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Seamless rolls out contactless payment feature for SEQR mobile app in UK

Swedish m-commerce software firm Seamless has introduced a contactless payment feature for its SEQR mobile payment app in partnership with UK-based payment network GoCardless.

How can the Internet of Things improve the banking experience?

The Digital Banking Club’s latest debate, at the formidable Law Society HQ in London, honed in on the Internet of Things and how it could aid financial services. The discussion covered a number of trends, including payments, wearables and customer needs. Patrick Brusnahan reports

Strategies for success in the European digital wallet market

Aite Group has published a report on the strategies that digital wallet providers need to adopt in the increasingly competitive European market. Robin Arnfield investigates and speaks to the report’s author, senior analyst Ron van Wezel, on its key points and takeaways for the industry

Q2 Holdings launches new fraud protection tool for community FIs

Q2 Holdings, a digital banking solutions provider based in the US, has released its latest fraud protection module that would minimise costs related to continual retail debit card breaches for community-focused financial institutions (FIs).

Institutions in six Asia-Pacific countries to implement UnionPay chip card standard

UnionPay International, a global subsidiary of China’s only domestic bank card organisation UnionPay, has signed a standard licensing cooperation agreement with seven member institutions of Asian Payment Network (APN).

Vodafone, PayPal team up to enable contactless payments in UK

Vodafone has teamed up with payments giant PayPal to allow customers in the UK to make contactless payments through their PayPal accounts using Android smartphones.

Payment processor Payroc snaps up iTransact

Payment processor Payroc has acquired the assets of iTransact, a payment processing gateway and merchant account provider, for an undisclosed amount.

RS2 partners with Alpha Payments for payment processing in Thailand

RS2 Software, a Malta-based payments processor, has collaborated with Alpha Payments Cloud to provide banks in Thailand with access to multiple financial and non-financial services through a single integration.

Mobile payments soar but UK not even in European top 10: Visa

The number of European consumers regularly using a mobile device – whether smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make payments has tripled in the past year. Douglas Blakey comments

Greylock FCU releases new debit card management and fraud prevention tool

Greylock Federal Credit Union (Greylock FCU) has introduced its latest debit card management and fraud prevention tool that helps cardholders actively manage their debit cards from smartphones.