Mobile payments

28 Feb 18 @ 11:15

One quarter (26%) of British shoppers expect to start using contactless payments with a smartwatch, bracelet, keyring or other forms of wearable payments, according to new figures from Mastercard. In... read more

28 Feb 18 @ 09:00

Mobeewave say they have signed a global partnership agreement with Samsung that will allow Mobeewave to offer its patented in-person contactless payment acceptance solution on Samsung devices. The solution enables... read more

27 Feb 18 @ 10:50

The rise of FinTechs[1] continues to revitalise the financial services customer journey; however, many startups have realised they will struggle to succeed alone. With complementary strengths, FinTechs are increasingly looking... read more

26 Feb 18 @ 10:12

There has been an increasing amount of fraud perpetrated against Zelle, the mobile P2P platform running on faster payments rails and backed by the biggest banks in the US. The scam... read more

20 Feb 18 @ 13:20

The UK’s top retailers are inhibiting their online sales potential by up to 30% by not offering a range of payment options for customers. The study, carried out by Visualsoft, found that almost one... read more

19 Feb 18 @ 17:43

Mobile payments are having a tough time gaining adoption in mature markets. According to the annual “Connected Life” study by Kantar TNS, only a minority of internet users surveyed in countries like... read more

14 Feb 18 @ 16:41

The value of consumer spend on remote payments for digital and physical goods – e-Retail – will surpass $3.3 trillion this year, up 10% on 2017’s total of $3 trillion.... read more

08 Feb 18 @ 18:13

Telefonica’s millennial focused MNO Giffgaff, is set to launch its own personal finance banking app based on newly implemented Open Banking regulations. Utilising the latest Open Banking regulations, the Giffgaff... read more

02 Feb 18 @ 13:09

Nigeria’s authorities are set to revoke the licences of at least 15 struggling mobile money operators under new minimum finance rules, according to press report. The report tips the majority... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 14:23

Its been a mixed day for Paypal. eBay, one of the world’s biggest online marketplaces, announced that it’s dropping PayPal as its main partner for processing payments in favour of Adyen. The... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 13:48

In the Netherlands, mobile payments using HCE are becoming ubiquitous. Other European countries, such as Belgium, France or Germany follow the same trend, with adoption rate reaching in some cases... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 10:13

As has been well documented, the Google Android ecosystem has been struggling with two major problems – fragmentation and vulnerable dangerous apps. In the last few years, however, Google has solved... read more