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Verdict Staff

United Bank of Africa partners with Visa to launch Smartmoney card and app in Kenya

Nigeria-based United Bank of Africa (UBA) has partnered with Visa to roll out SmartMoney service, which comprises a prepaid card and a mobile app, in Kenya.

First Data launches EMV-enabled mobile card reader

First Data, a US-based payment technology solutions company, has expanded its Clover family of business management solutions by launching Clover Go, a new EMV-enabled card reader for mobile devices.

HSBC to roll out contactless credit cards for UK business and corporate customers

Banking giant HSBC is set to issue contactless credit cards for its business and corporate customers in the UK.

Verifone, Microsoft collaborate on EMV payment

Verifone has joined forces with Microsoft to offer EMV-ready payment as a service solutions certified for Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail and commerce solutions.

Cashing in on progress: new ways to pay

People and businesses are embracing new ways to pay for goods and services. Never before has there been a time when their need for flexibility and speed of service coalesces so neatly with rapid innovation in payments technologies. Chris Davies, managing director, Global Payments, and EPI editorial advisory board member, writes

IBM acquires IRIS Analytics to tackle payment fraud

Technology giant IBM has acquired IRIS Analytics, a Germany-based company specializing in real-time analytics, to combat payment fraud.

European real-time clearing has come of age

While the outlook for real-time clearing in the US market remains fragmented and uncertain for the time being, in Europe the pace of development and usage is quickening and real-time clearing (or “instant payments”) is clearly a key strategic topic for today. Jip de Lange writes

Fintech providers to disrupt banking industry in the next five years: TransferWise

In the next five years, fintech firms could pose a serious challenge to banks and record a significant increase in consumer adoption, according to a research from UK’s peer-to-peer money transfer platform TransferWise.

First Data certifies Creditcall’s mobile point of sale solution

First Data, a US-based payment technology solutions company, has certified Creditcall’s ChipDNA mobile point of sale solution (POS) solution, which uses Creditcall’s PCI DSS Level 1 certified EMV-ready omni-channel payment gateway in conjunction with the Miura M010.

OT partners with PROSA to combat online fraud in Mexico

Oberthur Technologies (OT) has partnered with PROSA, a provider of payment processing services, to launch OT Motion Code technology in Mexico to combat online fraud.