Contactless

23 Dec 15 @ 12:10

The worldwide wearable device market (commonly referred to as wearables) will see continued growth as second- and third-generation iterations reach the market. These new devices will build upon the hardware... read more

22 Dec 15 @ 15:55

Despite the proliferation of e-commerce and the rise of payment cards worldwide, cash is growing nearly as fast globally as cashless payments. A new study found cashless transactions in the aggregate... read more

22 Dec 15 @ 13:25

Apple Pay has teamed up with bank-card processor China UnionPay and 15 Chinese banks to bring the mobile payment service to China as soon as early 2016. The move, which was reported... read more

18 Dec 15 @ 12:09

Smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung are mounting a challenge to Alibaba’s dominance of China’s emerging mobile payment market, after announcing co-operation deals with Chinese bank card network UnionPay. In twin announcements... read more

16 Dec 15 @ 17:29

Banks across the world are set to significantly increase spending on new payment technology in 2016, according to a new report from Ovum, the independent technology firm. Driven by increased... read more

15 Dec 15 @ 16:13

China UnionPay, China’s largest payment and clearing network, joined with more than 20 lenders to introduce Quick Pass, a new mobile payment service, in a bid to win back market... read more

15 Dec 15 @ 10:53

Mobile Payments 2016 is set to be a defining year for mobile payment providers. It looks as though Apple Pay is planning a major European launch in 2016; an event... read more

09 Dec 15 @ 14:54

Contactless cards have finally taken off in Europe with spectacular growth in the number of cards and the volume of payments during 2014. The rollout of contactless cards and adoption... read more

08 Dec 15 @ 12:21

Digital payments experts Consult Hyperion have partnered with the Payment Business School, specialists in payment education, to roll-out a series of in-depth training courses in 2016 on a range of... read more

07 Dec 15 @ 14:49

The value of the average contactless transaction increased in Septembers a result of the increase in the contactless payment limit, the latest card expenditure statistics from The UK Cards Association... read more

07 Dec 15 @ 14:30

ING has added contactless mobile payments to its mobile banking app for Android smartphones, rolling out the service to all Dutch customers nationwide following a three-month trial run. The HCE-based... read more

26 Nov 15 @ 16:32

Electronic payments volumes are expected to continue to grow strongly in 2014, according to the World Payments Report 2015 from Capgemini/Royal Bank of Scotland. Volumes are projected to grow at... read more