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2016 02a - Market EyeVisa Europe expands tokenisation service; Bank of England to develop blueprint for overhaul of UK payments system; MasterCard to introduce instalment payment option; UK government supports open banking API framework; EU tightens money laundering controls; ECB to develop European P2P payments; Tsys agrees $2.35bn TransFirst acquisition; Monthly UK contactless spending reaches £1 billion
2016 01a - MarketEyeFramework published for contactless travel in the UK; Orange looking to expand into banking; New York subway and buses to go contactless in 2018; Appetite for cash remains strong as ATM usage soars; Dubai announces mobile phone number-based payments system; MasterCard partners Coin for wearable payments
2015 12b - MarketEyeNew HCE mobile opportunities in Taiwan; Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard; MasterCard, Visa payment card share rising in Europe; Worldwide wearable market to surpass 200 million; Apple and Samsung set to take on Chinese tech firms with m-payments launch
2015 12a - MarketEyeBlackBerry brings BBM mobile payments to Nigeria; Rabobank to lay off 9,000 staff; Massive rise in European contactless payments predicted; Concern about Visa/MasterCard EU dominance; China UnionPay launches mobile payments service; Vodafone extends M-Pesa to Ghana
2015 11b - MarketEyeSwatch partners with Visa to launch pay-by-wrist watch; Coinbase issues Bitcoin debit card; EPC proposals for pan-European instant payments; France looks for improved Swift payments data access; BBVA Bancomer implements dynamic CVV/CVC for mobile transactions; MasterCard bids to develop mobile loyalty integration specification
2015 11a - MarketEyeVisa Europe explores use of blockchain tech for remittances; Jiffy sets up hotlines for charitable donations; Worldpay tests pay with your finger technology; ACI Worldwide acquire's Germany's PAY.ON; Visa Inc agrees EUR21.2 billion deal for Visa Europe; Amazon kills mPOS service
2015 10b - MarketEyeCiti trials screenless, card readerless Diebold ATMs; MasterCard tokenises MasterPass; Visa close to $22bn Visa Europe acquisition; Oberthur files for IPO; Millennials embrace wearable banking; North American mobile payments usage stagnates
2015 10a - MarketEyeTender for pan-European instant payments platform; MasterCard rolls out Identity Check suite; Worldpay trials facial recognition technology; First Data IPO launch; British banks lose £20 million to Dridex malware; Worldpay floats in London’s largest IPO this year
2015 09b - MarketEyeContactless payment ring launches on Kickstarter; Google Wallet adds P2P payments; Ireland creates fintech and payments body; Debit card spending continues to grow; WorldPay to press ahead with IPO; Samsung Pay lands in the US; Experts Cast Doubt On Mobile Payment Security
2015 09a - MarketEyeNine banks form blockchain partnership; Nordea selects Accenture and Temenos for core systems overhaul; Visa fined by Australian Court for anti-competitive practices; UK increases contactless limit to £30; Android Pay launch in US; Zapp to use behavioural fraud technology to protect mobile users
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