Is a vague comment from the CEO of SoftCard (formerly ISIS, the AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile mobile payment effort) that his group is “actively working with Apple” to be permitted onto the iPhone in 2015 “using integrated secure SIM-based hardware”……

Though Apple gets all the press and glory, Samsung’s smartwatch is out there and may soon include a payments feature much like its Cupertino-born rival. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Some 20 to 30 years ago, every U.S. oil company ran its own in-house fuel card operation. Today, most outsource those operations. That trend has only just begun in Europe, where most businesses still operate their card programs internally. Source:…

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot using only MasterCard employees, according to a Computerworld report. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Startups today have found bank loans to help get them get off the ground have all but dried up. So many now turn to other investors, such as venture capitalists and “incubators” to secure their funding. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Mobile devices and ways to pay are increasingly popping up in markets around the world, vastly revamping the payments ecosystem. But as enthusiastic consumers Source: http://www.pymnts.com

Who’s “Android Pay”? | PYMNTS.com.

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