Orange and Ecobank Launch Money Transfer Service in Africa

Orange and pan-African banking group Ecobank have rolled out a service that will enable Orange Money subscribers who also have bank accounts with Ecobank to transfer money between their respective accounts. The service has already been launched in Mali and will be rolled-out in several other African countries, including Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Niger,

Consumers Can Now Use Their BECU, Fifth Third and Huntington MasterCard With Apple Pay

MasterCard cardholders with a consumer credit or debit card from BECU, Fifth Third, First Niagara and Huntington National Bank now have access to easier, more secure everyday payments through Apple Pay. After a successful introduction and strong initial consumer adoption, Apple Pay continues to expand with additional cards from new banks and credit unions that

Xoom Launches Instant Money Transfer Service to China, Processed Through UnionPay

Xoom Corporation, a leading digital money transfer provider, announced the launch of its money transfer service to China. This instant bank deposit service allows Chinese immigrants with a U.S. bank account, credit card, or debit card to conveniently send money online to most bank accounts in China within seconds. With the addition of China, Xoom’s

Sionic Mobile Reaches 50,000 Retail and Restaurant Location Milestone

Sionic Mobile, a mobile commerce leader, announced a significant growth milestone — its collection of 50,000 diverse shops, restaurants and retail locations nationwide where consumers can pay with a Sionic Mobile app on their smartphones and tablets. From Sunday morning pancakes to weekday lunches and Saturday home improvement projects, Sionic Mobile merchants offer more variety

Tinkoff Bank Deploys IRIS for Fraud Prevention of all Payment Channels

Tinkoff Bank, Russia’s leading provider of online retail financial services and one of the largest credit card issuers in the country with 4.8 million cards issued, has selected IRIS Analytics’ fraud prevention solution, IRIS, as its central fraud prevention system for all payment channels. This includes acquiring, issuing, e-wallet, and online banking. IRIS has been

Stratus Technologies Partners with Omlis for “Always On, Always Secure” Mobile Payments

Secure mobile payments solutions provider Omlis announce their global partnership with leading provider of availability solutions, Stratus Technologies. This partnership enables Omlis to provide their high integrity mobile payment solutions through Stratus’ infrastructure solutions. Through this partnership Omlis and Stratus will jointly deliver infrastructure and mobile payments security solutions that are “Always On and Always

Wawa Launches New Mobile App and Wawa Rewards Program

Wawa Inc. announced the launch of two exciting new initiatives– the Wawa Mobile App and Wawa Rewards program. The Wawa mobile app which features the Wawa Rewards program on its platform, is now available for free through the App Store for Apple devices and through Google Play for Android devices. As of January 2015, all

State Bank of India launched “SBI Quick”

State Bank of India launched “SBI Quick”, a simple and quick way to get balance or mini statement of account through mobile phone. It involves, one time registration through SMS. Thereafter, customer can send SMS or give a missed call on a mobile number to get balance in the account or mini statement containing last

Announcing Google Wallet for WePay

Mobile devices account for 60 percent of Internet traffic, but less than 20 percent of online transactions. Why? Because entering your credit card info into a mobile device sucks, so people don’t usually do it, or they abandon the process halfway through. WePay powers payments on platforms like Care.com, Constant Contact, FreshBooks, GoFundMe and Meetup,

MasterCard Brings Contactless Payment to the PGA TOUR

MasterCard, the official card of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and the PGA TOUR are bringing the latest payment technology to the spectator experience with the introduction of contactless acceptance. Food and beverage concessions at the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open near the16th hole at TPC Scottsdale will be contactless enabled through a partnership with