Mobile

Lisbon’s subway adopts the most convenient and advanced access system in the world 

2 October 2023

Indra has made Lisbon one of the first cities in Europe in which travellers can access the subway with their own cell phone, bank card or smartwatch without having to purchase a ticket or pass beforehand, by applying the EMV (Europay-Mastercard-Visa)...

Paysend and RemotePass partner to offer instant payments to contractors globally  

26 September 2023

  Paysend, the global card-to-card payments pioneer and RemotePass, the global onboarding and payroll platform, has announced a partnership to facilitate instant and more cost-effective transfers to international workers in 80 countries.  Through...

HID announces employee badge integration with wallet apps

29 August 2023

The ubiquitous presence of mobile devices and digital wallets are pushing demand for more mobile access deployments in the region. HID, one of the world’s leading provider of trusted identity solutions, has announced it now offers companies the...

DCI and DataVisor team up to help banks fight fraud

16 May 2023

Financial fraud has increased substantially as the trend towards mobile banking and digitisation accelerates. In 2022 alone, the US Federal Trade Commission received over 1.1 million reports of identity theft and over 440,000 reports of credit card fraud....

e& money, Mastercard enter partnership to transform digital payments for UAE consumers

20 March 2023

e& money, the fintech arm and financial super-app of e& life, announced its partnership with Mastercard to transform and evolve the way customers make payments via an exclusive prepaid card – enabling payments anywhere in the world and...

Mastercard brings Google Pay to Kuwait in partnership with Google

20 March 2023

According to Mastercard’s New Payments Index 2022, 64% of MENA consumers, compared to 61% globally increased their use of at least one digital payment method in the last year, including digital cards, SMS payments, digital money transfer apps, and...

Ooredoo will leverage Huawei’s Mobile Fintech to provide fintech services

8 March 2023

Ooredoo Group has signed a partnership agreement with Huawei to leverage Huawei Mobile Fintech platform to provide Fintech services in markets across the company’s footprint. Under the agreement, the two entities will cooperate for Ooredoo to provide...

Lookout data shows credential theft mobile attacks on the rise in US government agencies 

8 March 2023

Lookout, an endpoint to cloud security company, has released its 2022 Government Threat Report which examines the most prominent mobile threats affecting federal, state and local governments in the United States.  Lookout data reveals mobile phishing...

Lanistar launches Google Pay in Brazil

15 February 2023

Lanistar, a virtual payment card provider, has gone live with Google Pay operability to its virtual payment card in Brazil – one of the fastest-growing markets for its service. This is the first time Lanistar has been approved for use through...

Optasia collaborates with Ecobank and MTN for financial services in Guinea 

1 February 2023

Optasia, a leading FinTech services provider, has launched a microloan service via MTN Mobile Money (MoMo), with Ecobank in  Guinea and MTN.   The launch comes as part of MTN’s BankTech strategy in Guinea with over...