PaidPiper, a startup that will debut at the CTIA Wireless show this week, is developing a mobile money transfer system suited to developed economies where the... full story ![]()
Quick Takes Developing economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East account for 25% of the world’s cashless transaction volume Transaction volume in these economies is expected to double in the next five years Mobile phones will be key particularly in financially underdeveloped countries where mobile phones are more prevalent than credit and debit cards Visa...
forbes.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
We’ve gotten a lot of questions from readers lately about chip-and-PIN credit cards, also known as EMV cards (for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, the originators of the technology). Although they’re almost universal in Europe, credit card companies have yet to widely offer them to American customers. For travelers headed around the globe, here are the basics:
washingtonpost.com (4 days ago)
Germany-based card payments startup Payleven is going to make its chip-and-PIN service available to individuals, the company said on Wednesday.Payleven offers a similar mobile card payments service as the U.S. based Square. Up until now, Payleven's chip-and-PIN service was only available to small merchants but as of Wednesday Payleven is offering the ability for private...
pcworld.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
MasterCard is rolling out a digital platform it says will make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases online, on mobile devices and in stores by eliminating the need to pull out a physical credit or debit card.
wsj.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
MasterCard's quarter profit increased 12% as spending on its credit and debit cards rose 11%, though revenue missed Wall Street expectations.
wsj.com (20 days ago)
The public will soon have the option to use credit cards to pay bills and fees in Summit County Probate Court.County Council voted Monday night to add the court to a list originally adopted in 2009 to accept credit card payments.Filing fees in probate court eligible for the payment by credit card include $50 for marriage licenses, $255 for guardianship cases, $190 for estate...
ohio.com (1 month and 17 days ago)

Mastercard unveiled its bid to dominate the mobile payments market on Monday with a 'virtual wallet' allowing customers to keep personal payment details in their phone and avoid checkouts by scanning bar codes in-store to pay.
denverpost.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
LONDON (Reuters) - Mastercard unveiled its bid to dominate the mobile payments market on Monday with a 'virtual wallet' allowing customers to keep personal payment details in their phone and avoid checkouts by scanning bar codes in-store to pay.
reuters.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
One of my Great 8 PowerTrends, which look at the intersection of demographics, economics, psychographics and technology, is Cashless Consumption. That PowerTrend looks at the shift away from cash, checks and credit cards to mobile payments, transactions and couponing.
forbes.com (3 months and 1 day ago)
Ramped-up holiday season spending typically keeps some borrowers from making timely payments on their credit cards in the last three months of the year, and 2012 was no exception.
miamiherald.com (3 months ago)
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