Contactless Intelligence Announces Winners of 2013 Contactless & Mobile Awards

The global appetite for contactless technologies shows no sign of abating as the 2013 Contactless Intelligence Contactless & Mobile Awards honour achievements across a wide range of sectors and countries throughout Europe and further a field. Now in its sixth year, the Contactless & Mobile Awards (sponsored by Visa Europe) has yet again attracted a… Read More

Commidea implements payment system for Nuffield Health Hospitals

Commidea has completed the implementation of its payment system, Ocius for PCs across 30 Nuffield Health hospitals nationwide and in its UK contact centre. Ocius for PC has enabled Nuffield Health to capture all chargeable treatment on their systems, speed up payment processes, simplify invoice settlement for patients and help with debt management. Nuffield Health… Read More

UK retailer Wilkinson trials contactless payments using Barclaycard technology – ahead of a potential roll-out across 350 stores

It has been reported that in the UK, 25 Wilkinson stores will be trialling contactless payments ahead of a potential roll out of the technology across its estate. With over four million customers a week, Wilkinson is the first in its sector to trial contactless and the payments system should allow many of its customers to… Read More

Contactless transactions in the UK grow 150% year-on-year

Barclays and Barclaycard, say they have seen the number of contactless transactions processed through Barclaycard terminals grow by over 150% year on year. This coincides with the news that there are now over 52,000 contactless terminals in the UK, installed by Barclaycard. This is evidence that the 12.9 million contactless cardholders, of whom over 11.4… Read More

UK’s first commercial launch of contactless mobile payments by Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard

Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard today announced the first contactless mobile phone payment solution for UK consumers will launch by early summer. Barclaycard and Orange claim this will be the biggest revolution in payments since credit cards were introduced in the UK by Barclaycard over 40 years ago. Commenting on the announcement, Gerry McQuade, Chief Development Officer,… Read More

Orange Credit Card App Now Available on the App Store for iPhone

Barclaycard and Orange have announced the Orange Credit Card App is now available on the App Store. The free app for iPhone and iPod touch is a great tool to help users manage their finances – from tracking how much they are spending to paying bills to viewing transaction history and reward points. Russell Taylor, VP of New… Read More