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UK consumers happy with mobile shopping despite security concerns: Tripwire survey

Around 39% of consumers in the UK are happy with the convenience of mobile shopping despite security concerns, according to a survey by Tripwire, a UK-based risk-based security and compliance management solutions provider.

Sales of gift cards to surpass $118bn in US: CEB TowerGroup study

Sales of gift cards are set to surpass $118bn in 2013, an increase of eight percent compared to 2012, according to a research by CEB TowerGroup.

HDFC, ItzCash and Visa team up to launch new prepaid card in India

HDFC Bank, ItzCash Card and Visa have teamed up to launch a new co-branded prepaid card, ItzCash HDFC Bank Prepaid Card, in India.

Americans credit card holders remain loyal: CardRatings.com survey

Around 63.1% and 37.5% of customers in the US hold credit cards for five years and ten years respectively, according to a survey conducted by Op4G for CardRatings.com.

La Caixa launches Europe’s largest mobile NFC payments system in Spain: Report

Spanish lender La Caixa has reportedly partnered with Telefonica, Vodafone, Orange and Visa Europe to launch Europe’s largest commercial mobile NFC payments system.

TransFirst offers Verifone EMV- and NFC-capable wireless terminal

TransFirst, a provider of transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies, has announced in conjunction with VeriFone Systems that it now offers its merchant customers the EMV- and NFC-capable VX 680 wireless terminal from VeriFone.

Over 6.5 million journeys made using contactless payment service: TfL

More than 6.5 million journeys have been made using a contactless payment card that was introduced on all 8,500 buses in London a year ago, according to Transport for London (TfL).

Kyivstar to roll out NFC payment service

Ukraine’s mobile phone operator Kyivstar, together with MasterCard and the Alfa-Bank, is planning to roll out a new payment service based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

PLDT introduces new suite of mobile M2M solutions

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), through its corporate wireless enterprise subsidiary Smart Enterprise, has launched a new suite of M2M (machine-to-machine) solutions to benefit the credit, sales, and mobile payment operations for local businesses.

Snapdeal to simplify online transactions with new payment gateway

Snapdeal, an India-based online retail website, is simplifying its online transactions with the launch of its own payment gateway.