All articles by Anna Milne
Anna Milne
Nigeria takes the lead in electronic payment IDs
A national electonic ID card is the holy grail of non-cash payments – a countrywide closed loop system that makes it simple for anyone to buy anything, quickly and securely. This is the dream that Nigeria is now closer than ever to achieving. Anna Milne reports
The Ripple effect- non-cash payments to increase
The payments industry is challenged by soaring growth in non-cash transactions, according to the newly published World Payments Report. The pressure is on banks to come up with real time payment processing strategies. And to develop and maintain the security strategy around that. The technology has already been developed but how do you roll it out on a massive basis? Anna Milne investigates
Another US mag stripe data breach
POS manufacturer Signature Systems has confirmed a data breach affecting card information across 216 Jimmy John sandwich shops has also affected other restaurants in its US network
The future is biometric, says MasterCard
MasterCard is making good ground in the march towards a biometric-verified payments future. Having announced a successful voice and facial recognition payment trial, it says passwords are dead and biometric-verified mobile payments are the future even on the most basic of handsets, writes Anna Milne
iPhone wont share slice of the Apple Pay pie
UK mobile operators EE (Everything Everywhere), O2 and Vodafone-owned Weve decided to scrap its mobile wallet plans, in the wake of Apple announcing its NFC chip is to be exclusive to Apple Pay. Weve said it came to its decision to dis-band, citing disagreement in operational methods but no doubt Apples announcement clinched the deal, or non-deal, as it were, writes Anna Milne
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iPhone wont share slice of the Apple Pay pie
UK mobile operators EE (Everything Everywhere), O2 and Vodafone-owned Weve decided to scrap its mobile wallet plans, in the wake of Apple announcing its NFC chip is to be exclusive to Apple Pay. Weve said it came to its decision to dis-band, citing disagreement in operational methods but no doubt Apples announcement clinched the deal, or non-deal, as it were, writes Anna Milne
Is contactless going to stay underground? TfL roles out contactless card acceptance
TfL is pushing towards contactless. As a Londoner, Im all for it, its way overdue. It is actually one year overdue, according to the original schedule, writes Anna Milne
Is contactless going to stay underground? TfL roles out contactless card acceptance
TfL is pushing towards contactless. As a Londoner, Im all for it, its way overdue. It is actually one year overdue, according to the original schedule, writes Anna Milne
Is the cost the key? mPOS pricing report
There are a wealth of mPOS devices on the market, all promising and delivering the ability to take card payments without a lot of bother. Billy Bambrough and Anna Milne take a look how these devices differ in the only metric that matters price
Apple Pay and how it works – the lowdown
Apple has gone and delivered an off-the-shelf, ready to go, streamlined contactless payment system, authorised by the users touch, which eliminates sensitive card information being stored on, and exchanged from, the device. It is simple enough to get the masses engaging with contactless. Welcome to the nanny state of NFC, writes Anna Milne