Earlier this month, the PCI Security Standards Council released a new security standard that allows for PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS) such as a smartphone in your pocket or a tablet on your desk right now. Called Software-Based...

Imagine taking a regular mobile phone and turning it into a payment device with a simple app download. That’s the utopian dream many companies are chasing today. For small transactions, we’d use NFC rails with no PIN pad or external device. For large...

Over the past couple months, we’ve written about the contactless payment revolution taking place in the mass transit sector. The short of it is that when buses and trains can accept electronic payments, everyone wins. Public transportation becomes ea...

Translink explains how it will bring cutting edge fare collection to public transport in Northern Ireland. By Creditcall There’s a revolution taking place in the transportation industry. It began in London where mass transit travelers using the tube ...

Today, travelers using the tube and mass transit in the London area have the ability to pay for their fares using their own bank-issued debit and credit cards. This wasn’t always the case. Prior to a few years ago, the only way to get around London w...

In today’s world of retail dominated by the Amazon’s of the world, SMEs need to leverage every resource they can to survive. By leveraging the latest retail, payment, and omni-channel technologies, SMEs can actually compete quite well. Unfortunately...

At Creditcall, we have a lot to celebrate this month. We were recently named to the “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain” list by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). According to the LSEG, the 1000 Companies list is an annual celebration of some o...

In past blogs we’ve discussed the many challenges facing software developers when it comes to keeping up with payments security and innovation. The reality is that the majority of software developers are not payments experts, and yet, because their ...

The headline says it all. Reports from a variety of sources indicate that contactless payments have risen greatly over the past 12 months and there doesn’t seem to be any signs of slowing down. The UK Cards Association said back in January that 25 pe...