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SBI launches contactless mobile phone payments facility

The SBI Card has  launched the ‘SBI Card Pay’ that allows contactless payment using mobile phones at PoS terminals. Using SBI Card Pay, customers can make contactless payments at Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled point of sale terminals with just one tap of their mobiles, without using the physical credit card or entering any PIN. ..

Topics: Contactless payment • Economy • Finance • Host card emulation • Microsoft Pay • Mobile payments • Money • Near-field communication • NETS • Payment card • Payment systems • Point of sale

Wirecard teams up with India to issue PAN cards

German payments company Wirecard has teamed up with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required to open bank accounts, transfer money or complete business transactions. The deal, with state company UTI Infrastructure Technology and Financial Services, seeks to widen the distribution of so-called PAN cards in the country of 1.3 billion ..

Topics: Economy • Finance • Money • Payment card • Payment systems • Wirecard