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2014 03a - MarketEyeM&S takes on banks with fee-free current account; Virtual currency taskforce to consider industry regulation; Visa and MasterCard launch cross-industry effort to push US adoption of EMV; MasterCard expands acceptance footprint across Africa; Banco Sabadell trials Carta mobile wallet with Host Card Emulation.
2014 02b - MarketEyeEC accepts Visa Europe credit card fee cap proposal; Retail Federation welcomes JPMorgan Chase switch to Chip and PIN; MasterCard buys m-wallet firm C-Sam; Visa and MasterCard to cut ties binding banks and telcos via Host Card Emulation; MasterCard harnesses mobile geolocation to fight overseas card fraud; Africa drives soaring worldwide mobile money adoption.
2014 02a - MarketEyeTarget accelerates migration to chip cards; Demise of cash on London buses; European Parliament approves plans to extend SEPA migration deadline; Weve and MasterCard join forces; MasterCard's MasterPass arrives in Spain.
2014 01b - MarketEyeEMVCo to hammer out specifications for tokens at the digital checkout; Amazon to move into P2P and in-store payments; Fresh stats show Sepa migration accelerating; E-commerce, mobile and contactless driving growth at Visa Europe; T-Mobile takes on US banking market; Finland's OP-Pohjola signs three-year mPOS deal with Monitise.
2014 01a - MarketEyeJPMorgan to exit pre-paid card business ; RBS and NatWest cards locked by Tesco glitch; Interchange settlement ruling challenged; Potential extension of SEPA migration deadline; O2 shuts down mobile wallet; Concern about security of Bank apps.
2013 12b - MarketEyeUK banknotes to go plastic in 2016; ECB launches the Euro Retail Payments Board; Hi-tech future for cheque payments; La Caixa partners telcos for mobile NFC payments service; HSBC partners telcos for Hong Kong NFC launch.
2013 12a - MarketEyeBank of Baroda installs 'intelligent-powered' ATMs; UK ATM withdrawals to top £11 billion in December; RBK Money receives payments services authorization; UK tablet m-commerce to triple in 2013 – study; MasterCard in global NFC alliance with Samsung.
2013 11b - MarketEyeGoogle unveils prepaid debit card; Telecom Italia and Visa Europe to roll out NFC in Italy; Dutch banks agree new rules on Internet fraud; Visa forecasts £450 million UK card spend on 2 December; Report on growth for contactless next year; Vodafone NFC mobile wallet launches.
2013 11a - MarketEyeCoin bids to replace cards with a card; Card Networks propose global digital payment standard; US Debit cards and Credit cards market share changing; European contactless spend grows six fold in 12 months; Orange and Visa team on NFC m-payments in France.
2013 10a - MarketEyeVisa announces improved payment card fraud detection; MasterCard and Parkeon take merchant offers to the street; UK Card Fraud figures from Financial Fraud UK; East reports 32% rise on European ATM-related fraud attacks; Bid to boost online checkout security with digital tokens; PayPal turns to QR codes for latest assault on in-store payments.
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