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One in five card payments in UK now made via contactless

More than one in five card payments are now made through contactless cards in the UK, according to the new figures released by the UK Cards Association.

Uber partners with Bankaool to introduce first debit card in Mexico

Uber, the ride-sharing app, in collaboration with Mexican fintech bank Bankaool, and MasterCard, has rolled out its first debit card in Mexico.

Citi enhances mobile app with ‘ability to dispute a charge’ feature

Citi, a US-based diversified financial services firm, has added ‘ability to dispute a charge’ functionality to the Citi Mobile App for iPhone in the US.

Elan Financial, Capital Bank ink agreement on credit card products

Elan Financial Services and Capital Bank Financial have inked an agreement under which Elan will provide its suite of credit card products and services to the Capital Bank customers.

NXT-ID, WorldVentures unveil flye smart card

NXT-ID, a security technology company, has unveiled the new flye smart card in collaboration with WorldVentures at the Money20/20 payment and fintech conference held in Las Vegas, US.

ACI Worldwide swings to loss in Q3

Payments specialist ACI Worldwide has reported a net loss of $9.82m for the third quarter of 2016, compared to a net income of $14.78m in the year ago period.

Mobile money slashing cost of international remittances by 50%: GSMA research

The cost of sending international remittances with mobile money is more than 50% less expensive than using global money transfer operators (MTOs), according to a report published by GSMA.

CardFlight signs mobile payments agreement with Security Card Services

CardFlight and Security Card Services (SCS), a bank-focused merchant services provider, have agreed to provide CardFlight’s SwipeSimple solution to SCS merchants, allowing them to accept EMV chip card payments on the move.

Western Union profit slips 7% in Q3

Western Union has posted a net income of $216.9m for the third quarter of 2016, a decline of 7% compared to $232.3m in corresponding quarter of last year.

Early Warning taps InAuth to boost security of mobile payments

Early Warning, a US-based real-time payment, authentication and risk mitigation services provider, has selected device authentication firm InAuth’s InMobile solution to deepen the security of real-time payment services within the mobile channel.