The popular connected health and fitness market specialist, Fitbit, has inked a deal to acquire the wearable payment assets of startup Coin. The deal includes key personnel and intellectual property specific to Coin’s wearables payment platform. While there are no plans to integrate Coin’s wearable payments technology into the 2016 Fitbit product roadmap, the acquisition…
PowaPOS has raked-in more than $1.1 million in orders from Latin American distributors within the first month since joining SuperCom on April 18th. PowaPOS is the developer of a fully-integrated mobile and tablet-based system integrating industry-leading retail and secure payment solutions into one simplified, attractive and robust POS platform. PowaPOS expects to deliver the orders…
Visa verified it has inked Alaska Airlines, Chick-fil-A, Cole Haan, Emirates and Wyndam Hotel Group have to offer Visa Checkout for fast and easy online and mobile payments. A common challenge among online retailers, consumers often put items in their carts, but ultimately abandon purchases because paying online, particularly on mobile devices, is too complex.…
Apriva Integration Services says its vital with SDK integration to keep a mobile payment app up-to-date post-launch. After years of helping developers implement mobile payment SDKs to add payment processing to their POS solution, the Apriva Integration Services (AIS) team has learned several best practices for effective implementation. One of the easiest ways to unlock…
FL-based NXT-ID has ankled Gregory Johnson, Head of Business Relationships for Capital One, to its Advisory Board of Directors. Prior to joining Capital One, Gregory spent 17 years at American Express Company working in Consulting Services, Business Travel, Commercial Card, and the OPEN Small Business brand forming strategy and architecting large client facing teams to…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Gemalto has provided a secure element based applet for smart wearables launched by China UnionPay (CUP). Smart wearable devices are gaining popularity globally, with total shipments expected to surpass 200 million in 2019. CUP had launched smart wearables with embedded secure elements based payment applications last year. The payment applet runs…
Worldpay unveiled a unique offering for the UK payments industry that will provide a greater range of payment pricing options, meaning SMEs can find the perfect payment plan to fit their business. Taking inspiration from the mobile telephony industry, the UK’s number one payment provider has added ‘Pay As You Go’ and ‘Fixed Monthly’ card…
Verifone Point Classic has been integrated with Revel Systems’ iPad Point of Sale (POS) to simplify EMV acceptance and payment management for merchants. By seamlessly integrating with Verifone Point Classic, Revel allows its clients the choice to have their payment systems managed by Verifone. Combining world-class hardware and services into a flexible and robust managed…
Infinite Peripherals’ new DPP-255 mobile printer hits the market offering a high-speed receipt plus label printer. This MFi-certified compact unit has a print speed of 100mm/s, and supports iOS, Android and Windows. Among the fastest mobile printers in its class, the DPP-255 supports the iPad®, iPhone and iPod touch, along with devices running Android and…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] The new Smart Contract Settlement Exchange connects diverse banking and other payments systems worldwide without requiring each institution to integrate to hundreds of upcoming proprietary blockchain payment systems. Smart Token Chain gives financial institutions the ability to create fully proprietary ledger systems and smart contract tools, yet easily exchange transaction and…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] In Other News: MITSUBISHI (award); BLUESNAP (award); THE BANCORP (video); and CSI (award). MITSUBISHI – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial was named Americas Bank of the Year for 2015 by IJGlobal, the project finance and infrastructure magazine’s top annual regional honor. BLUESNAP – BlueSnap won a 2016 PYMNTS Innovator Award in the category…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Ontario’s RDM is now shipping its new EC9600i single feed network check scanner models. The new EC9600i SF models are an extension of the family of EC9600i auto-feed network scanners introduced last year. RDM’s EC9600i series network scanners simplify the check scanning process through RDM’s “one-touch” setup. Unique to the EC9600i…
