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Infor partners with Merchant Link to offer secure payment options for hospitality industry

Infor, a US-based developer of business application software, has partnered with Merchant Link to provide additional security for hoteliers while performing credit card swipes on its Hospitality Management System (HMS) Mobile Check In app.

SBI in talks with Chennai Metro to launch contactless payment cards

State Bank of India (SBI), India’s public sector lender, is in discussions with Chennai Metro to launch contactless payment cards with debit or credit cards functionality.

New app to be launched for Brixton Pound

Brixton Pound mobile app, a new app powered by iBeacon technology from Dingo, is set to be launched in July 2014 that will allow customers to make purchases using the paper currency, Brixton Pound, through their iPhones .

Keeping up with the fast changing cards universe

As the payments market continues to grow and move from the traditional plastic cards into the digital space, banks have many new opportunities to reach more card customers. However, competition is fierce and both opportunities and challenges come in equal share. Meghna Mukerjee reports

Manchester street in cashless experiment

A street in the UK city of Manchester will on 21 June go cashless for 24h as part of an experiment to test consumers reaction to shopping without cash.

FastFunds Financial launches pre-paid smart card for cannabis industry

FastFunds Financial and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cannabis Angel, have formally rolled out GreenCard, a pre-paid smart card created exclusively for the cannabis industry.

Australian SMEs not ready for chip and PIN mandate: PayPal

Over half (54%) of Australian small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) do not accept chip and PIN credit and debit payments, which underlines that they are not fully prepared for chip and PIN mandate, according to a new research by PayPal Australia.

First Data launches new technology to help SMEs adapt to ‘PIN-only’ transactions

First Data has unveiled a suite of new payments technologies to help Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) adapt to ‘PIN-only’ credit card transactions.

New payment service from Dwolla

Payments network Dwolla will introduce a new service called Dwolla Direct that enables users to send money from their bank account, without having to first establish a Dwolla account via the company website.

DCR Strategies, MasterCard to unveil prepaid reload service in Canada

DCR Strategies, a Canadian provider of prepaid products under the brand name TruCash, has partnered with MasterCard to launch a prepaid reload service in Canada.