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2015 08a - MarketEyeCanada to overhaul national payments infrastructure; First draft standard on ISO 20022 for real-time payments; FIS agrees $9.1 billion SunGard deal; Apple becomes sponsor member of NFC Forum; Samsung Pay launches mobile payments in Korea;Visa prepares for new m-payment service
2015 07b - MarketEyeCSC and HCL to form core banking joint venture; MasterCard to connect Europe to Samsung Pay; Atom Bank signs for Intelligent Environments platform; MasterCard pays out $61 million to settle Tesco interchange suit; Stripe signs deal with Visa; ING Bank introduces voice-activated mobile payments
2015 07a - MarketEyeIran to return to Swift network; Decline in French card fraud rates; EU watchdogs accuse MasterCard of inflated fees; Visa Europe to sell Monitise stake; Samsung begins testing mobile payments service; European contactless adoption explodes
2015 06b - MarketEyeMasterCard turns parking meters into coupon-delivery tools; European ACHs form Sepa joint venture; UK payments regulator calls for 'pipes and wires' innovation; E-commerce goes mobile; Smartphone challenger bank Mondo awaits approval from BofE; Barclays takes on Apple with wearable payments
2015 06a - MarketEyeEcobank and MasterCard sign sub-Saharan Africa agreement; MasterCard issues tokens to private label cards and e-commerce merchants; PayPal introduces One Touch for the Web to UK and Canada; Alibaba moves into financial data and information services; European cyber-fraud ring foiled; Zapp gears up for launch
2015 05b - MarketEyeFacebook Messenger payments service arrives in NYC; BBVA rolls out 'remote control' card app; Monese raises $1.8m for mobile banking service for immigrants; UK opts out of European online payments security guidelines; Google unveils Android Pay; Danske Bank integrates PowaTag into MobilePay
2015 05a - MarketEyeGetin Bank introduces world’s first DCVC card; New launch of Visa’s V.me digital wallet in UK; Danish shops to be given right to refuse cash; 02 buys out partners in Weve consortium; Agreement reached on revised Payments Services Directive; US acquirers lag in shift to EMV
2015 04b - MarketEyeMalawi takes steps to create a digital payments ecosystem; PayPal extends One Touch payments to the web; SIX, UBS and Zurcher Kantonal Bank to launch P2P payments app; Mobile corporate banking stalled by talent and budget shortfall; Deutsche Bank to allocate EUR1 billion to new digital spend; MasterCard to buy analytics house APT for $600 million; Paym celebrates first anniversary; Apple Pay forces first split in MCX ranks as Best Buy jumps onboard; Google Wallet funds get FDIC insurance
2015 04a - MarketEyeNCR launches cloud-based ATM operating platform; Alibaba continues drive into financial services; MasterCard agrees $19 million settlement with Target; Canada updates card code of conduct to include m-payments; Microsoft shows interest in HCE-based mobile payments; Apple Pay users experience checkout problems
2015 03b - MarketEyeCBA unveils Albert tablet payment offering; Barclays and PayPal join Government ID access scheme; MasterCard strengthens Silicon Valley outpost; UK online banking fraud losses soar 48%; Optimal Payments agrees EUR1.1bn Skrill acquisition; Tangerine banking comes to the Apple Watch
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