Sicap mobile money kiosks have been deployed in Vodafone Hungary’s showcase «Smart Store», the smartphone experience store in «Fashion Street», Budapest.

National Bank of Georgia extended money transfers statistics by adding data for Microfinance Organizations.

Consumers are willing to pay up to £10 a month for digital banking services 69% of consumers already use internet to buy financial products, but there is demand for new digital banking products

According to reports, Google is all set to launch their contact-less mobile payment platform in the UK during the Olympic Games 2012.

It’s no secret that mobile payments are growing by leaps and bounds. It’s not hyperbole to say that mobile payments are the future of financial transactions, especially in the consumer-to-business marketplace.

In the U.S. last year’s consumer debt on credit cards fell by 11 percent. This was, according to CNNMoney, the report said site CreditKarma, devoted to consumer lending.

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced it has completed the acquisition of Point, Northern Europe’s largest provider of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers.

la Caixa and Visa Europe have begun rolling out their contactless payment system in Barcelona.

At his CES keynote yesterday evening, eBay CEO (and new interim PayPal CEO) John Donahoe revealed a number of new mobile payments forecasts for both eBay and PayPal.

PayPal is increasing fees for Mass Payments sent outside the U.S., making it potentially much more expensive for those who use the feature to make international payments.

The European Central Bank says the number of counterfeit euros discovered in 2011 dropped significantly over 2010, with €20 and €50 denomination bills remaining the most popular forgeries.

Jumio, a startup backed by billionaire Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, just raised a new $25.5 million in funding, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission document.

Advantages of the bank card contactless payment technology were demonstrated on January 14, 2012 at the final panel meeting of the Ministry of Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan.

All that virtual currency sold in mobile games is anything but virtual in terms of revenue.

As we have been reporting, PayPal is gearing up to launch an in-store payment system that will compete with Google Wallet, Isis, Square and others.

A Romanian man who overstayed his visa was arrested and accused of installing «skimming» devices on dozens of ATM machines that a high-tech fraud ring used to steal more than $1.5 million from HSBC Bank customers.

Visa Inc. and Better ATM Services, a technology innovator in the ATM industry, today announced the ability to dispense Visa Gift cards in addition to cash at existing ATMs, expanding the value and services delivered by ATMs.

Visa Europe today launched its second quarterly Contactless Barometer study. The Barometer canvassed perceptions of contactless technologies across the UK, Poland and Turkey, based on surveys of 1,700 banked individuals and in-depth panel sessions with around 500 contactless card owners per market.

EESPA announced at their first annual meeting December 13 2011 that a key goal of the newly formed group would be to raise the profile of electronic invoicing throughout Europe.