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Mobile Payments Index: a third of global online transactions now mobile

26 Jan 16 @ 12:03

The 2015 Q4 edition (Sept-Dec) of the quarterly Mobile Payments Index, which tracks mobile payment data from browser-based transactions across Adyen’s customer base has been released. The key finding of this Mobile... read more

VTB signs e-commerce partnership with Alibaba Group and Ant Financial in Russia

25 Jan 16 @ 16:23

VTB Bank and Ant Financial Services, China’s leading e-commerce and mobile financial service provider have today signed a memorandum of understanding at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Under this... read more

Jetco to bring P2P mobile payments to Hong Kong

25 Jan 16 @ 12:10

Hong Kong’s ATM operator is working to introduce a inter-bank solution for P2P mobile payments and peer-to-merchant payments. Jetco, which operates the cash machines of all banks in Hong Kong and Macau... read more

Samsung Pay to launch in Spain

25 Jan 16 @ 11:59

Samsung Pay is set to launch in Spain. CaixaBank and its ImaginBank subsidiary will enable their customers to start using Samsung’s mobile payment platform. While some banks have offered support to rival... read more

Modular financial services: The new shape of the industry

21 Jan 16 @ 11:54

Modular financial services, with digital distribution platforms, new product providers, alternative sources of capital and a growth in outsourcing fundamentally reshaping the industry. This is according to Modular Financial Services:... read more

Paytm trials sound wave-based mobile payments

20 Jan 16 @ 11:14

Paytm is working on a new way to make mobile payments in stores using smartphones. The method they are trialling is called ‘Sound Pay’ and it uses ultrasonic sound waves to transfer money.... read more

A ‘Game of Phones’: strategic options for banks in mobile payments

19 Jan 16 @ 10:56

Mobey Forum has  published its latest report on mobile payment, which investigates the fierce power plays between banks and the ‘Pay’ models of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tech giants.... read more

Network International launch cashless, cardless and mobile-free payments in UAE

13 Jan 16 @ 10:55

Quisk Middle East has signed an agreement with Network International, a payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, to deploy an innovative new cashless, cardless and mobile-free payment method.... read more

Samsung Pay expands with Australia, Singapore and Brazil launches

11 Jan 16 @ 12:49

Samsung is bringing its Samsung Pay mobile payment platform to more countries. The company announced during its CES 2016 press conference that Samsung Pay is coming to Australia, Singapore and... read more

MasterCard and Samsung launch Groceries by MasterCard App in US

06 Jan 16 @ 12:39

MasterCard and Samsung have launched Groceries by MasterCard, a new app which enables consumers to order groceries directly from Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. The first shopping app integrated into a refrigerator,... read more

12 paytech trends for 2016

05 Jan 16 @ 14:46

As 2016 blasts into gear, what are the big paytech trends for 2016? Guessing what you’re going to buy before you do “Predicting the future is no longer science fiction.... read more

Bango expands carrier billed payments collaboration with Microsoft

05 Jan 16 @ 13:43

Bango has expanded its agreement and integration with Microsoft to deliver carrier billed payments across Windows 10 devices. As a result, charging payments to the user’s phone bills will become... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more