Mobile payments

12 Sep 18 @ 14:52

SoftBank, Synchronoss and TBCASoft have announced that they have partnered on a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a new cross-carrier mobile payments service based on the Rich Communications Service (RCS) global messaging standard... read more

11 Sep 18 @ 11:53

In 2017, retail e-commerce sales worldwide reached $2.304 trillion, a 24.8% increase over the previous year. Mobile payments were a key factor, as m-commerce sales totalled $1.357 trillion, making up... read more

11 Sep 18 @ 10:00

PayPal announced that it now has more than 250 million active customers using its payment services. It has taken the firm just over 18 months to get to that goal since it... read more

07 Sep 18 @ 16:07

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has announce the publication of the Open Banking Standards, version 3. This update builds significantly on the version of the Standards that launched in... read more

03 Sep 18 @ 12:16

Alternative payments methods such as mobile and digital wallets are steadily displacing traditional payment methods such as cards, bank transfers and cash/cheques in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) e-commerce market. GlobalData forecasts... read more

28 Aug 18 @ 11:43

Instead of counting notes and coins or entering a PIN, mobile payments on smartphones have the potential to become a popular method of payment in Germany. Google Pay is already... read more

27 Aug 18 @ 10:08

Samsung has celebrated the third anniversary of its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay. Originally launched in South Korea on August 20, 2015, Samsung Pay has experienced significant global growth and... read more

24 Aug 18 @ 11:59

As mobile shopping continues to grow, consumers are downloading retailer’s mobile apps at double the rate of years past and conducting more in-app purchases, according to new findings from Synchrony. As... read more

23 Aug 18 @ 13:59

In today’s mobile world, financial institutions are working hard to give their digital offerings an overhaul. They are under pressure from several key factors to do so: firstly, because of... read more

23 Aug 18 @ 12:08

While the phrase ‘time is money’ may seem clichéd, it is becoming increasingly relevant as technology-savvy but busy consumers turn to the Internet and alternative payments to make shopping faster... read more

23 Aug 18 @ 11:44

The race to digital is rattling the payment ecosystem with more choice for consumers adding complexity across the payment value chain – from merchants to consumers and everyone in between.... read more

17 Aug 18 @ 12:14

It was a long gestation and difficult birth but Europe finally has new requirements for strong customer authentication. They will apply across the region from 14 September 2019, bringing much-needed... read more