Visa Europe and Wireless Dynamics have announced that they have developed a mobile contactless payment solution that will bring Visa contactless payments to iPhone users across Europe.

iPhone users simply attach the Wireless Dynamics iCarte accessory, available through their bank or mobile operator, to their iPhone and download the companion Visa Mobile application for iCarte App from the App Store.

The January 2011 EPC Newsletter, from the European Payments Council, features a number of articles on Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) migration. Articles include a preliminary assessment of the "proposal for a Regulation establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros" and a best-in-class case study of SEPA migration in the Netherlands.

FinovateEurope 2011, which was held today in London, was designed to "showcase the most innovative new financial technology products and ideas from established industry leaders and cutting-edge startups." Announcements coming out of the conference include:

• Yodlee Announces Global Adoption of Financial Services Platform
• Striata to Launch Next Generation Interactive PDF Bill and Mobile One-click Payment
• Strands Personal Finance Launches PFM Solution for BMO Financial Group
• eWise payo Unveils Cutting Edge Mobile Payment Application
• Ixaris Launches Payment App to Automate Corporate Purchasing
• Capital Access Network Debuts Daily Remittance Platform

mFoundry announced it has launched mDeposit Express, a "standalone mobile deposit capture solution that banks and credit unions can use to provide customers with an immediate mobile deposit solution, regardless of their current mobile banking platform."

In related mobile banking news, ClairMail announced an impressive 234% year-over-year revenue increase for 2010, along with other assorted growth statistics.

doxo has announced the availability of doxoPay, its new online bill payment feature. "doxo allows consumers to receive, manage, file – and now pay their bills – from multiple service providers such as credit cards, utilities, cable, mobile, insurance and mortgages — in one place at doxo.com."

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• MoreMagic Certified by Western Union as a Mobile Money Transfer Vendor
• As Layaway Grows in Popularity, More Merchants Are Using eLayaway to Manage Their Programs
• New FFIEC Guidelines Likely to Address Root Causes of Online Bank Fraud
• SafetyPay Partners With JetPay to Offer Secure Online Payment Solution
• Nestlé USA Selects Data Impact to Expand Electronic Invoicing and Payments with Its Customers

• Washington Post: Retailers offer financial services to 'unbanked'
• New York Times: Letter to the Editor: Bank Overdraft Rules
• FierceMobileContent: Isis CEO: Mobile payments making 'good progress,' but no specifics yet
• SmartMoney.com: Will That Be Cash, Credit or Phone?
• Fortune: A Twitter Guy Takes on Big Banks
• SPVA Blog: Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA) 2011 Board of Directors