29 Jun 15 @ 13:05

Barclaycard is to roll out a range of wearable payment devices that can be used to make contactless payments across the UK, following a successful launch of its bPay band... read more

15 Aug 14 @ 13:34

Barclaycard, which recently laumched ‘bPay’ contactless wristbands, is offering businesses customer behavioural data mined from the wearable devices. Barclaycard will begin a full roll-out of bPay bands next year, allowing... read more

23 Oct 24 @ 10:00

Explosive growth over the next five years will see instant payments constitute more than 30% of all transactions by 2030. While this creates risks and challenges for banks, there are also exciting... read more

06 Jun 24 @ 11:18

In a world where every tap, swipe, and click seems to enable the seamless transfer of funds, a new player has emerged on the payment scene. Poised to shake things... read more

02 Sep 22 @ 11:13

Just days after a report showed the publics overwhelming support of the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), the National Australian Bank and the Findynet Cooperative, which includes... read more

25 May 21 @ 12:40

In July of 2017, the Smart Payment Association (SPA) published Wearable Tech: A Growing Payment Opportunity. With sales of wearables booming, the paper explored the huge potential of a world... read more

18 Dec 20 @ 10:33

The group of three domestic Australian payment organisations are set to merge forming a new company to create a “stronger, unified entity that will aim to reduce costs, increase innovation... read more

13 Feb 18 @ 17:26

Australias new Faster Payments platform has been officially launch and is the result of collaboration between 13 members of Australia’s financial services industry, including Australia’s four major banks and the... read more

11 May 16 @ 17:12

Contactless payments in Europe passed a major milestone as Visa Europe announced 3 billion contactless transactions were made in the last 12 months – nearly tripling that of the same period... read more

16 Dec 14 @ 11:13

Barclaycard is to trial gloves that allow people to pay for their shopping via contactless, following demand for a wearable payment item that makes paying quicker and easier when laden... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 15:17

Barclaycard and mobile network operator Orange are to close their Quick Tap NFC mobile payment service at the end of October. Quick Tap was launched in 2011 and was one... read more

16 Sep 14 @ 09:02

In the wake of Transport for London (TfL) going fully contactless across its travel network, Visa predicts Brits will make 500 million contactless payments between now and December 2015. Transport... read more

04 Sep 14 @ 12:28

Barclaycard and mobile network operator Orange are to close their Quick Tap NFC mobile payment service at the end of October. Quick Tap was launched in 2011 and was one... read more

09 Jun 14 @ 15:35

Barclays has announced plans to tap into demand for wearable devices, with the launch of a trial of its bPay contactless payments wristband. Around 7,000 consumers will be able to... read more

21 Oct 13 @ 12:17

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank says its latest app update, with a uniform app interface rolling out across iOS, Android and, for the first time, Windows Phone 8 will offer enhanced general... read more