Mobile payments

05 Dec 17 @ 09:35

Target has rolled out a proprietary mobile wallet. While the retailer still will not accept Apple Pay or other third-party mobile payment options in its stores, the retailer is going... read more

05 Dec 17 @ 09:23

The heads of several large European banks have told the Financial Times that they are in talks about jointly setting up a cross-border instant payments service. The details are sketchy... read more

04 Dec 17 @ 15:57

A version of the Raiden payments channel network has been launched on the main Ethereum blockchain. Activated yesterday, the launch comes months after µRaiden – known more commonly as “microraiden” – first... read more

30 Nov 17 @ 12:54

Ovum’s latest ICT Enterprise Insights program found that across 14 industries, the telecoms and banking sectors are most mature in the drive for digital transformation. These ranged from tackling cybersecurity,... read more

29 Nov 17 @ 20:05

Change in payments is in overdrive, and will only get faster. Traditional payments players are being squeezed from all sides – so what is driving the future of payments. This... read more

29 Nov 17 @ 19:59

PIN-on-Mobile is coming: Imagine taking a regular smartphone and turning it into a payment acceptance device with a simple app download. That’s the utopian dream many companies are chasing today... read more

28 Nov 17 @ 10:23

2018 is set to be a pivotal year for the financial services industry with both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) due to... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 10:49

Building a national payment system is a huge undertaking. Prior to launch, banks and non-banks have to collaborate on the governance, rules and features of the system. They have to... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 10:30

DNB, banking group Eika, Sparebank 1 Gruppen and other Norwegian banks said on Friday that they agree to combine their various payment units Vipps, BankAxept and BankID Norge to improve product... read more

22 Nov 17 @ 20:13

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE), the body set up by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to enable a new, secure way for customers to take control of their... read more

22 Nov 17 @ 09:19

WeChat Pay, a widely adopted e-wallet payment solution in China and the iconic Camden Market, London’s fourth biggest tourist destination, is the first in the UK to make WeChat Pay... read more

16 Nov 17 @ 16:29

Microsoft has rebranded its built-in payments framework on Windows 10 from Microsoft Wallet  to Microsoft Pay, following in the footsteps of Apple and Google with Apple Pay and Android Pay.... read more