Mobile payments

09 May 18 @ 16:16

Google has announced that support for mobile boarding passes and event tickets are coming to Google Pay. Put simply, this means you can just show the ticket on your smartphone... read more

09 May 18 @ 16:08

PayPal is the single most used digital wallet in the world. Judged as the worst business idea back when it was founded in 1998 – the era of cheques –... read more

08 May 18 @ 17:21

At the last “Build 2018”, Microsoft announced that it will add its mobile payment and digital wallet service, Microsoft Pay, to Microsoft Outlook. The new Microsoft Pay integration will allow users to... read more

08 May 18 @ 10:15

Instagram has stealthily added an in-app payments feature to its app for some users in certain regions. It allows users to register a debit or credit card as part of a... read more

04 May 18 @ 10:52

In the last decade, contactless technologies, the mobile Internet and always connected mobile devices have significantly changed the way consumers consider their shopping experience. Consumers are also looking for seamless... read more

02 May 18 @ 10:26

Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, but gains have been uneven across countries. A new World Bank report on the use of... read more

30 Apr 18 @ 13:32

In the first quarter of 2018, more than $25 billion moved through the Zelle Network, up 15% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), on 85 million transactions, up 14% QoQ. “Zelle is replacing cash and checks for sending... read more

30 Apr 18 @ 10:24

Traveller expectations are at an all-time high. In the age of on-demand, mobile services and the convenience of ‘tap-and-go’ M-Ticketing technology, the public transport industry is under increasing pressure to... read more

27 Apr 18 @ 10:24

Earlier this year, Google pushed out a redesign to its mobile wallet and changed the name from Android Pay to Google Pay. Now, Google Pay has passed 100 million installs from the... read more

20 Apr 18 @ 09:25

Despite well-reported reductions in the use of cash across the country, new research from international legal practice, Osborne Clarke, reveals that UK consumers are now more concerned than they were... read more

16 Apr 18 @ 10:57

PayPal seen by some to be nudging its customers closer to mainstream banking services. The renowned payments company has been reaching out to groups of customers in recent months with... read more

13 Apr 18 @ 15:29

It’s an exciting time for payments in the Middle East and Africa. Often considered one of the world’s smaller banking and payments markets in terms of available services, the growth... read more