Daily News

10 Jun 14 @ 12:05

Amazon.com Inc will start managing online payment subscriptions for start-ups and other companies – the latest in a series of quiet moves the e-commerce giant has made into PayPal’s turf over the past year.... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 11:28

New research by Aite Group in its report, Money Goes Mobile, tracks the evolution of the digital wallet ecosystem, mobile wallet growing pains and the success stories emerging as an... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 11:19

Mobile commerce is the fastest growing trend within the mobile industry, and mobile is the key ecosystem for the digital economy today. Juniper Research affirms that the value of digital content billed... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 09:15

Russian bank Sberbank, Europe’s third largest bank with 100 million customers, has begun piloting NFC payments in Moscow using embedded secure elements. It will follow the trial with a service using host... read more

09 Jun 14 @ 15:35

Barclays has announced plans to tap into demand for wearable devices, with the launch of a trial of its bPay contactless payments wristband. Around 7,000 consumers will be able to... read more

09 Jun 14 @ 11:35

Equity Bank is set to launch its Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services in July 2014 after a successful foray in the local and regional banking sector – a key... read more

06 Jun 14 @ 16:02

The UK Payments Council has published figures showing that 19.9 billion cash payments worth a total of £260 billion were made during 2013, comprising 52% of all payments. The Council’s... read more

06 Jun 14 @ 15:58

Tech giant Apple has incorporated a new feature into its iOS8 operating system and browser Safari, allowing credit card scanning for users with their iOS device cameras at merchant sites. The... read more

06 Jun 14 @ 15:55

mPOS pioneer Square has unveiled an invoicing platform known as Square Invoices. Invoices are free to use for an unlimited number of invoices without a monthly fee, and for customers... read more

05 Jun 14 @ 16:45

Banks may have to follow Apple’s example and launch their own banking app store, new research indicates. As mobile commerce makes headway around the word, within the next two years,... read more

05 Jun 14 @ 16:39

Tech giant IBM has patented a fraud prevention technique which analyses how users interact with websites to spot anomalous behaviour. According to IBM, its patented software will help businesses to... read more

05 Jun 14 @ 16:35

A gold bullion vault operator on the Isle of Man in the British Isles is to issue a credit card made of solid gold. The 14-carat Visa gold card from... read more