25 mai 2018
GDPR D-Day!
After years of preparation, GDPR D-Day finally happens! Probably the most visible part of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...
22 mai 2018
Paypal acquires iZettle, a US$ 2 billion move toward brick-and-mortar commerce
For those who have been observing the mPOS market for a while, the news came as a shock: Paypal is acquiring Sweden-based iZettle for US$...
18 mai 2018
5G to set a new center of gravity for the world
We all know there is a first-mover advantage to companies which participate proactively in standardization. Most of the time, they are...
7 mai 2018
Consumer eSIM not likely to happen soon!
The US Department of Justice is has opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T, Verizon Communications and the GSMA, accused of...
3 mai 2018
EMV adoption grows on the combination of cards and POS terminals
"There is no success without hardship." - Sophocles EMVCo, the body that represents the payment schemes, just announced that 54.6% of...
30 avr. 2018
SIM slidin’ away
SIMalliance, the industry association that includes most major SIM card vendors, has just published its annual data on SIM card...
5 avr. 2018
Wagamama gets invisible payments
Wagamama, a restaurant chain in the UK specializing in pan-Asian cooking, is now implementing a new way to improve the payment flow: they...
29 mars 2018
Beijing throws a stone into the QRcode vs. NFC pond
Beijing metro authorities just announced they will start accepting QRcode based payment systems like Alipay from beginning of May. Alipay...
22 mars 2018
Africa, next breeding ground for unicorns
For a few years already, the technology world has been focusing on unicorns, companies defined as having achieved a valuation over one...
19 mars 2018
Cardholders want them heavy!
Once basic functions are totally standardized, the only means for differentiation is in the look and feel of the product. The secure...
