All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Writing on the wall for the great untapped potential of China
Tobias Schreyer, co-founder and CCO of The PPRO Group examines the vast opportunities and some tricky difficulties when transacting business with consumers in the worlds biggest economy
Samsung works with MasterCard and Visa for new mobile wallet service
Samsung Electronics has partnered with major payment networks MasterCard and Visa to launch new mobile payment services, Samsung Pay, in summer 2015.
Visa to purchase TrialPay
Visa has signed an agreement to acquire TrialPay, an alternative e-commerce payment system that drives sales through targeted offers.
Prepaid Middle East Summit and Awards 2015
Cards International is travelling to Dubai to host the annual Prepaid Middle East Summit and Awards to be held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on 18 March. Here is a preview of some of the companies that will be making contributions and presentations at the event
Biometric security
The latest news from RBS and NatWest spells great news for the mobile banking industry. Stephen Keenan comments
Worlds first pan-European account aims for six million customers by 2020
ipagoo, launched by the Orwell Group, claims to the be the first pan-European bank account, allowing customers to have the same current account in four European countries. Orwell Group CEO Carlos Sanchez wants six million customers by 2020, but is this feasible? Patrick Brusnahan asks
$8.6bn bill for EMV; and still no PIN
The US has set an October target for the transition to chip but despite a forecast bill of $8.6bn, US banks and card issuers will not issue personal identification numbers (PINs) with new credit cards
Boku launches new cross-platform solution for carrier billing
Boku, a provider of carrier billing-based mobile payments, has launched a new cross-platform solution named Phone-on-File.
MoneyGram signs agreement with Landbank in Philippines
MoneyGram, a global money transfer company, has inked a new agreement with Landbank of the Philippines to enable international money transfer services at over 300 Landbank branches in the Philippines.
Payments and Petroleum
Using your mobile phones at petrol stations is not allowed- so why the
new in-car pump payment app, David Parker asks