Mobile payments

14 Jul 20 @ 14:53

Invisible payments have already had a massive impact on the physical and online retail experience, and could have the potential to eradicate cash and payment cards from the payment journey.... read more

10 Jul 20 @ 13:40

According to people who are familiar with Apple iOS code, the forth coming iOS 14 update is being prepared for consumers to pay for items by scanning a QR code... read more

10 Jul 20 @ 09:43

Opera, one of the world’s leading browser providers with more than 360 million users, and new offerings across content, classifieds and digital financial services, has announced its intention to purchase... read more

09 Jul 20 @ 13:10

From Egypt and Jordan through to the Gulf, the Middle East has seen a lot of progress in payments. Yet some significant roadblocks remain, including rising fraud, enabling cards for... read more

08 Jul 20 @ 12:26

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have announced they are each beginning technical preparations for global expansion of the Click to Pay online checkout – based on the EMV Secure... read more

03 Jul 20 @ 13:08

To remain competitive and optimise customer satisfaction, application leaders responsible for digital commerce must anticipate the future of consumer payments. Payments have the potential to be entirely cashless, but may... read more

24 Jun 20 @ 11:19

Just days after its much hyped launch, Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, the app’s second-biggest market with more than 120 million users. The... read more

22 Jun 20 @ 12:18

VODACOM’s mobile money platform, M-Pesa now enables customers to receive money from over 200 countries across the world directly into their M-Pesa wallet. Speaking in Dar es Salaam during an... read more

16 Jun 20 @ 12:23

The EC is launching an investigation into Apple Pay and whether it undermines competition by limiting access to NFC for contactless payment in stores. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief,... read more

16 Jun 20 @ 11:57

The Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) industry will boom over the next three years, reaching an estimated $28 billion in global revenue by 2023, new research has found. Carried out by... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 11:19

WhatsApp have announced that they are bringing digital payments to WhatsApp users in Brazil. People will be able to send money securely or make a purchase from a local business without... read more

11 Jun 20 @ 15:37

As innovations around the world erode barriers to digital commerce, consumer habits around mobile payments are changing across countries. Over the past decade, there has been a wave of innovations... read more