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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
2015 03a - MarketEyeHeartbeat authentication technology trialled by Halifax; EPC framework for card-not-present transactions; MasterCard to develop Egyptian ID card programme; EU Parliament approves interchange fee caps; Push for US adoption of chip and PIN; ECB plays down virtual currency risks
2015 02b - MarketEyeBank of England could issue own digital currency; Barclays launches Twitter payments service; Diebold takes 90-degree shift to counter ATM skimming; Visa to buy offers specialist TrialPay; TSB wades into bank branch debate; Target takes $162m hit on data breach expenses; Visa and MasterCard report strong bank uptake for HCE-based mobile payments; Google said to prep Android Pay API; Google bids to breathe life into Wallet through telco partnership
2015 02a - MarketEyeVisa to launch mobile location service to reduce declined card payments; MasterCard increases spend on cyber protection; Swift negotiates BIC-to-IBAN data mandate for UK banks; Data breaches in 2014 exceed one billion records; Global smart card growth driven by contactless and US EMV adoption; Paym signs up 1.8 million consumers - £26 million transferred
2015 01b - MarketEyeContactless payments arrive on Coronation Street; Google brings e-mail money transfer system to Europe; Cancer Research UK brings contactless donations to shop windows; Half of US retailers unprepared for EMV migration deadline; Monitise puts itself up for sale; Google in talks to buy Softcard; Banking apps failing user experience test; Swyp bids to replace wallets with a single card; Number26, a smartphone-only banking service, launches in Germany
2015 01a - MarketEyeTencent launches China's first online-only bank; MasterCard agrees Russian processing deal; Obama sets out data breach notification legislation; Concerns raised about Swift data sharing; Google sues Visa and MasterCard over interchange fees; Polish banks to launch mobile payments drive using HCE
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