider of payment solutions has entered into an agreement with Europe-based Nets to launch new payment solutions for small merchants. The new mobile Point Of Sale (mPOS) solution from Nets turns smartphones and tablets into secure payment terminals. Nets, in partnership with Ingenico, will provide a fully operated solution from the secured

Europeans Say No to Cash This Summer

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New research from MasterCard shows that Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays. The survey shows how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the rest of the year: 91% of them carry their cards while on holiday vs 60% at home and over half or 53% of those questioned would like to

Visa payWave: Security for Contactless Payments

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Contactless payments technology continues to expand globally, and the number of NFC-enabled devices in use is expected to top 500 million next year according to ABI Research.  Visa expects NFC and other chip-based technologies will help drive future payment innovations. Visa payWave, the secure contactless payment technology, helps cardholders speed through checkout without having to

SecureKey Brings Hardware-Based Security to MasterPass Digital Commerce

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SecureKey Technologies Inc., a global leader in identity and authentication ecosystems, announced that its briidge.net™ DNA security software and briidge.net Enterprise authentication service have been integrated with MasterPass™, the new digital commerce platform from MasterCard®. SecureKey briidge.net DNA combined with Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT), provides MasterPass wallet holders and merchants with an additional

Next Generation Payments – Lessons From the Music Business

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Visa launched a white paper recently called “Lessons from the music business – how to profit from next generation payments”. At Insights 13 in Cannes, Peter Ayliffe, CEO for Visa Europe talked about the need to embrace change, drawing on the example of the music industry. This is an industry which, instead of embracing the change

ACI Worldwide Bolsters Online and Mobile Fraud Management Capabilities

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ACI Worldwide a leading international provider of banking and payment systems, announced the release of the latest version of ACI Proactive Risk Manager, the company’s payments fraud management solution. Designed to help customers better detect and prevent fraud across a range of payment types, Release 8.2 offers unprecedented flexibility in monitoring both online and mobile

PayPal Gives Small Businesses a Reason to Upgrade Their Old Registers

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PayPal recently announced their Cash for Registers program. The program is designed to help small businesses modernize their cash registers and get their hands on the same powerful selling tools that big businesses use every day. Starting on July 10th, 2013, PayPal is waiving transaction fees for up to $20,000 worth of transactions each month

Gemalto Rolling out EMV and NFC Technology Around the World

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Gemalto, a leader in digital security, has announced several new projects in the last month which it will be undertaking. Gemalto Enables EMV Payment for Telefónica-MasterCard Joint Venture in Brazil Firstly they will be supplying prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide. The launch

ABA Releases Report for Policymakers on Rapidly Evolving US Payments System

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The American Bankers Association released a report for policymakers on the rapidly evolving payments marketplace. The report, developed by ABA’s Emerging Payments Advisory Group, identifies three key areas for consideration: consumer protections, payment system integrity and competitive equity. The advisory group, made up of senior executives from community, regional and large banks, met earlier this