Mobile payments

03 Sep 13 @ 14:43

UL has announced the soft launch of mobile payments in Leiden, The Netherlands, and has been actively working with the Dutch banks for the past year to make this happen.... read more

02 Sep 13 @ 18:09

The European Commission has given proposals by CaixaBank, Santander and Telefonica to set up a joint venture to offer digital financial services the green light.

20 Aug 13 @ 18:41

Bitcoin wallet service Coinbase has created an SMS interface, which enables users to send and receive bitcoins via text message. Any Coinbase customer, regardless of the network they are on and whether... read more

20 Aug 13 @ 18:39

Facebook is entering the mobile payment market with a new PayPal-like product. The on-the-go purchasing system would allow shoppers to input their Facebook login details to bypass the hassle of... read more

22 Jul 13 @ 02:15

Movida, the mobile payments joint venture between Visa Inc. and Monitise announced a deal with ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, to utilize Movida’s mobile payments service for the... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:31

Cellum, a developer of mobile payment applications, laid down the gauntlet, announcing that they have achieved a game changing 84% conversion rate- far higher than incumbent solutions.  The company now... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:30

“Imagine going in to a kiosk, picking up a newspaper at the cashier, clicking “Ok” on a Uniqul tablet and walking away. Imagine a day at the beach when you... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:25

Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) says it has selected FIS to provide a suite of services that will help bring its much-anticipated mobile commerce solution to the marketplace. FIS will provide... read more

08 Jul 13 @ 02:38

VocaLink has today unveiled a new mobile payment service backed by the UK’s major high-street lenders, which provides the infrastructure behind Bacs, Direct Debit and Mobile Top-Up. VocaLink, owned by... read more

02 Jul 13 @ 02:45

As part of the world’s ‘first ever interoperable’ Arabic mobile money programme, MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telecoms provider Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in... read more

01 Jul 13 @ 02:49

The Clearing House (TCH) announced that it is working with the US’s leading financial institutions to develop an industry wide dynamic credentialing solution to improve the safety and soundness of... read more

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Kuwait International Bank and McDonald’s are initiating a partnership with Seamless concerning the pilot launch of the SEQR mobile payment solution in the State of Kuwait in the Middle East.... read more