Mastercard partners with Circle K, Delaware North, Dunkin’ and White Castle to redifine the consumer shopping journey.  Mastercard’s Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through solutions deliver low touch, high engagement experiences for retailers and the end consumer.  The platform improves the speed of the shopper journey by eliminating existing points of friction through robust […]

Fare Payments-as-a-Service to public transit provider, Masabi, has launched My Fare, a contactless mobile ticketing app for Calgary Transit that lets passengers buy tickets and passes anytime, anywhere, using their smartphones. The My Fare app, powered by Masabi’s Justride platform, allows riders of Calgary Transit services to purchase and use fare products such as regular […]

Biometric fintech company Zwipe and Publicenter, Italy’s largest domestic smart card manufacturer, announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at bringing the next generation contactless experience, powered by biometric payment cards and wearables to financial institutions and consumers across Europe. Publicenter is a VISA and Mastercard certified smart card manufacturer, with over forty years of […]

  “The situation has challenged the existing financial practices and has brought in new opportunities as well”, said Yasum Mirza, Chief Business Officer at Access Group (DigitalPass), during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 in their business and on the financial sector in Pakistan. 1. How do […]

Verizon is launching its own Visa card. The card was designed with mobile customers in mind, allowing customers to earn rewards called ‘Verizon Dollars.’  on everyday purchases, this currency can be spent on things at Verizon stores and online at Verizon’s website. Customers can save more, earn more, and do more with the Verizon Visa […]

  “We witnessed an encouraging shift towards digital payments over the past year. The use of e-wallets and mobile accounts grew by 8.2x year-on-year in March, while the use of bank cards and online banking increased by 1.9x each”, expressed, Ehsan Saya, Managing Director at Daraz (Alibaba Group), during an exclusive Q&A session with our […]

“Almost every transaction can be conducted digitally and people are appreciating how these services enable a much more feasible infrastructure for payments”, commented Mohammad Mudassar Aqil, President & Chief Executive Officer at Telenor Microfinance Bank / Easypaisa, while having an exclusive discussion with our Editor in Chief on the impact of outbreak on the overall […]

“The adoption of digitization will surely accelerate and how quickly Pakistan can adapt to it will determine how quickly we can see our economy bouncing back”, commented Zeeshan Hasib Baig, Country General Manager – Pakistan at Careem, during an exclusive Q&A session with our Editor in Chief on the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the […]

CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, launches the nationwide deployment of ATMs with facial recognition technology. The system is the first launched by a financial institution on a global level that allows users to withdraw money by simply recognizing them from the image captured by the terminal’s camera, meaning they do not have to manually enter […]

“The new players will be tested now on their robustness and their ability to continue to be the innovators in the industry. It’s a challenge for them but with the silver lining of the opportunity when truly innovative digital services can now be offered”, expressed financial service industry expert from Europe, Middle East and Africa, […]