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Verdict Staff

Visa defends safety of its contactless payment cards

Global payment giant Visa has said its contactless payment cards are safe and that fraudsters cannot steal money or copy card details, allaying concerns raised by security experts.

StrikeForce enters into strategic partnership with VigiTrust

StrikeForce Technologies, a cyber security solutions developer, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with VigiTrust to enable players in the payment card industry to meet new PCI-DSS 3.0 regulations.

ECB proposes recommendations to improve mobile payments security

The European Central Bank has proposed recommendations to improve the security of mobile payments, ranging from customer authentication to data protection.

Covera to offer EFT Source’s Card@Once issuance solution to credit union clients

EFT Source, a Tennessee-based provider of card programmes and personalisation services, has teamed up with Covera to offer its Card@Once instant issuance solution to the latter’s more than 300 credit union clients.

Clip unveils new payment product for Mexican merchants

Clip, a mobile payments start-up, has unveiled Mensualidades, a new payment product that allows any Mexican Clip merchant to offer payments in up to 12 installments to their clients.

ReD inks deal with Transact Connect to offer payment solutions in Africa

ReD, a fraud prevention and payment services provider, has inked a new five-year agreement with South Africa-based Transact Connect, to offer its payment solutions to merchants and financial institutions across Africa.

Boku buys India’s direct carrier billing service Qubecell

Boku, a mobile online payments company, has purchased all the shares of the direct carrier billing service Qubecell in India, for an undisclosed amount.

NXP partners with Intel and MasterCard to launch secure NFC solution

NXP, the semiconductors company, has announced that a NFC radio controller derivative is being integrated into select new computing devices.

Google unveils new prepaid debit card

Google has launched a new prepaid debit card linked to its digital wallet service that will allow users to buy goods at stores or withdraw cash from ATMs.

UniCredit Bank chooses Gemalto for mobile payment in Russia

Unicredit Bank in Russia has deployed Gemalto’s Optelio Contactless Sticker to convert any handset without built-in contactless features into a secure contactless payment device.