European Commission

Beware the Unintended Consequences of New EU Interchange Payments Legislation

As the European Commission considers which route to take to achieve its objective of advancing electronic payments throughout the EU, including the possibility to introduce new interchange legislation, it needs to tread carefully… It is widely recognized that electronic payments make our lives easier. Merchants, consumers and governments all see benefits in speed and in …
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Mobile Payments Mashable

Mobile Payments Will Top $1 Trillion Worldwide by 2017 [REPORT]

By 2017, mobile payments worldwide will account for $1 trillion in purchases.  

New Technology

How To Convince People They Already Know How To Pay By Cellphone–Or Use Any Other New Tech | Fast Company

How to convince someone to adopt mobile payments

iZettle UK

BBC News – iZettle and the modernisation of money

iZettle arrives in the UK allowing further modernization of money

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Making Financial Inclusion Real for the Poor

For most of us it would be hard to imagine a life without access to formal financial services:  a deposit account to manage our savings and expenses, saving plans for our children’s future education, health insurance to deal with unplanned health costs, a mortgage that enables us to own a home.  All these which we’ve …
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