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Bitcoin was Top Performing Currency of 2015
For most investors, the major story of 2015 was the expectation and eventual fulfillment of a rate hike, signalling the start of tightening monetary policy in the United States. This policy is divergent to those of other major central banks, and this has translated into considerable strength and momentum for the US dollar. Using the [...]
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MintChip digital currency acquired by NanoPay
The Royal Canadian Mint’s fledgling digital currency program, MintChip, has been acquired by local startup NanoPay which has plans to commercialize the technology this year. NanoPay, which has developed a mobile payment service it says is similar to Apple Inc.’s “Apple Pay” system, acquired MintChip from the Mint in December for undisclosed terms, NanoPay Chief Executive Laurence Cooke told The [...]
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UK travel operators partner for nationwide contactless ticketing
The UK’s five biggest public transport operators have revealed plans for contactless ticketing for millions of passengers. The ambition is to install contactless technology in more than 32,000 buses operating on routes outside of London – which already has a contactless enabled fleet – by 2022. Stagecoach, First Bus, National Express, Go-Ahead and Arriva have all signed up [...]
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Network International launch cashless, cardless and mobile-free payments in UAE
Quisk Middle East has signed an agreement with Network International, a payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, to deploy an innovative new cashless, cardless and mobile-free payment method. The next generation solution, led by Dubai Smart Government (DSG) and developed by Quisk, will be deployed by Network International across its POS merchant network [...]
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iDeal continues expansion plans with payment QR codes
Dutch online payment method iDEAL having reached a new milestone in 2015 of half a billion iDEAL payments passed and becoming the most widely-used online payment method for e-commerce, being used more than 13 million times per month for online transactions is continuing its growth strategy by developing iDeal payments QR codes. iDeal is a payment network in the Netherlands, [...]
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