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The plethora of smart devices that we have access to today has inevitably blurred the lines between traditional retail, eCommerce and mCommerce - creating new opportunities for both merchants and financial institutions to engage...

There have been a number of false starts in the arena of m-payments. It seems as though every few months we hear of another exciting initiative, yet none seem to hit prime time. Although...

Has Bitcoin, the universal crypto currency, finally gone mainstream?

Visa Europe has announces the launch of Visa Europe Collab, its new international innovation hub. Working with a network of partners from across the digital and fintech ecosystem, Visa Europe Collab offers start-ups and technology...

Internet and mobile security expert BullGuard advises that malicious attacks could be even more prevalent and certainly more varied in 2013, and urges users to stay one step ahead by knowing how third parties...

From petty criminals to organised gangs, the telecoms industry has suffered at the hands of fraudsters for many years. Obtaining a mobile phone and contract by fooling identity checks is common practice for fraudsters...

Several themes from 2015 will continue trending this year. Mobile payments will keep being one of them. Large players like Apple and Samsung have expanded their geographical presence with their wallet products, as have...

By Terence Trench, senior vice president of commercial operations at Upaid When it comes to rolling out flashy new services, Western Europe's mobile operators are usually ahead of the curve. But in at least one...

New payment services such as cards, internet and mobile payments may leave many people behind, while also making it more difficult for them to pay in traditional ways such as cash. This is the...

Although the actual figures in the various research reports vary significantly, the widespread adoption of the mobile phone as a payment mechanism now seems a certainty. PSD has recruited into the payment space since...