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FIS Launches ATM TestBench
FIS has unveiled the industry’s first test solution that focuses on automated application testing for physical ATMs. FIS ATM TestBench helps banks and ATM service operators shorten test cycles, increase efficiency and safeguard a hard-earned brand reputation. One of the most frequent points of interaction customers have with a bank, ATMs continue to grow in [...]
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Digital Payments Survey
Payments Cards & Mobile, the award-winning publisher, and American Express, a leading global payments brand, have partnered with payments consulting firm Accourt to conduct a survey on the state of Digital Payments. The survey aims to collect industry data from North America, Europe and Asia and compare the different states of readiness and usage of Digital Payments [...]
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MasterCard and Visa post strong earnings
Rival payment processors MasterCard and Visa both posted higher earnings than Wall Street expected as US customers increased card spending at the end of 2015, a period including the lucrative holiday shopping season. MasterCard reported profit of 79 cents a share on Friday, topping the 70-cent average of analysts’ projections, while Visa’s earnings of 69 cents a share, excluding some items, compared [...]
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Visa accounts for 61% of contactless card payments in Europe
Contactless card payments achieved a breakthrough in Europe in 2014, as the number of payments grew by 155% – a figure which is forecast to continue to soar over the next few years. Visa is by far the largest scheme in the region for contactless payments. MasterCard PayPass is strong in several developing markets The study, [...]
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Building on the Blockchain
Following the announcement by more than 20 of the world’s largest banks that they are collaborating to develop common standards for Blockchain technology, PCM examines the implications of a decentralised, distributed ledger for the banking and payments industry. At first it was all about the Bitcoin: the peer-to-peer electronic cash system, which is all bit [...]
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