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Verdict Staff

Samsung Pay to foray into Malaysia, Russia and Thailand

Samsung Electronics is set to launch its mobile payment solution, Samsung Pay, in three new countries – Malaysia, Russia and Thailand.

MasterCard, Fit Pay to speed up development of wearable payment devices

MasterCard has teamed up with wearable payments platform provider Fit Pay to expedite the development of payments-enabled devices, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Visa allows third party partners to access tokenisation services

Visa has enabled third party partners to access its Visa Token Service (VTS), supporting them to speed up the adoption of secure, digital payments.

MasterCard to roll out chatbots for banks and merchants

MasterCard has unveiled its plans to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) interactive bots for both merchant and bank partners that allow users to transact, manage finances, and shop through messaging platforms.

Verifone launches new portable payment device for merchants

Verifone, a provider of payment and commerce solutions, has introduced a new portable payment device that enables merchants to offer consumers fast and convenient checkout experience anywhere.

Raphaels Bank taps FIS technology for payments innovation

UK-based Raphaels Bank has selected FIS’ reconciliation solution to extend access to Faster Payments.

Ingenico ePayments launches new contactless payment solution for mobile devices

Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group, and Ingenico Labs, its innovation department, have jointly developed TapHero, a new contactless payment solution for mobile devices.

Half of Britons carry less than £5 in cash as digital payments soar

Nearly half of Britons (47%) carry less than £5 in cash in their wallets amid a surge in popularity for digital payment channels, according to a new study by MasterCard.

MasterCard looking at selfies for security

Biometric security is very much at the forefront of the financial sector’s mind. Fingerprint recognition received a huge boost due to the technology already installed in certain smartphones. However, as every smartphone has a camera, photo recognition is taking off. MasterCard has just joined the fray. Patrick Brusnahan writes

Half of Britons carry less than £5 in cash as digital payments soar

Nearly half of Britons (47%) carry less than £5 in cash in their wallets amid a surge in popularity for digital payment channels, according to a new study by MasterCard.