September 11, 2014 - The Payments & Cards Network, the leading name in Payments & eCommerce recruitment is growing in Asia. Carolina Mac is the latest consultant to join the network and will be responsible for the APAC region.

September 10, 2014 - Visa has taken advantage of the hoopla surrounding Apple's application of digital account tokens to replace card numbers for online and mobile purchasing by initiating the roll out of its Token Service to US clients.

September 10, 2014 - After weeks of rumour, hype and speculation, Apple has made its long-awaited entry into the payments business with a compelling mix of NFC technology, tokenisation, biometrics and must-have mobile form factors, including the new iPhone 6 and forthcoming Apple Watch.

September 5, 2014 - America's Federal Reserve Banks are moving ahead with plans to improve the country's payment infrastructure, promising to publish a roadmap in the coming months that could eventually lead to a faster payments system.

September 3, 2014 - Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), the mobile commerce joint venture put together by some of America's biggest retailers, has finally unveiled its payment network, promising a commercial launch next year.

September 2, 2014 - China's Alipay has teamed up with handset maker Huawei to develop a system which lets people make mobile payments with their fingerprints.

August 26, 2014 - Sequent Software, the world's leading provider of digital issuance and open wallet platform-as-a-service, announced today that it has been awarded a key patent for simplifying mobile payments and enabling fast and seamless transactions at merchants through the "One Tap" mobile payments functionality.