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Payment Innovation Hub debuts in Barcelona
Global Payments, a US-based provider of payment technology services, has partnered with CaixaBank, Visa, Samsung and Arval, to open a…
Start-ups in suits – CaixaBank tackles wearable technology in their annual hackathon
Corporates have long since realised big business isn't the best environment for creativity. This goes double for banking. The FinAppsParty…
Wirecard to extend BLE payment technology to vouchers and loyalty schemes
Germany-based Wirecard is set to expand its Bluetooth low energy (BLE) payment technology to include mobile value-added services at the…
United Arab Bank launches FC Barcelona-themed credit, debit cards
United Arab Bank (UAB), a Sharjah-based bank and official partner of FC Barcelona in the UAE, has launched three new…
MasterCard unveils MasterPass at MWC
MasterCard has unveiled MasterPass, a digital payments service allowing customers to use any card or enabled device online or in-store,…
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ABN AMRO-Temenos to co-develop new payments hub
ABN AMRO and banking software vendor Temenos have partnered to co-develop a new payments system built in conjunction with…
Gemalto backs la Caixa’s contactless strategy
Digital security firm Gemalto and Spanish retail bank La Caixa are set to roll out one million Optelio contactless EMV…
Europe’s thought-leaders get together at CPE
This year, Cards and Payments Europe celebrated its 25th year – breaking with tradition by splitting delegates into small groups…
Cards and Payments Europe 2012 – the countdown begins!
Only one more week to go until Europe’s innovators from the cards and payments industry come together in Barcelona to…
Uganda: $1m m-money research
MTN Uganda, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and the Grameen Foundation will invest $1m in research aimed…
Google used to consider virtual currency
Google Bucks, Google’s own digital currency will remain as it is, just an idea. At Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, Google…
Globe Telecom: new m-money transfer application for Apple
Globe Telecom has unveiled a new m-payment app for GCash, its money transfer service at the Mobile World Congress in…
Orange, Visa: allies in Africa, Middle East
Orange Money and Visa prepaid accounts will be interconnected in Africa and the Middle East, the two companies said at…
Visa and Samsung unveil Olympics’ contactless app
It is another 154 days to go until the Olympics, but Visa and Samsung are starting early: The two companies…
La Caixa roll-out contactless ATMs in Barcelona
La Caixa has begun the rollout of its contactless ATM network in Barcelona. The programme, piloted last April is now…