Morpho (Safran) is the supplier of the first Colombian MasterCard Maestro PayPass debit card launched by Bancolombia. Based on tap-and-go technology, Morpho’s multi-application dual-interface product range will enable customers of Colombia’s largest bank to experience the benefits of both contact and contactless payment. Morpho is providing a full set of consulting, integration, personalization and production […]
Visa’s payWave contactless technology has reached its one million Visa payWave-enabled payment card in Singapore, issued since their introduction into the market there in 2007. When paired with the government’s ongoing support of contactless infrastructure, Visa says that this announcement marks a tipping point for contactless payments taking off in the country and continued adoption of […]
MasterCard Worldwide has reported record growth of its contactless payments technology, MasterCard® PayPass™, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% (YoY) increase in merchant. MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment network now boasts nearly 700,000 merchant locations in 51 countries as of Q4 2012. The company says that growth data reflects a strong demand from consumers […]
From next month (Feb 2013), Citibank Europe plc will issue – automatically and free of charge – a contactless payment sticker with each new Citi Life, Citi Life Metropole, Citi Broker Consulting, Citi BILLA and Citi CSA credit card for customers in the Czech Republic Citi says it is a pioneer of new technologies in […]
On the day that contactless bank card travel is launched on London’s buses, research from MasterCard has revealed that every commuter wastes an entire day every year queuing to buy their tickets either as they board a bus or prior to travel. According to the research, one in ten passengers have missed a bus because they didn’t […]
MasterCard is collaborating with Network International, UAE’s leading acquirer to enhance the acceptance infrastructure of its contactless payment solutions in the region with the installation of MasterCard PayPassterminals across more than 1000 stores by year end which will include popular coffee stores, fast food restaurants, family diners, cinemas, general retailers and convenience stores. In line with its […]
Iceland’s first mobile contactless payments project is to be launched by Valitor, a leading cross boarder acquiring solutions provider, in collaboration with partners Oberthur Technologies, and Visa Europe. The project will utilise Orberthur Technologies’ SIM card product, which offers integrated support for NFC (Near Field Communications) to power mobile contactless payments. As part of the […]
The Polish nation’s enthusiasm for contactless and mobile payments was highlighted by research commissioned by First Data in October 2011, in which 51% of Poles surveyed said they would use a mobile device to make payments compared with just 25% of respondents in the UK/Ireland. Additionally, nearly a third of Polish consumers said they would […]
