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From modernising payment infrastructure and enhancing security, to driving efficiencies and innovation. Whatever the question, Blockchain seems to be the answer nowadays. Announcements from the last month alone are fairly typical. The Swiss stock exchange...

WhatsApp is now firmly integrated into the everyday lives of millions of people across Europe. The question of where and when to have drinks or dinner is now often discussed and agreed through a...

Apple Pay has breathed new life into tokenization and the use of tokenization has seen a revival due to new technology approaches that remove associated operational risks and complexities and enable increased scale and...

The growth of connected devices, better known today as the Internet of Things (IoT), is accelerating at an unbelievable rate, leading to the rise in the Internet of Payments. By 2020 there will be more...

A couple of hikers see a farmer leaning on his gate and stop to ask for directions. “We’re looking to get to X,” they say. “Well, I wouldn’t start from here,” the farmer replies. But...

By Jay Srage, marketing manager for cellular systems, Texas Instruments As 3G networks are deployed worldwide, opportunities are arising to deliver a multitude of services that satisfy business, organizational and entertainment needs. Telcos have started...

With many high profile trials of NFC-enabled mobile phones on the back of the rapidly accelerating roll-out of contactless cards, Hugh Roberts, senior strategist at Logan Orviss International, offered MPW his insights on the...

M-commerce and mobile payments have gradually been gaining acceptance across the world, particular in developing markets where fixed lines of communication are less available. In Europe, we’ve seen a growing number of direct carrier billing...

Millennials are set to outnumber baby boomers in the workplace this year for the first time. With a millennial workforce comes a demand for much more than a pay cheque. Flexibility is now a...

Banks trialled electronic purses in the 1990s, abandoning their efforts when the products failed to gain any real traction in the market place. New technology means that the e-purse is back, with more potential...