According to the Marbridge Daily, China will soon announce a specification for its national mobile payment standard. The standard, which has already been drafted, could come as early as this year …
Reflecting issues faced by nations worldwide trying to implement mobile payment programs, Ghana's National Communications Authority, the governing body responsible for overseeing that country's …
Hungary is planning to launch a mobile payment system nationwide, according to the Budapest Business Times. The National Mobile Payment System will allow Hungarians to pay for transit tickets through …
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has announced the findings and recommendations from a study on developing an NFC-based mobile money program. Along with laying out requirements for a mobile payment …
The playing field for U.S. legal tender and virtual currencies has just been levelled a bit. The U.S. Treasury, through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, has issued guidance clarifying that …
Almost a year after holding a workshop on mobile payments, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a staff report on the issues it believes consumers and companies are dealing with when adopting …
Square seems to have run afoul of state regulators in Illinois. The mobile POS provider has been issued a cease-and-desist order from the state for "transmitting money without a license." The order …
Visa wants to make payments easier, or at least easier to understand. The payment giant announced the launch of a new partner program that it said is intended "to accelerate the introduction of …
Showing someone a road map is one thing; it's up to them to follow it. And it looks like U.S. merchants, acquirers and processors may not be following the EMV-migration "road maps" issued by the …
As President Obama officially submitted Richard Cordray's renomination as director of the CFPB to Congress on Friday, eight states joined a suit challenging the constitutionality of key provisions of …
Part of a series of reports on Visa's work with the GSMA mWomen Programme and the Bankable Frontier Associates to expand women's acces to financial services worldwide.
Ten states have already prohibited merchants from charging a fee at the POS. Now eight more are thinking about joining the list. According to a report by CUNA, the states of Hawaii, Illinois …
NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association's Council for Electronic Billing and Payment has released new guidelines regarding QR code used for bill payment purposes. The guidelines were …
This week, merchants in 40 states gain the ability to surcharge customers who use credit cards for purchases. The change is one measure in the proposed anti-trust settlement between U.S. retailers …
The NFC Forum, a trade association promoting near field communication technology, has announced the formation of special interest groups to address the application of NFC to several vertical …
The folks at Des Moines, Iowa-based payment startup Dwolla are showing that rebels can be good citizens. The company, which proudly proclaims its role as a potential disruptor in the payment space …
Could there be an open, industry-based alternative to EMV? The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. seems to think so. In a Jan. 20 letter addressed to committee members and obtained by Digital …
Regulations will be rolling out en masse in the fast-moving mobile payments industry. Make sure you stay compliant by tracking the latest developments here.
Direct carrier biller PayOne says retailer's mobile payment acceptance infringes on its IP.
Part of a series of reports on Visa's work with the GSMA mWomen Programme and the Bankable Frontier Associates to expand women's acces to financial services worldwide.
Card brand tightens timeframe for U.S. move to new security standard.- Suzanne Cluckey
