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EPI 2010
EPI 273 March 2010
EPI 272 February 2010
Rapid rise of the mobile POS
Moneybookers powers ahead
Citi provides a major boost for e-government in California
Signs of progress in moribund SEPA
News Digest
SecureTrading set for online gambling bonanza
Online bankers show scant concern for security
Banamex targets youth with Blink
Gemalto positions itself firmly in mobile authentication
Payment processor TSYS on European growth track
Criminals intensifying their offensive
Powerful solutions built on simplicity
Change remains the only certainty
Fraud eases but threat remains high
EPI 272 PDF
EPI 271 January 2010
American Express muscles in on US online bill payments market
Cheques get death sentence in the UK
Citi provides a major boost for e-government in California
The road to SEPA success
News Digest 25.01.10
Mobile security threat looms large
Heartland takes a harsh battering on two fronts
MoneyGram goes mobile in Philippines market
Hypercom declares war on card fraud
Net1 takes Iraq into the electronic payments age
PerSay and Bank Leumi in voice identification world-first
M-Pesa success story continues
Small-town US at forefront of mobile NFC
Smart Voucher fast-tracks global expansion
A decade of remarkable progress
EPI 271 PDF
EPI 2009
EPI 270 December 2009
Zenius bridges mobile NFC gap
Phishing’ for a big catch
Payments industry security body readies for fight against crime
Australian payment fraud rising
Auckland’s public transport ticketing to go contactless
Crédit Agricole and Equens set to join forces in Europe
News Digest
Banks shun the unbanked millions
Microsoft and Temenos team up
VeriFone intros iPhone card-present solution
IAMTN bestows top honour on Mi-Pay
Smart safes streamline cash handling
Mobile banking mushrooms in the US
Mobile phone NFC set for takeoff
VoiceCash gets European banking licence boost
Infosys adds human touch to remote banking
Change is the name of the game
EPI 270 PDF
EPI 269 November 2009
Fiserv to enter P2P payments race
PayFair takes on the card giants
AmEx grabs Revolution Money
A security wake-up call to merchants
News Digest
VeriFone and Heartland at war over merchants
Norwegians can now switch banks in seconds
Visa and MasterCard in hunt for growth
Global exits Latin American remittance market
SEPA in great need of a firm end-date
Archaic payments systems let US utilities down
GSMA accelerates development grant initiative
A security solution not to be ignored
India’s payments revolution continues
EPI 269 PDF
EPI 268 October 2009
PayPal breaks new ground
Amazon takes 1-Click mobile
Mi-Pay enthuses over prospects
Western Union feels the pinch
UK’s largest general insurer selects Neovia as standard across brands
Losses mount at embattled Earthport
News Digest
More calls for end date as SEPA's big test looms
PSB aims to boost mobile payments in Denmark
NETS FlashPay revs up competition in Singapore
Dealing with post-fraud demands key to satisfaction
iPhone payment apps just keep coming
Widespread PCI-DSS compliance an illusive goal
GSMA starts development grant ball rolling
First Data flexes its muscles in Africa
Many banks unprepared as PSD looms
A market being driven by innovations
EPI 268 PDF
EPI 267 September 2009
Fundtech powers Bank of Americ
Nordic giant emerges
Which?: Some UK banks fall short
Nokia partners with Obopay in global venture
Santander tackles UK merchant
News Digest
Clear2Pay’s big win in Portuga
Western Union looks to B2B for growth
First Data goes for growth in South Africa’s ATM market
Intuit tackles alternate payments giants
UK academics pioneering new banking security software
First Data opts for the security of encryption
Barclays talks up mobile success
M-Pesa sparks payments revolution
Getting to grips with money laundering
Payments reform hangs in the balance
Cash still a tough opponent in the EU
First Data goes for growth in
Western Union looks to B2B for
EPI 267 PDF
EPI 266 August 2009
Google still firmly in the game
UK Post Office takes on the banks
Surging energy prices spark slump in UK direct debit use
Bank of America and Bottomline team up in B2B market
Stakes get higher in US crackdown on online gambling
MoneyGram takes mobile plunge
News Digest
Online billing yields big benefits
Inside Contactless beefs up security
UK Faster Payments Service enters corporate market
Visa and US Bancorp join forces
Logica puts its weight squarely behind Callataÿ & Wouters
VeriFone powers taxi payments in Boston
NCR and academics go hacking
Open security door beckons criminals
GrIDsure takes on the PIN stronghold
Expect more Heartlands, warns expert
Technology levelling the playing field
EPI 266 PDF
EPI 265 July 2009
Birth of a new processing giant
Visa puts its weight behind Monitise
Recession takes toll on remittances to developing countries
Neovia bounces back in fine style
News digest
Tough economic times drive UK shoppers online
Visa prioritises mobile network interoperability
US takes first steps towards cashless toll roads
Latin America’s huge untapped prepaid market
Vesta looks to Europe for major growth
Euronet prepaid units come under epay brand
Giving banks the edge in fighting fraud
Heartland raises payments security bar
Swiss-made and controlled precision
EPI 265 PDF
EPI 264 June 2009
Temenos acts to streamline core banking systems product delivery
Canada’s big-three mobile network operators join forces
Online gambling war rages on
Debit cards gain ground in India
Mobile NFC takes to the highway
Another boost for Global Payments
News Digest
Getting payments right post-merger
US ATM fleet is showing its age badly
National Australia Bank ventures into biometrics
EC calls for views on possible SEPA end-date
Merchants under compliance whip
Big e-invoicing opportunity for banks
A market ripe for major expansion
EPI 264 PDF
EPI 263 May 2009
Online Resources resolves one-time payments problem
Alibaba.com homes in on Turkish SMEs
Targeting the online teenager
HSBC opts for smart-phone solution
$1trn problem about to get bigger
A new dawn for e-money in Europe
News Digest
Heartland seeking to raise data security bar
UK payments fraud police unit makes its mark
Slicing paper cheque payment costs
M-Com eyes developing markets
Shipping attracts big-name players
Londoner triumphant in ‘cashless for a year’ challenge
SEPA slow starters under pressure
UK retailers’ poor response to consumer needs
ING bolsters its European e-invoicing position
Uphill battle against cash’s dominance
Streamlining travel industry payments
EPI 263 PDF
EPI 262 April 2009
Fidelity National shakes up the payments technology world
PULSE to put online PIN debit to the test
Sybase mobile solution honoured
Fed aims to use ACH networks to reshape global remittance market
Advent International a growing force in payments processing
Alipay poised to overtake PayPal
News Digest
Belgacom thinks big in mobile payments
Irish online banking eroding cheque use
Fingerprints tell no lies
MasterCard and First Data opt for contactless payments stickers
Qualified endorsement of UK Payments Council’s performance
ACH upgrades a top priority for smaller banks in the US
Tackling the hard-to-break cash habit
ClickandBuy on a rapid growth path
Meeting demands of a diverse society
EPI 262 PDF
EPI 261 March 2009
MTN brings banking to millions
Deutsche leaps into a mobile future
ePAY gives Albany a head start
Another big win for Clear2Pay
Heartland pummelled
News Digest
Absa hits magical 1 million mark
Barclays and Orange join forces
UATP still flying high
US to follow UK Faster Payments lead
Cuba’s flawed remittance market
Smaller US banks fill a gap
Banking the UK’s unbanked
Countering Europe’s shadow economy
Cash-use decline accelerates in the US
Secure Trading’s big bet on US reform
Alarming rise in card ID theft in UK
A history of admirable progress
EPI 261 PDF
EPI 260 February 2009
Fundtech shrugs off tough times
Banks urged to keep AML guard up
Data breach calls industry security into question
Ingenico’s POS-to-processor encryption solution
News Digest
Banking the unbanked gets a big funding boost
Deal puts Sybase into mobile banking big league
Paymo takes micro-payments global
US alternative payments market heats up
Still very much a growth market
Consumer preferences dictate change
EPI 260 PDF
EPI 259 January 2009
Boom time for Moneybookers
Breakthrough in China for Motorola
Online retail shines amid gloom
Enticing renters away from cheques
News Digest
Global Payments forges ahead with revenue up 30%
EU money laundering rules in tatters
Streamlining POS key injection
Cyber criminals face US senator on warpath
US banks on an ATM fee-hike spree
Rahaxi brings China’s online buying power to Europe
Green is nice but cash is better
CSC and Sentenial join forces on SEPA
Focus pays off for TIO Networks
Tyfone hails success of secure memory card
mPay powers ahead in Poland
Turkish court sends out strong warning to cyber-criminals
Getting the bank to the unbanked
Steadily breaking the cash habit
EPI 259 PDF
EPI 2008
EPI 258 December 2008
VocaLink setting the pace in European payments market
Making TV ad-spend work a little harder
In search of the next killer application
News Digest
Fiserv’s ‘Online Advantage’
Merchant Solutions talks up prospects for growth in Asia
NACHA offensive against cheques
Alibaba conjures up big numbers in China
Visa and Yalamanchili join forces for growth plan
Ailing American ATMs get helping hand
41st Parameter shines in Mexico
Another big win for Obopay
Western Union versus Arizona
Alternate payments on the offensive
Leveling the online playing field
Spain slowly breaking the cash habit
EPI 257 November 2008
CashEdge solution gives banks an edge in the payments arena
GSMA unveils bold mobile wallet plan
SafeDebit puts US start-up Verient on the payments map
ATM volumes soar in the UK
Online banking makes more cents
Bling Nation takes on the big guys
News Digest
SEPA stalls on the starting line
US payments industry’s costly burden
IBM raises the bar for internet security
Fiserv seizes US billpay opportunity
NCR and Diebold hold up well
Western Union’s mobile money transfer service gathers pace
Makeover in store for London’s Oyster
Global remittance growth stalls
Benefits of cheque imaging remain illusive half a decade after ‘Check 21’ introduction
Online shopping booming in the US
Slowly breaking the cheque habit
EPI 256 October 2008
Canada edges towards m-payments
Ireland takes a step in the right direction
eBay fills big gap in its armoury
News digest
US community banks give insight into technology spending plans
Easing the compliance burden
Fast-tracking mobile banking
A competitor to be reckoned with
Bank of America still out front
Geolocation gains another adherent
Visa times accounts payable automation solution to perfection
A new era for e-money in Europe
War rages on internet battlefield
Winning the battle against cash
News Briefs
EPI 255 September 2008
Earthport brings efficiency to global remittance market
Canada’s Moneris on US acquisition trail
Solving the corporate paperchase
News digest
NSW authorities hoping it will be second-time lucky for Sydney ‘Tcard’
UK’s FPS ups transaction volume
Fiserv enters mobile banking fray
Single payments area’s uphill road to acceptance
CLS Bank volumes soar amid global market turmoil
Bringing a new perspective to market
Online billpay scales new heights
Debit cards hold electronic key
Two decades of solid progress
EPI 254 August 2008
Contactless payments failing to ignite consumer enthusiasm
European banks take a look int
Better deal for South Pacific islanders
News Digest
Obopay ‘bank a billion’ promis
US insurers lag on billing services
Mobile payments take off in A
Callataÿ & Wouters earns high praise
Smart sticker gives Garanti Ba
Payment revolution in the making
VeriFone to power payments in Australia’s fleet of taxis
PayPal rides UK online spending wave
Siemens takes biometrics online
Mobile payment boom predicted
UK card spending reflects tough times
Untangling payments processing
Asia’s pocket-sized powerhouse
Driving volume with customised
Fighting an uphill security battle
Visa Money Transfer gathers pace
Mobile bankers flock to Africa
SMARTRAC on a solid growth track
EPI 253 July 2008
Pay by voice at the ATM
Electronic payment system at risk
Widespread PSD procrastination
Canada leads online banking world
Barclays shines in the security race
News Digest
Heavyweights join forces to speed up adoption of NFC
High praise for JPMorgan’s Order-to-Pay invoice solution
News Briefs
Zimbabwe’s remittance lifeline
ICBC internet banking bonanza
NXP card under fire
The big interoperability challenge
Tackling a hard-to-break US tradition
Miami goes contactless with Cubic
Postilion security solution removes human factor
ATMIA acts to allay security fears
Still very much a work in progress
EPI 252 June 2008
Online service for tough times
Global Payments' big stride into the UK
Interchange fee saga rolls on
Fraud risk concerns over UK’s Faster Payments system
eBay’s Australian PayPal-only plan runs into stiff opposition
Bright future for mobile commerce
News Digest
Countering growing internal fraud
Shoddy backup can cost dearly
Mobile NFC transport ticketing era dawns in Italy
Venture capitalists bet $100 million on the unbanked
A hard habit to break
Reserve Bank of India lays down mobile banking rules
Digital lockbox goes mobile
No end to criminal ingenuity
Global phishing gang lands in the dock
Latin America prepaid boom ahead
Small US businesses shun electronic payments
Mobile banking forecasts diverge
A system built on co-operation
EPI 251 May
Google Checkout revs up
NACHA promises payment revolution
Carphone Warehouse puts its weight behind mobile payments
MasterCard solution streamlines new debit product delivery
3rd Man calls for unified stance in fight against CNP fraud
Cheques in steady decline in the UK
News Digest
Bacs notches up four decades of service
Sybase predicts big future for m-banking
News Briefs
eBay stirs up a storm in Australian e-commerce market
S1 selects Yodlee to enhance internet banking offering
Maldives’ banking enters a new era
MyECheck takes cheques online
Internet banking makes steady progress in Europe
UK gets faster payments at last
Card skimming takes a heavy toll
Merger to create new American ACH giant
Hawala enters the formal market
Consumers applaud mobile NFC
Credit cards reign supreme
EPI 250 April 2008
The online crime growth industry
Security compliance fails crucial test
Cash's big comeback in he UK
News Digest
Discover goes global with Diners Club International acquisition
News Briefs
Opportunity waits in abundance
Obopay goes international
Cheques lead US payment fraud
US online banking growth slows
A big boost for Amex’s strategy
Lights flash for delinquent payers
Payments revolution in the making
On the road to a cashless society
Amazon.com promises mobile purchases in less than a minute
EPI 249 March 2008
Academics slam UK banks' slack security on PIN entry devices
Fiserv goes mobile
Price control looms in the US
Levelling the bill-pay playing field
New Digest
OCBC Bank and CUP partner in groundbreaking remittance service
Mastercard challenger EU Commission ruling
News Briefs
M-Banking gives US Departmentof State the jitters
goDough makes its mark
Firethorn powers ahead in the US
Diebold cold-shoulders offer from United Technologies
Malaysian multifaceted NFC pilot project a resounding success
UK’s TheTrainline gets smart
Centricom and Neteller team up to take EFTPOS online in the UK
Lax internet security puts billions of pounds at risk
US moves down contactless road
Mobile phones enter the fight against card fraud
Mobile security issues top consumer concerns
African technology goes global
Electronic payments front-runner
EPI 248 February 2008
MoneyGram rescued from the brink by consortium offer
Big retailers urged to use payment muscle
Vodafone builds on its success
Kiosks on the rise in the US
CheckFree homes in on emerging US home cheque deposit market
Global ACH interoperability takes a step closer to reality
Australia tries m-banking again
Ingenico drops bid for Hypercom
Still more hype than action in the US contactless payments
Monitise Americas finds its niche
US consumers have positive attitude to mobile payments
Consumer concern rising about mobile payment security
UK gets remittance company charter
Fraud follows in wake of ACH boom
Panda takes control of online customer security
TSYS enters North American mobile payments race
Banks out of synch with customers' payment preferences
Built on constructive co-operation
News Digest
News Briefs
EPI 247 January 2008
Confusion reigns in the wake of ruling by European Commission
Amazon opts for Bill Me Later
More success for mFoundry
Mobile banking in US set for lift-off
News Digest
Hypercom notches up successes in Central and Eastern Europe
Metavante buys into European prepaid card market
News Briefs
Heartland takes on big guys
Payforit service gets off to a successful start
Streamlining insurance payments
Consumer patience wears thin with online service
Cheque imaging goes mobile with Mitek
Euronet still stalking troubled MoneyGram
New mobile payments service for China
Xiring prospers in booming security market
TJX Companies settles data breach claim
Tackling the security challenge
Electronic payments gather pace
EPI 2007
EPI 246 December 2007
TARGET2 brings Europe a step closer to financial integration
EC moves to hasten SEPA progress
Inside Contactless forges ahead
Removing online shopping fears
News Digest
Mexico soon to go mobile
US processor lands in hot water
News Briefs
Massive UK data loss sets alarm bells ringing throughout the banking industry
Clear2Pay gears up for Asian growth
Canada tops e-payments ranking
Planet Payment spreads its wings
SMS password security flawed
Ireland slashes tax on cards
VeriFone eyes Latin America
Euronet's unrequited love
Fighting soaring health care costs
Call to hasten the cheque's demise
A major work still in progress
EPI 245 November 2007
US telecommunications giant joins the mobile banking race
Europe gets third card scheme
E-billers are better bank customers
Call for reform of Ireland's 'highly inefficient' payment system
Many merchants are slow to meet security requirements in the US
Mobile payments giant in the making
News Digest
NCR opts for Intel technology
Metavante's Healthcare Gateway goes beyond the basics
News Briefs
Videophones enter remittance arena in fine style
UK retail industry body cries foul
Countering fuel pump payment fraud
Technology opens the door to use of graphical passwords
Open source software proves its worth at SNS Bank
Visa settles Amex anti-trust lawsuit
Committee asserts UK government is lax on e-crime
Contactless payments achieve global interoperability
Postal services flex their muscles
Contactless goes mobile in Canada
More Turkish banks go mobile
Credit card crunch hits the UK
SEPA's logistical nightmare
Pay by finger at Shell outlets
Deutsche Bundesbank leads the way
EPI 244 October 2007
US start-up gets set to challenge online payment giants
EDS offers Australian payment card utility
Microsoft to power Grupo Santander infrastructure revamp
Landmark European merger
Yodlee PayItAll forges ahead
Prepaid cards via the ATM
Too much of a good thing
News Digest
SWIFT to revamp fees and messaging architecture
JPMorgan Chase streamlines accounts payments
News Briefs
Visa hit for anti-competitive action
MasterCard launches commercial payments platform
Retailers warn of data risk
ReD in on the offensive against fraud
DoCoMo's mobile credit card's a roaring success in Japan
Kabira on a global expansion drive
Global Payplus excels in benchmark test
Alternative internet payment services are gaining ground
US payments industry launches campaign to save the environment
Monitise steps up service levels
Revolutionising US rental payments
Still room for growth in UK ATM market
Pulse deploys neural network technology
Swedes still infatuated with cash
EPI 243 September2007
Royal Bank of Scotland launches multi-currency payment solution
MasterCard to develop new processing platform
Funds Tech and ProCard target South Africa's unbanked
Hong Kong's Octopus slips up
One Payment Alliance weighs into Asian online market
NCR and Mshift partner in m-banking
News Digest
Linking mobile phones and ATMs
Generations differ on preferred banking channels in the US
News Briefs
Implementation of SEPA faces considerable hurdles
Tough challneges for UK's PayForIt
Yodlee goes for aggressive growth
Bank of America steps up online security
UAE mobile payments market picks up pace
Newcomers face daunting obstacles
Singapore takes a step towards a cashless society
US treasury to extend debit card use for social security payments
Contactless payments spring into life in Europe
Coming to grips with new challenges