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JCB announced that Apple Pay will launch in Japan in October to make mobile payments with iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2. JCB has been a pioneer in the Japanese payment industry, as part of this initiative, JCB introduced the contactless payment solution QUICPay in 2005, playing a leading role for [...]

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As the share of digital payments in Europe keeps on growing to reach 38% of payments by 2020, the continued transformation of Mastercard is driven by the rapid growth and success of Masterpass, the company’s digital payment service. 40 major issuers across 18 countries in Europe, including KBC Bank in Ireland, Intesa Sanpaolo in Italy, [...]

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In the world of mobile payments, tokenization has gained notoriety as the underlying technology enabling banks to secure mobile NFC payments using host card emulation (HCE). There is no contesting that this is a big deal; the combination has triggered a profound shift in the mobile payments ecosystem, reducing deployment complexity and giving banks a [...]

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For over a year after its introduction, Apple Pay was the only real option for consumers who wanted to pay with their smartphone. That changed towards the end of 2015, when Android Pay and Samsung Pay were rolled out. Among the three payment options, Apple Pay captures the greatest proportion of eligible users, with 33% [...]

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