All articles by Anna Milne
Anna Milne
Prepaid Summit: Conference Report
In the stunning Milanese Principe di Savoia Hotel, the annual Cards International European Prepaid summit assessed the past and future of prepaid and acknowledged the biggest industry shakers in an evening dinner and awards ceremony. Segmented spending, public transport and corporate prepaid were to the fore, reports Anna Milne
The Digital Banking Club live debate: “Security: no easy answers but a fight that needs to be won”
A varied panel of experts from the spectrum of the finance industry gathered at The Law Society Headquarters in London to debate the impact banks security measures have on the customer experience and the emerging challenges for banks around digital security. Anna Milne reports
First Bus- the perfect vehicle for mobile money
Public transport has been touted as the perfect vehicle for putting digital payments on the map and slowly but surely, schemes are being rolled out across Europe. First Bus’ latest adoption of Barclays’ Pingit is just the latest affirmation of the future of mobile money, writes Anna Milne
First Bus is the perfect vehicle for mobile money
Public transport has been touted as the perfect vehicle for putting digital payments on the map and slowly but surely, schemes are being rolled out across Europe. First Bus’ latest adoption of Barclays’ Pingit is just the latest affirmation of the future of mobile money, writes Anna Milne
Prepaid is the future of digital
The lowdown on Italys payments landscape and the future of digital banking in Europe- it’s all going digital but prepaid is here to stay. Anna Milne reports from SIA EXPO 2014
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Public transport is key to EMV prepaid product success, says Visa Europe
Public transport payment initiatives will drive prepaid systems away from proprietary towards EMV contactless, Visa Europe predicted at the Cards International annual European Prepaid Summit in Milan.
Near field communication nears full-scale adoption in Italy – just a little extra push is all it takes
NFC is grabbing headlines again with the US launch of Apple Pay. The only thing holding NFC back is the lack of terminals. The only thing holding back the roll out of more terminals is merchants fear of the transaction costs involved and the only thing standing between merchant fear and contactless liberation is a decent educational campaign and some support for merchants to bridge the transition gap. In Italy anyway Anna Milne investigates
BBVA HCE mobile wallet- “Control, Security and Peace of Mind”
Spanish bank BBVA is going from strength to strength with its Host Card Emulation (HCE) mobile wallet app. It is not the first to harness this technology, so what is it that has made it successful and what does HCE have that secure element technology doesnt? Anna Milne investigates
SIA launches apps and shopping card in Milan
Italian financial and public services technology provider SIA launched two new apps and a shopping card alongside announcing results of a consumer survey on digital services at its annual expo in Milan.
Amazon sizes up the market
When you consider Amazons announcement of its entry into the mobile payments market in August, there is little wonder it has caused quite such a stir (not least in camp Square), due to its highly competitive introductory rate as well as its huge potential, writes Anna Milne