Mobile payments

02 Sep 20 @ 09:27

Visa and Vipps, the Norwegian digital wallet, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate mobile payments in Europe. Visa’s clients and partners will now be able to take advantage of the... read more

26 Aug 20 @ 15:48

Ant Group is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) that could give it a valuation as big as Bank of America – with Alipay driving the price into... read more

26 Aug 20 @ 12:26

If you mentioned that Amazon was trying to take a foothold in the financial services and payments market, not many would be surprised. But what if you explained how deep... read more

25 Aug 20 @ 14:48

TrueLayer says it has recorded a massive increase in consumers using Open Banking Payment Initiation (PI) to pay for goods and services during the lockdown. PI is a new form... read more

24 Aug 20 @ 14:32

Payments cards & Mobile speaks to Li Yan, Founder and CEO of Wiseasy, to get his views on the future of mobile wallets and digital banking. Mobile wallets are on... read more

20 Aug 20 @ 13:25

The Competition Commission of India (CCI, the countries most powerful antitrust watchdog rejected the case against WhatsApp Pay, saying the company has not abused its dominant messaging app to expand... read more

17 Aug 20 @ 10:37

Facebook has revealed that it has set up a new business unit to address payments and commerce opportunities. David Marcus, a former PayPal President and co-creator of the Libra cryptocurrency... read more

10 Aug 20 @ 14:08

PayPal has announced that a surge in e-commerce transactions and new accounts has driven quarterly profits 86% higher. The company announced it will continue to support additional investments in mobile-payment... read more

06 Aug 20 @ 12:07

Over a decade ago, mobile money emerged as a standalone service for consumers on the same mobile operator network. Since then, widespread use and uptake has led to integration in... read more

05 Aug 20 @ 14:16

Apple has acquired Mobeewave a Canadian FinTech company that allows its technology to turn iPhones into mobile payment terminals. The Mobeewave technology lets shoppers tap their credit card or smartphone on... read more

04 Aug 20 @ 12:55

China’s central bank is reported to be considering and antitrust investigation into Alipay and WeChat Pay, the central bank argues the digital payment giants have used their dominant positions to... read more

31 Jul 20 @ 12:10

A global payments report has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced by... read more