All articles by Imogen Rayfield

Imogen Rayfield

ACI Worldwide survey reveals mobile banking likely to be adopted in the US but mobile wallet will struggle

A survey of 201 retail, banking and processor professionals released by payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has revealed that just over a third (35%) believe mobile banking is the payment solution most likely to be adopted in the US over the next year.

Alfa-Bank to launch NFC solution with BPC

Alfa-Bank and provider of Open System e-payment solutions BPC Banking Technologies are launching a contactless payment service for Russian telecom operator Beeline.

QuickPay and CreditCall join forces to provide mobile payments for parking industry

Mobile parking technology provider QuickPay has signed an agreement with payment services provider CreditCall to launch a plug-and-play mobile payment option for parking operators across the US.

UK Payments Council to release Roadmap for payment development

The UK Payments Council is to publish a Payments Roadmap that sets out objectives for reforming the nation’s payments infrastructure over the next five and ten years.

CyberSource provides DX.com with fraud solution

DX.com, an online store based in China, is using the Decision Manager solution from e-commerce payment management provider CyberSource to strengthen its fraud management capabilities online.

MasterCard and Kount collaborate to fight e-commerce fraud

MasterCard has made an agreement with fraud prevention provider Kount, to make its Expert Monitoring Fraud Scoring for Merchants Application Programming Interface (API) available to all Kount’s merchant customers.

Hitachi finger vein biometric system installed in Getin Bank branches

Getin Bank, the retail division of Polish bank Getin Noble Bank SA, has implemented Hitachi Europe’s finger vein biometric authentication system in its new Getin Up branches.

Wacom set to embark on the UK market

Wacom Europe, a subsidiary of the digital pen and pad technology company, has plans to launch its biometric signature solution in the UK.

China UnionPay and China Mobile collaborate to launch NFC payment platform

China UnionPay and China Mobile, the nation’s largest mobile operator, have joined forces to launch a near field communication (NFC) payments system that will enable consumers to make contactless payments at participating merchants.

Cash stages comeback in the UK

A report published by the UK Payments Council reveals that over half (54%) of all payments in the UK are made by cash.