The program showcases the VITAband, the first in VITA Products Inc.’s line of wearable accessories that store emergency contact and medical information, while offering contactless payment functionality.

The cashback on offer from the American Express Platinum Cashback credit card has been doubled to 5% for the first three months.

BilltoMobile, the leader in Direct Carrier Billing for mobile payments, announced today the availability of one-click processing for Mobile Web transactions on its Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) platform.

While 73% of consumers now access websites on mobile devices, only 20% of companies have a mobile-optimized site. EPiServer today reveals the extent to which UK companies are failing to meet consumer expectations for mobile website browsing.

In 2011 number of Anelik money transfer transactions grew by 50% to almost 2,000,000 while their amount grew by 13% to over $1bln.

The five-store Home Depot pilot of PayPal’s point-of-sale solution that began in Q4 2011 will expand to 51 stores this week, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area.

JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $110 million to settle consumer litigation accusing it of charging excessive overdraft fees.

As of January 1, 2012 the number of cards in circulation was 9 863.3 thousand, including 4 381.7 thousand of BelCard cards; 5 481.6 cards of the international payment systems; 2 cards of the private local payment system.

eBay Inc., a global commerce platform and payments leader today reported that revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, increased 35% to $3.4 billion, compared to the same period of 2010.

NXP Semiconductors today announced it is further expanding its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) team in its North American headquarters.

Quarter net income of $514 million, or $4.03 per diluted share, excluding a special item. Quarter net income of $19 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, including a special item. Fourth-quarter net revenue increase of 20.2%, to $1.7 billion. Fourth-quarter gross dollar volume up 16.3% and purchase volume up 15.2%.

Visa Europe sees a very mobile future and now predicts that more than half of all Visa payments in Europe will be mobile by 2020.

Credit Suisse Group AG’s former global head of structured credit trading, was charged with fraud and two ex-traders pleaded guilty to a scheme to increase bonuses by falsifying prices tied to collateralized debt.

Samsung has signed a deal with a Spanish university to develop and pilot test the use of NFC phones to track student attendance.

Mobile payments provider BilltoMobile unveiled a new one-click mobile web transaction process enabling consumers to more efficiently make purchases via wireless device.

He large majority of American consumers would likely choose a retailer over its competitor if they were members of the retailer’s loyalty program.

Riding on any Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) vehicle soon won’t require passes, farecards, tokens or cash.

4T plans to launch later this year; insists services like Google Wallet will not hurt premium SMS revenues.

The Bank of Russia held the first meeting of Subcommittee 5 — Mobile Payments (SC 5), a division of TC 122, on February 3, 2012.

PLUS Journal keeps you informed on the preparations for the 3rd International Forum ‘Innovations. Remote Services, Cards and Payments 2012’ to be held in Moscow on 21-22 May, 2012.