African payments provider iVeri’s EMV chip-and-PIN mobile payments solution, MPress has been approved by the Visa Ready program. The approval applies for use within Visa Inc. territories. Visa Ready, introduced in February, 2013, is designed to provide innovators with an easy way to collaborate with Visa and quickly introduce Visa-compliant devices, software and solutions that
VeriFone Systems, Inc., and National Payment Card Association (NPCA) debuted a mobile payment and rewards solution that enables convenience store and petroleum retailers to provide customers with smartphone-based payment options at the pump. Utilizing VeriFone’s Smart Fuel Controller and NPCA’s mobile payment solution, c-store and gas station operators with VeriFone payment acceptance systems can quickly
The mobile payments company Fortumo is announcing partnership with Kyivstar, the second largest mobile operator in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the innovation leaders in the region. This partnership allows 25 million Kyivstar customers to make payments in games and applications in Kyivstar’s App Club app store without using a credit card. The
Ingenico a provider of payment solutions, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Ingogo, the innovative Australian taxi services platform, to provide taxi drivers with a fully integrated and secure mobility payment solution. The wireless Ingenico device will allow taxi drivers in Australia using Ingogo App to turn their Android smartphones into a PIN@POS
Gemalto a leader in digital security, announces it has worked with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators, and Octopus Cards (OCL), a leading contactless smart card payment service provider in the world, to bring the security and convenience of mobile NFC ticketing to its subscribers, as well as a number of additional
Zapper.com’s new Scan-to-Pay app uses the camera on your smartphone to make paying your bills as quick and easy as taking a photograph. Zapper.com allows businesses to generate unique QR Codes for bills. When you receive a bill with a Zapper QR Code on, you just open the app, scan the QR Code and confirm the amount
South Africa and Kenya are leading the continent in embracing and adopting cashless payments, according to the results of a new global survey. Dubbed The Cashless Journey, the report shows that 43 per cent of South Africans, 27 per cent of Kenyans and 7 per cent of Egyptians, which came third in the continent, had
YSPay, one of the leading payment services providers in China, has rolled out a new mobile payments solution developed with Accenture. The solution allows YSPay customers – consumers, banks and merchants – to process payments with any type of mobile phone. The companies announced the launch of the solution at Sibos in Dubai. YSPay’s new
Javelin Group and Paythru announced the launch of Ignite, a next generation contextual mobile marketing and payments proposition for the global retail sector. Javelin Group, a European omni-channel retail consultancy, and Paythru, a m-commerce payments provider, have combined retail and technology expertise to develop Ignite, which delivers the right message to the right customers, in
Stay on top of fashion, get a great price from a local merchant, and buy your hot dog and peanuts at the ball game—all from a mobile device? At the Innovation Showcase MasterCard displayed the many ways it is revolutionizing the consumer shopping experience. Held in conjunction with its annual Investor Day, the Innovation Showcase
