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MyPOS acquires French cash register company Toporder

London-based fintech myPOS has made its first acquisition, snappping up French cash register company Toporder.

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Tap on phone startup Klearly raises €6 million seed round

Dutch in-person payment startup Klearly has raised a €6 million seed round to expand into new European markets.

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JP Morgan unveils biometric payment terminals

JP Morgan has unveiled two proprietary biometric-enabled in-store payment terminals that will be offered to retailers later this year.

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Digital payments on the rise in Europe, but cash still king at POS

While the use of digital payments continues to rise in the euro area, cash is still responsible for more than half of all point-of-sale transactions, according to a European Central Bank study.

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Norway's Vipps launches world's first Apple Pay rival for iPhone

Norway's Vipps is claiming first place in the race to take on Apple Pay, enabling its users to tap their iPhones for instore payments.

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Visa partners Affirm on card that lets shoppers toggle between payment types

Visa has joined forces with Affirm to bring its 'flexible credential' technology to the US via a card that can toggle between debit and BNPL payment options.

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Visa and Tencent bring palm payments to Singapore

Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent has teamed up with Visa to take its palm recognition technology for digital payments international, beginning with Singapore.

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Tappy launches payments and fitness ring

Tappy Technologies has launched a combined fitness and contactless payments ring.

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Revolut doubles down on B2B with launch of POS Terminal for larger businesses

Revolut is rolling out a POS terminal device for larger businesses in the UK and Ireland in advance of Black Friday and the busy festive shopping season.

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Klarna takes on the high street through Adyen partnership

BNPL giant Klarna is stepping up its assault on bricks-and-mortar shopping, landing on Adyen in-store terminals across Europe, North America and Australia.

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Contactless takes the lead for Canadian in-store payments

The number of contactless payments in Canada increased by 17% in 2023 to reach 63% of all in-store transactions.

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Church of England completes national roll-out of contactless giving devices

The Church of England has completed a three-year project to roll out contactless giving devices to more than 2200 churches, which have raised almost £4 million in donation so far.

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Shift4 to acquire Givex for C$200 million

Shift4 Payments is to acquire Canadian gift card company Givex for C$200 million in an all-cash transaction.

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Apple to open up NFC payments access to third parties

Apple is opening up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers in a host of countries - including the US and UK - but will charge associated fees.

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JP Morgan preps more biometric payment pilots

JP Morgan is teaming up with vendor PopID to trial pay-by-face biometric payments with merchants across the US.

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Stables launches stablecoin virtual card in Europe

Australian stablecoin payment startup Stables has launched in Europe with a Mastercard virtual card.

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Apple reaches deal with EC on NFC payments access

Apple has staved off massive European Commission fines by agreeing to open up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers.

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G+D unveils offline payments tech

Germany's Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has unveiled a token-based system for secure offline payments.

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EPI launches wero wallet in Germany

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has launched its mobile-first wallet and instant account-to-account payments system in Germany, with other counties set to follow in the coming months.

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US judge rejects "paltry" $30 billion swipe fee settlement

A US district court judge has rejected an agreed $30 billion settlement over swipe fees between the two major card schemes and US merchants partially on the grounds that Visa and Mastercard have the financial armoury to pay "substantially" more.