Category Archives: Vendor Zone

Vesta introduces new mobile wallet

Vesta Corporation has announced the availability of the Vesta PayMobile wallet, a smartphone application that enables mobile operators to offer core financial services to their prepaid customers. (more…)...
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DeviceFidelity adds NFC patents to its portfolio

DeviceFidelity announced the company has now obtained a total of 40 patents covering the innovative and streamlined product portfolio that empowers apps utilizing NFC (Near Field Communication) and security technologies. (more…)...
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Paypal Look back at last quarter and launch Siri competitor

We had another good quarter here at PayPal – writes the companies David Marcus. Payment volume reached $41 billion, up 22% year over year, and revenue of $1.5 billion, up 20% year over year. For the second quarter in a row we’ve also welcomed 5 million new customers. (more…)...
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Mobile fraud survey – retailers brace for mobile surge

A recently released survey shows retailers and payment industry professionals universally believe mobile revenue will continue to grow substantially, with projections varying considerably by industry and company size. These segments also approach mobile payments and fraud protection differently from one another, according to the Mobile Fraud Survey conducted by Kount, The Fraud Practice LLC, and CardNotPresent.com. (more…)...
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Ukash pioneers cardless cash

Online cash payment provider, Ukash is breaking new ground with the announcement of a service providing the facility to access cash without needing a debit or credit card.  The new Cash Withdrawals service, which goes live later this month, provides a way to turn spare Ukash back into cash at more than 24,000 PayPoint locations across the UK. (more…)...
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Bucharest Metro goes mobile

An ever increasing number of European Cities are allowing for SMS tickets to be used in public transport and parking. Convenience of simply sending a text message to pay for such services has been widely accepted, however miss-usage of the service has proven to be a problem in many cases. (more…)...
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AIS pilot NFC payments and transit in Bangkok

Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), the largest telecom operator in Thailand, to provide their secure, contactless technology embedded in an NFC SIM card, for public transportation and shopping in Bangkok. (more…)...
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Spire Payments acquires Thyron

Spire Payments has acquired Thyron Payments Systems.  The purchase, which concluded 04/03/2012, sees Spire Payments solidifying its position as the third largest player in Europe by providing a market leading Chip and PIN/PCI SRED certified mobile point of sale (MPOS) solution alongside the new range of Spire Payments terminals, due to be rolled-out in Q2 of 2013. (more…)...
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