David Heun

U.S. payments consultancy FIME has added Discover's payment application specification (D-PAS) accreditation to the Pulse ATM network, allowing it to provide guidance and support services on EMV chip technology for acquirers and issuers unfamiliar with D-PAS.

Kiwibank says it is providing its small-business customers in New Zealand with a mobile payments app and card reader.

Nearly half of the cardholders in the U.S. have had at least one card reissued in the past year, with those experiencing fraud multiple times saying they have had nearly five cards reissued.

Caixa Bank and its partners in Spain's first cross-industry collaboration to advance payments technology have officially launched their research lab in Barcelona.

BMO Financial group will invest $2 million into a new artificial intelligence lab in Montreal designed to help startups make the transition from science projects to high-growth companies.

Norwegian banks have been keenly aware of — and concerned about — the prospect of mobile wallets developed in Silicon Valley affecting their own services. So much so that a group of banks has begun preparing to merge their payments systems into one platform and have it up and running by next August.

Digital currency exchange Bitstamp is partnering with independent payment processor Masterpayment for credit card processing and purchases of four cryptocurrencies.

Hoping to streamline the payment options across Europe, the European Payments Council has launched the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme.

PayStand, a blockchain business-to-business payments platform, has completed a $6 million funding round through BlueRun Ventures.

Modulr Finance, a U.K. payments application interface provider, is providing a service level agreement for business-to-business payments that guarantees automation for high volumes of complex payments at any time.