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Visa and French bank Groupe BPCE are planning trials of microSD-based NFC chips. The trials will involve iPhone cases equipped with an NFC radio and antenna, in addition to the microSD slot for security purposes. The Samsung Galaxy and BlackBerry devices also will be used in the trials. The technology comes from Device Fidelity, which [...]

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Google says it’s ready to party like it’s 1999 all over again, with mobile payments taking the place of e-commerce in a new gold rush that will transform consumer shopping habits on the high street. Speaking at a VentureBeat conference in San Francisco, Google’s vice president of commerce Stephanie Tilenius, forecast a rising tide of [...]

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VeriFone Systems will launch a tablet credit and debit card reader this year to compete with Square, says CEO Douglas Bergeron. The product will encase tablets such as the Apple iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab so that businesses have another option besides Square and traditional cash register terminals. Bergeron says the product is being tested [...]

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ACI Worldwide has announced that Standard Chartered Bank has adopted the latest version of ACI Money Transfer System 4.0 in Germany for its Euro clearing, as the bank reaches the milestone of working with ACI Worldwide for 20 years. Standard Chartered Bank uses Money Transfer System for clearing major currencies: US Dollar, Euro and the [...]

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Ingenico has signed a five year contract with Avis Europe, one of the world’s leading car rental companies, to provide a fully managed payment service across its retail network. Ingenico, the Fife-based technology firm with headquarters in France, will provide Avis Europe with a fully managed service including approximately 3,000 iCT250 chip and PIN terminals, [...]

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