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Verdict Staff
Visa opens innovation centre in Singapore
Visa has opened its first innovation centre in Singapore, as part of its strategy to foster collaborative payment innovation on a global scale.
MasterCard unveils new solution to speed up EMV transactions
MasterCard has introduced a new solution, known as M/Chip Fast, to help speed up EMV transactions and shoppers through checkout lines.
ANZ embraces Apple Pay
Australian lender ANZ has signed a deal to offer Apples mobile wallet service Apple Pay to its five million customers.
PayPal net income surges 43% in Q1
Payments giant PayPal has posted a net income of $365m for the first quarter of 2016, a surge of 43% compared to $255m a year ago.
Payments innovation whats in-store?
Sascha Breite, head of Future Payments at SIX Payment Services, sheds a little light on innovation from a merchants perspective. What if the consumer was more involved in the value chain- is there a proposition that benefits consumer and merchant alike? And what about QR codes, is there life in that old dog yet?
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Saudis card and payments market soars
Another market with a government drive to encourage cashless payments, Saudi Arabia has seen POS transactions almost triple in value since 2010. EMV-enabled cards and a rise in e-commerce have also fuelled the payment markets growth. With an appetite for new technology, it is set to grow further
A third of Brits believe cash will be extinct within 15 years
One-third of British people believe that cash will be extinct within the next 15 years, according to a study by media agency Starcom.
Tutuka taps Proxama’s cloud-based payment solution
Prepaid card processor Tutuka has implemented Proxama’s Digital Enablement Platform (DEP) to offer a fully independent cloud-based payment solution in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
PAYBACK unveils digital card
German coalition loyalty program PAYBACK has unveiled a new mobile shopping option, a digital card, for its customers.
Ant Financial Services raises $4.5bn in fresh funding round
Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba that operates Alipay, has raised $4.5bn in a Series B funding round from a clutch of investors.