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Alipay, Wirecard partner to enable Chinese tourists make POS payments in Europe

Alipay, a unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has partnered with Wirecard to enable Chinese tourists visiting Europe pay with their smartphone and Alipay app at authorised point of sale (POS) retailers.

WorldRemit launches international money transfers to Romania through Vodafone M-Pesa

WorldRemit, a London-based online money transfer service, has partnered with Vodafone to launch international money transfers in Romania using the telco’s mobile payment service M-Pesa.

TCH hires VocaLink to develop real-time payment service in US

Banking association The Clearing House Association (TCH) has selected British payment infrastructure operator VocaLink to develop a national real-time payment service in the US.

Paragon partners B2 Payment to offer UL Brand Test Tool for EMV certification to ATM industry

Paragon Application Systems has partnered with B2 Payment Systems to offer its customers the ability to conduct complete automated testing of their ATM channel, starting with EMV card and contactless certification through host processing.

QPAY, MasterCard collaborate to unveil Qatar’s first WPS salary card platform

QPAY has joined forces with MasterCard to launch the first Wage Protection System (WPS) salary card platform in Qatar for low-wage immigrant labourers.

SBI to issue new debit cards with EMV chip and pin security

State Bank of India (SBI) has completed migration of its debit cards issuance to the EMV standard to enhance security of transactions.

Samsung Pay to support 50 merchant gift cards

Samsung Electronics has enabled its mobile payment platform Samsung Pay to support 50 merchant gift cards in a new gift card store.

JPMorgan Chase appoints new head of credit-card business

JPMorgan Chase has named its mortgage banking head Kevin Watters as the new CEO of its credit-card business.

Eko partners with NPCI, RBL Bank to launch prepaid wallet

Fintech firm Eko India Financial Services has teamed up with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and RBL Bank to launch a semi-closed prepaid wallet service.

Walmart launches Walmart Pay

Retail giant Walmart has launched its own mobile payments solution Walmart Pay, which works on any Apple, iOS or Android smartphone.