Rumours are quickly circulating that the next iPad to be released will come with a host of new features, including near field communication technology (NFC) already installed into the device.

SafeCharge has announced a strategic partnership with South-East Asia payments service provider, 2C2P and has completed a minority investment in the company.

Card issuer MasterCard has taken an equity stake in financial engagement firm First Performance Global in an attempt to improve self-service tools for cardholders.

Hays Littlejohn takes over from Gilbert Lichter as CEO at Europe’s major wholly bank-owned payment infrastructure provider.

Following last week’s announcement, the Payments Security Task Force (PST) has today released an update on the US’s chip-enabled cards roll-out.

Alibaba are venturing into the offline mobile retail space by entering their mobile wallet firm Paytm into the Indian restaurant market.