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Apple Removes ShapeShift From App Store
September 12th, 2016
Apple appears once again to be restricting the use of digital currencies on iOS, with the removal of multi-currency trading app ShapeShift from its mobile App Store. ShapeShift’s Currency Swaps Without Accounts ShapeShift offers direct swaps between 34 popular cryptocurrencies, ...
Cashless payments get easier in the UAE
September 1st, 2016
Making payments through mobile phones is not a dream anymore, as sixteen banks have become equity partners in an entity which will own and operate mWallet platform. The mWallet or mobile wallet platform is the financial component of the UAE Government’s Smart ...
Coda Payments raises $2M to enable alternative online payments in Asia
August 25th, 2016
Relying on credit cards doesn’t work in Southeast Asia, where less than 10 percent of the 600 million population are estimated to own plastic. That makes alternative payments, like bank transfer or over-the-counter, critical for anyone doing business in ...
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) ...
Bitcoin challenger YoCoin launches
July 8th, 2016
Cryptocurrency has become a phenomenon that will not be going away anytime soon, and YoCoin is leading the charge to take cryptocurrencies mainstream and make them accessible to everyone. Unlike most of the alternative cryptocurrencies, YoCoin is a decentralized, ...
Indian payments industry set for rapid changes
June 30th, 2016
Initiatives such as Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile technology are giving a boost to banking and payments The amount of cash in circulation in India is estimated at around 18% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), making ...
Spain is the first country in Europe to introduce Samsung Pay contactless payments
June 6th, 2016
Samsung Electronics today has announced the launch in Spain of Samsung Pay, a secure and simple mobile payments service that works anywhere you can pay with a contactless credit or debit card. Spain is the first country in Europe ...
Contactless payments take off in Canada
June 1st, 2016
The value of contactless payments made by consumers in Canada more than doubled over the past year, according to a new study published by Technology Strategies International Inc. The report titled, Canadian Payments Forecast – 2016, estimates that the ...
Wirecard reports consolidated revenues to EUR 210.5 million for Q1 2016
May 19th, 2016
Wirecard AG: Strong business performance in the first quarter of 2016 Continued dynamic growth is expected during the course of the year Following the positive start to the current fiscal year, continued dynamic growth of Wirecard AG is expected ...
Bank of America Makes Online Payments Seamless With Visa Checkout
April 4th, 2016
Streamlines Access and Simplifies Enrollment Through Bank of America’s Online Banking In the latest step at simplifying consumer payments, Bank of America announced today that it will pre-select customers’ eligible Visa cards for enrollment in Visa Checkout directly from ...
