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Customers of Orange Bank in Spain will now be automatically issued with a digital debit card that they can use to instantly begin making mobile payments both online and in-store — and can also request a companion physical card that comes without a printed card number, CVC code or expiration date. “Thanks to its digital […]

Public transportation users in Brussels can now use their contactless bank card, NFC mobile phone or smart watch to pay for their fares on any of the city’s bus, tram and metro services. “STIB has been installing new validators for several months in its stations and vehicles,” the city’s public transportation operator says. “These validators

Corporate customers of US Bank can now send a digital corporate card directly to an employee, contractor, volunteer or customer’s mobile phone, enabling them to instantly begin charging online and in-store purchases to the company — subject to a strict spending limit and expiration date. “With a few simple steps, a company can send an

South Africa’s Nedbank has become the first bank in Africa to enable merchants to accept contactless payments on standard NFC phones. To use the new tap on phone service, merchants need an NFC smartphone running Android 7.0 or above. They can then accept payments via either contactless cards or QR codes. The service is currently

The UK’s NatWest bank has launched Payit, an online payments service that uses open banking to make it possible for merchants to accept payments directly from consumers’ bank accounts. “With customers of the UK’s nine largest banks eligible, consumers don’t need to bank with NatWest to take advantage, and can use the service by selecting

Sixteen major European banks have announced plans to jointly create a new company that will be tasked with delivering “a seamless, competitive and unified payment solution” for in-store, online and P2P payments across Europe. Founding members of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) include banks in five Eurozone countries — France, Germany, Spain, Belgium and the

7-Eleven is running a pilot of a new mobile payments service that includes an option for iPhone owners to use Siri to pay for their fuel from their vehicle using only their voice. The pilot is taking place “in participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida, North Texas and Woodbridge, Virginia” and uses

Visa has announced that it has now issued more than 1bn tokens through its Visa Token Service (VTS) and there are now more than 8,200 issuers using the service in 150 markets around the world. Of the 1bn total, more than 680m have been issued during the past 12 months, Ansar Ansari, Visa’s senior vice

Customers of Belgium’s KBC bank can now add their debit card to their choice of a range of wearables and then use their new ring, watch, keyring or bracelet to make payments at any merchant equipped to accept contactless payments. Brands supported include Berg, Gemini, K Ring, Laks Pay, Mondaine, Rosan Pay and Tapster. Customers

BNP Paribas is to begin issuing payment cards with a built-in fingerprint sensor to its Premier and Gold cardholders later this year, the French bank has announced. The bank plans to issue an initial 10,000 to 15,000 cards “this autumn”, BNP Paribas’ Jean-Marie Dragon told Le Parisien. Read the rest of BNP Paribas to issue