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Verdict Staff

Samsung Pay forays into European market via Spain

Samsung Electronics has rolled out its secure and simple mobile payments service Samsung Pay in Spain that also marks its first debut in European market.

Smartwatch maker Mobvoi taps OT solution for contactless payments in China

Smartwatch maker Mobvoi has partnered with OT (Oberthur Technologies) and China Union Pay to launch contactless payment service on its smartwatch, Ticwatch, in China.

MAS proposes regulatory sandbox to facilitate fintech experiments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a consultation paper proposing a regulatory sandbox that will allow financial and non-financial institutions to experiment with fintech solutions.

Seamless launches SEQR mobile payment service in Romania

Swedish m-commerce software firm Seamless has partnered with Raiffeisen Bank to introduce its mobile payment service SEQR in Romania.

iPayment to promote Samsung Pay acceptance among SMBs

iPayment, a provider of payment solutions and processing services, has signed deal with Samsung Pay to expand latter’s acceptance in small to medium-sized business (SMB) marketplace.

ACI Worldwide unveils new eCommerce payments platform

ACI Worldwide, a provider of real-time electronic payment solutions, has unveiled UP eCommerce Payments solution to simplify and expedite eCommerce payments for global merchants.

Visa receives EC approval for Visa Europe acquisition

Visa has obtained required approvals from the European Commission (EC) for the proposed acquisition of Visa Europe.

Scheels All Sports, First Bankcard unveil new Visa-brand credit card

Scheels All Sports, a sporting goods retailer, and First Bankcard, a credit cards issuer and a division of First National Bank of Omaha, have introduced a new, elite version of the Scheels Visa card.

Ukraine pushes towards digital with Visa

PriNum and FIDO Bank have launched the first in Ukraine Visa cloud-based payments using Host Card Emulation (HCE) technology through a new bank mobile payment application (The PAY).

Barnes & Noble unveils new card in collaboration with Barclaycard

Barnes & Noble, a bookseller, has introduced the new and improved Barnes & Noble MasterCard Program.