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German banks to sell jointly owned payment group Concardis
According to media reports, German banks have agreed to sell the jointly held payment group Concardis as some of the owners seek an exit to focus on other activities. Concardis offers card payment terminal and payment processes for e-commerce suppliers and may appeal to peers as well as to private equity companies. Concardis and its [...]
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Worldline completes Equens and Paysquare transaction
Worldline has announced the successful completion of the transaction that was presented on November 3rd, 2015 with Equens Group. Under the terms of the agreement, it is reminded that the completed transaction is made of two components: Regarding Financial Processing activities, the Financial Processing businesses of Worldline[1] have been merged with Equens. This merger resulted [...]
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The Impact of Innovation Study
The Mastercard Impact of Innovation study explores the attitudes to technology among 23,000 consumers in 23 different countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Although the UK is one of the most digitally mature markets in the world, the study shows that the British are ready for the next wave of innovation and want to [...]
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Mobile payment acceptance solution using BLE for Nets Merchant Services
A new in-store mobile payment solution is set to be rolled out across Denmark. Utilising a smart phone based mobile wallet, Dankort cardholders will benefit from an enhanced experience using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The solution uses a BLE acceptance device developed by Spire Payments that will be deployed as an upgrade to tens of [...]
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European payments statistics for 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published its European payments statistics for 2015 on non-cash payments, which comprise indicators on access to and use of payment services and terminals by the public, as well as volumes and values of transactions processed through payment systems. Statistics are published for each EU Member State, in addition to [...]
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