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Cross-border Payments
eCommerce And The Great Van Boom
October 12, 2015

Between a resurgence in the construction industry and the boom in online shopping, vans are big in the U.K. right now — and getting bigger. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Firms Out Of The Loop On Cyberattacks
October 09, 2015

In today’s age, protecting sensitive data and assets from cyberthreats is top of mind for companies around the globe. But a recent study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows that businesses in the U.K. may need to improve on their detection methods when it comes to cybersecurity....

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Oberthur To Guide Allstar’s EMV Conversion
September 30, 2015

Allstar — the United Kingdom’s leading fuel card provider — is moving from the mag stripe to EMV and has chosen Oberthur Technologies (OT) to support that migration. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Ingenico Could Soon End The Worldpay Bidding War
September 18, 2015

French payments company Ingenico has the financing ready to support its bid for U.K.-based Worldpay, a European leader in payments processing, a source close to the deal told Reuters yesterday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Worldpay Headed For London’s Largest IPO This Year
September 18, 2015

Never a dull moment at U.K. payments firm Worldpay. After a summer of courting by private equity and its various rivals — notably Germany’s Wirecard and France’s Ingenico — Worldpay looks like it instead might just be going again on its own (walking down the only...

Monitise’s Tough Road Forward
September 14, 2015

To say it has been a bad year for British payments tech player Monitise is something of an understatement. The question now is whether there is any chance it can be turned around. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Why Investors Are Hungry For Food Delivery
September 02, 2015

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Apple’s Good News In The UK — The Contactless Payment Cap Has Been Upped (Slightly)
September 01, 2015

Apple Pay launched in the U.K. around a month ago — albeit with one very sharp limit. Consumers, due to a cap on contactless payments methods (like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, contactless cards or just about anything that makes use of NFC) were limited to...

Did Wirecard Just Bid $9.4B On Worldpay?
August 26, 2015

According to unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, according to Bloomberg, the bidding war for U.K. payments processor Worldpay has just seen the entry of its German rival as a potential buyer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...