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Wayne Fueling Systems rolls out new payment terminal for fuel retailers

Wayne Fueling Systems, a provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, has launched its new EMV-compliant iX Pay T7 terminal for fuel retailers.

American Express allows users to pay using rewards points in Canada

American Express Canada has launched its new offering that enables cardholders to redeem membership rewards points for purchases on Amazon.ca.

QikServe inks distribution deal with POSTech in Ireland

Payment specialist QikServe has signed a distribution agreement with POSTech, a provider of point-of-sale systems for the hospitality sector in Ireland.

Worldline acquires majority stake in KB’s card payment processing business

Worldline, a provider of payments and transactional services, has acquired an 80% stake of Cataps, a subsidiary of the Czech lender Komercni banka (KB).

PayCertify rolls out new payment gateway

PayCertify, a fraud solution for card-not-present transactions, has rolled out an advanced payment gateway to simplify integration and offer latest fraud and authentication tools for merchants.

Samsung Pay debuts in Russia

Samsung Electronics has launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in Russia, just a few days after celebrating its very first anniversary.

The light at the end of the tunnel

Badly affected by the global economic crises and with the situation in Crimea creating uncertainty, Ukraine has struggled in recent years. However, as e-commerce grows, pay later card use becomes more widespread and contactless gains traction on public transport, the market is showing promise

Competition hotting up in South Korea

South Korean consumers are prolific users of payment cards, and the market is mature and well developed. Market focus has recently shifted from products to channels and services, and non-bank companies – telecoms and mobile companies in particular – are looking to compete with more traditional operators

New Zealand all for new opportunities

Its cards and payments market is well developed, use of cash is the lowest in the OECD, and banking penetration is high; what opportunities remain in the traditionally debt-conscious New Zealand? Alternative payments and mobile wallets look to be the most likely new destinations

Card industry hindrance slows chip card transition

The interruptions by the card companies in installing the equipment for retailers to accept new chip-based cards have slowed down chip card transition, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).