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Mobile Payment stories - Page 7

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Frost & Sullivan: Fintech security needs to catch up
Tue, 24th May 2016
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Frost & Sullivan study says government agencies, SMEs & startups will need to work together if Australia is to become a leader in Fintech innovation.
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Australian fintech industry disrupting big four banks
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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Australia's fintech industry is set to pull money away from the big four banks, according to a report which highlights just how lucrative fintech is.
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Enterprise security trends for APAC
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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In APAC, cyber threats are rising with mobile malware and online extortion looming as tech adoption surges, says Microsoft's Noel.
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Mobile payments skyrocketing
Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Mobile payments are proving to be a success, with forecasts predicting transactions from online, mobile & contactless payments to reach $3.6 trillion.
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Mobile payments get easier with new Visa product
Mon, 14th Mar 2016
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Visa lauches digital swipe product enabling shoppers to complete online purchases by sliding a virtual image of their credit, debit or prepaid card.
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Point-of-sale malware attacks still strong in 2016
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Point-of-sale breaches will continue to be a major issue in the IT world in 2016, according to security firm Carbon Black.
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Mobile payments market will undergo huge transformation in next five years
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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P2P mobile money transfer space set for disruption as user base grows from 192.66m to 1.61bn by 2019, says Ovum.
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Mobile proximity payment users to surpass 1 billion
Thu, 25th Feb 2016
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The analyst firm says the while they are the smallest, mobile proximity payments are the fastest growing segment in the market.
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Kiwis ditch cash, embrace digital payments
Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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Almost half of New Zealanders expect cash to be obsolete in ten years, with mobile payments and wearables taking over.
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Is Apple saving mobile payments?
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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The rise of the sharing economy is driving the use of mobile payments, according to research from Warwick Business School.
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Smartwatches, fitness devices, HDMs: What's in store for the wearables market?
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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The wearables market is booming, with Gartner projecting sales of 274.6 million devices in 2016, including USD $11.5 billion in smartwatch revenue alone.
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IBM looks to clamp down on payment fraud
Mon, 18th Jan 2016
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IBM acquires IRIS Analytics to help combat payment fraud. Only 16% of banks can currently detect fraud in real-time.
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Wearables a growing target for cyber attacks
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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Cyber threats loom as wearable tech weaves into daily payments, say industry giants WISeKey and Kaspersky Lab.
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Optimizer HQ subsidiaries in liquidation; Swipe HQ down
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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Odev, a company associated Optimizer HQ and payment processing solution Swipe HQ, has been placed into liquidation.
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ANZ responds to growing demand for mobile wallets
Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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Tomorrow ANZ will launch its new goMoney Wallet for Android users, enabling a number of New Zealanders to make purchases using their smartphone.
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Hold onto your (mobile) wallets: Mobile payments raise security concerns
Tue, 29th Sep 2015
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Mobile payment data breaches are high on the list of concerns for cybersecurity experts, with a survey revealing 87% expect an increase in breaches.
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Growth areas to be found in verticals despite declining IT spend
Fri, 25th Sep 2015
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Gartner is predicting global IT spend across all verticals to decline this year, but there are still growth technologies within each vertical.
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Proliferation of smart devices continues
Wed, 16th Sep 2015
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Smart devices are no longer limited to mobile phones, bracelets and home appliances. Now, there are devices to take care of all our basic necessities.
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payWave finally comes to the supermarket
Mon, 31st Aug 2015
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Supermarket chain Countdown will now offer Visa payWave on Debit as an option for its customers, it was announced today.
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Asia Pacific to lead the world in mobile payments
Wed, 19th Aug 2015
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Mobile payments are poised for explosive growth in Asia Pacific, driven by a high number of initiatives and diverse mCommerce maturity levels.