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Salaam Somali Bank and Mastercard Launch Innovative Digital-First Multi-Currency Prepaid Card

Fintech Finance

In a significant move towards enhancing digital financial inclusion, Salaam Somali Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card designed to revolutionize digital payment solutions. Together, we are not just adapting to the future; we are defining it.”

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Premier Bank, Mastercard, and Tappy Technologies Launch Tokenization-Passive Payment Wearables, Revolutionizing the Future of Payments

Fintech Finance

Premier Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard and Tappy Technologies , has launched Tap2Pay, making Premier Bank the first Somali Bank in Africa to launch tokenized-passive payment wearables. Tokenization is at the heart of the next generation of secure, contactless payments.

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Mastercard Debuts NextGen Contactless Technology

PYMNTS

Mastercard has applied new quantum-resistant technologies in order to develop a new kind of contactless payment, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The new Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications will come along with the demand for more efficient, safer products overall, the release stated.

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2C2P and MineSec Launch Android App for Merchants to Accept Card, QR Payments

Fintech News

2C2P, a full-suite payments platform, and MineSec have launched a new cloud-based Point of Sale (POS) payment app for Android devices in Singapore. This collaboration introduces a versatile solution enabling businesses to accept Tap-to-Pay and QR payments directly on NFC-enabled Android devices.

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How Decathlon Deployed QR Codes For Seamless And Secure Contactless Payments

PYMNTS

Contactless payments have surged in popularity over the past year, fueled by both an increased reliance on digital banking as well as the effort to contain COVID-19’s spread by preventing consumers and workers from having to touch point of sale (POS) system surfaces or handle cash. Challenges In Deploying QR Codes.

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Mastercard Partners With Handpoint On SMB Payments Platform

PYMNTS

Mastercard said it has inked a deal with Cambridge, U.K.-based based Handpoint that will help bring “essential technology” for making sales via cards — along with contactless options — to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a number of European countries.

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A Market Overview of Payment Terminals in the USA in 2024

Clearly Payments

Payment terminals, often referred to as point-of-sale (POS) terminals or credit card machines, are devices that enable businesses to accept electronic payments from customers. There is a difference between a payment terminal (credit card machine) and a POS. amount to $4.8 trillion in 2023.