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Imogen Rayfield

SIX Payment Services launches trends site

Transaction processor SIX Payment Services has launched a microsite to keep users updated on payment trends.

Banks embrace mobile wallets

A survey has found that an increasing number of banks believe the mobile wallet adds value to the mobile banking system.

Fragmented regulation could hold NFC back warns ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have warned that existing regulation could hold back NFC development and adoption in Australia.

Internal complications inhibit cash flow forecasting in Asia Pacific

Results from the Asia-Pacific Treasury Barometer survey have revealed that complications arising from internal platforms, policies and procedures are the cause for unsatisfactory cash flow forecasting processes.

WorldPay and Microsoft to deliver APMs in China

Microsoft has partnered with payment processor WorldPay to deliver its alternative payments programme (APM) to consumers in China.

M-Pesa platform to be upgraded

Kenyan provider Safaricom is to upgrade its mobile money system M-Pesa to a new platform that will increase processing capacity over an 18-month project.

Windows 8.1 presents biometric touch sensor

Mircosoft demonstrated a fingerprint touch sensor using Fingerprint Card (FPC) technology at its annual TechEd North America conference.

Handpoint MPOS solution is certified by PCI SSC

Payments company Handpoint has had its point-to-point-encryption (P2PE) application certified by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) “after months of testing and auditing”, the company said.

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox seeks account verification

Mt. Gox, the largest Bitcoin exchange, is to roll out an identification system for users seeking to deposit or withdraw currencies other than Bitcoin.

Visa Inc dubs Thailand as low-risk for e-transactions

Financial services giant Visa Inc is reported to be looking at Thailand as an example of a low-risk country in terms of electronic transactions.