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Cash is no longer king
September 22nd, 2016
Contactless technology means debit cards are becoming increasingly popular for payments even for lower value transactions. Cash is now being used for less than half of all retail transactions, new figures show. Debit cards are now increasingly being used ...
Jack Ma Is Opening His Wallet to Europe But Not to Europeans
August 8th, 2016
Payments powerhouse Alipay ramps up search for retail partners Targets Chinese tourists, expats; no offer for local consumers Jack Ma will set a bag aside for you at your favorite Paris store or hail you a ride in Rome ...
PayPal and Visa collaborate to accelerate the adoption of digital payments
July 26th, 2016
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Visa (NYSE:V) today announced a U.S. strategic partnership that will result in an improved and more seamless payment experience for Visa cardholders and will offer greater choice in how consumers pay with the PayPal and Venmo wallets. The partnership puts PayPal and Visa ...
The rising trend of cashless payments
July 21st, 2016
Contactless payments are rapidly gaining ground across the globe. Driven by customer convenience and efficiency, this innovative payment method has opened up new dimension for daily transactions undertaken by consumers. Mobile wallets, online payment providers, near field communication (NFC) ...
Mobile phone payment Seamless acquires MeaWallet AS
July 14th, 2016
Seamless Distribution AB (publ) (”Seamless”) acquires the Norwegian technology company MeaWallet AS (“MeaWallet”). The purchase price amounts to approximately SEK 42,8 million and payment is made through an issue in kind of 4,574,328 new shares in Seamless. Through the ...
Wirecard integrates Apple Pay as a new payment method in Switzerland
July 8th, 2016
Apple Pay integration in the Wirecard Mobile SDK Wirecard, the leading payment service provider, will offer its customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient when ...
Mobile payments: The new future of commerce
June 16th, 2016
We look at how the mobile commerce space is advancing and why this often overlooked part of the brand engagement process is important for marketers to focus back on Many sales and marketing campaigns would be pointless if they ...
Five fintech start-ups aiming to replace traditional banking
June 9th, 2016
According to recent data from Accenture, funding for fintech companies reached a staggering £3.7bn in the first quarter of 2016 alone. With global investment growing at such a rapid rate, traditional banking services are finally beginning to realise the ...
Visa introduced Digital Commerce App that enables financial insitutions to grow their mobile capabilities
June 8th, 2016
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) introduced the Visa Digital Commerce App, an issuer-branded mobile commerce solution that enables financial institutions to offer their own mobile app to customers with valuable card management services – ultimately expanding and strengthening their Visa credit, debit ...
Android Pay launches in the UK
May 19th, 2016
Google’s Android Pay has launched in the UK, enabling millions of Brits to make contactless instore and in-app payments with their handsets. Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society are ...