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Verdict Staff
San Francisco gets its first bitcoin retail store
20Mission, a 41-room community in San Francisco for art and technology creators in the Mission District, has unveiled its plans to launch the first bitcoin retail store in San Francisco named Nakamoto’s electronics.
AEP lends payments processing service for public sector firms
AEP, a business unit of Ultra Electronics, has made its payments processing service PayGate Online available to public sector organizations after being accepted by the UK government’s G-Cloud 6 Framework.
CardFlight releases updated mPOS solution
CardFlight, a mobile point of sale (mPOS) technology provider, has released an updated version of its SwipeSimple mobile payments application, which is available in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Orange, Ecobank roll out money transfer service in Africa
Orange has collaborated with pan-African banking group Ecobank to launch a money transfer service enabling Orange Money subscribers with Ecobank accounts to transfer money between their respective accounts.
Net1 expands mobile payments business to UK
Net 1 UEPS Technologies (Net1), a provider of alternative payment systems, has established a new subsidiary in the UK called Zazoo Limited (ZAZOO) to oversee the global expansion of its mobile payments and value-added services businesses.
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Contactless cards usage surges in Britain
The UK Cards Association has revealed that spending on contactless cards has reached £2.32bn ($3.6bn) in 2014 with 10 contactless transactions taking place every second in the UK.
Etihad launches new reloadable prepaid card with Rev and ADIB
Etihad Guest, the multi-airline loyalty program of Etihad Airways, has collaborated with Rev Worldwide and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) to launch a reloadable multi-currency prepaid Visa card with walletplus feature.
Visa, MasterCard to resume card services in Crimea
Visa and MasterCard have reportedly decided to resume payment card services in Crimea in April 2015 after the transfer of transactions to the local processing centre, National Payment Card System.
Swatch to launch payments-enabled smartwatch
Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group with brand portfolio comprising Tissot, Longines and Omega watches has planned to launch a smartwatch featuring mobile payment functionality in the next two to three months.
econtext Asia launches new funeral payment service in Japan
VeriTrans, an online payment solutions provider in Japan and a subsidiary of econtext Asia, has collaborated with Credit Saison, Orient Corporation and Life Guarantee, to launch a new payment service, Ceremony Pay, for funeral ceremony-related services.