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 […]
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 […]
MasterCard and Equity Bank of Kenya have announced an agreement at a signing ceremony in Nairobi to issue five million MasterCard-branded debit and prepaid cards, over the next 18 months. This program empowers African consumers to use electronic payments which provide a safe and secure way to pay, versus cash and other forms of payment. […]
Perhaps not necessarily a completely contactless payment technology, but nonetheless, an interesting take of being able to move around a city while being cashless. In this case it’s London and affects payments in bars, pubs and restaurants. Payments services provider, DataCash, a MasterCard company, has announced that it is processing payments for MyCheck, whose app […]
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 […]
SumUp, the company that enables merchants to take debit and credit card payments with their smartphones, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Taxi.de, a mobile taxi-hailing service used by citizens across Germany. The ink has only just dried on a deal, which will enable Taxi.de to offer full card payment functionality through the SumUp […]
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 […]
