Mobile payments

16 Sep 13 @ 10:34

Zapp and WorldPay announced a strategic partnership that will plan to make Zapp’s mobile payment solution available to WorldPay’s thousands of merchants. Getting more customers through the checkout process securely... read more

16 Sep 13 @ 10:20

Ecobank Nigeria and the Ekiti State government have commenced the disbursement of funds to over 2,250 residents earmarked in the State as the first set of beneficiaries of the Federal... read more

06 Sep 13 @ 12:41

After discussing its vision of a digital payments future over the past few years, PayPal is finally making it a reality today with the launch of its new iPhone and Android apps. The apps (free... read more

05 Sep 13 @ 11:24

Consumers are being put off making mobile payments through existing providers by security fears, lengthy sign-up processes and problems making payments outside of individual schemes, according to new research published... read more

04 Sep 13 @ 16:11

IBM announced an agreement that boosts Visa Europe’s ability to provide its member banks with new mobile banking, payment and commerce services in the cloud for its customers.  IBM will... read more

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