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Alibaba invest $680 million in Paytm

29 Sep 15 @ 14:41

Alibaba Group has made a strategic investment of $680 million in One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm. Alibaba now becomes a new investor in the Indian online payment and e-commerce firm.... read more

Europeans ready to adopt Advanced Mobile Financial Services

29 Sep 15 @ 14:24

Results of a new global consumer survey around mobile financial services (MFS), reveals 15% of European respondents are likely to use advanced mobile financial services and products for loans, savings,... read more

Mobile wallets – a comparison chart

29 Sep 15 @ 14:09

and a whole raft of others. There has been plenty of talk about mobile wallets, but now, as the “Pays” begin to roll out we take a brief look at... read more

Asia Pacific study of digital payment adoption

28 Sep 15 @ 16:50

New findings released from an Asia Pacific study shows the current state of digital payment adoption and how new Internet-based services affect payment trends across Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,... read more

Retailers prepare for unified commerce

28 Sep 15 @ 16:32

Nearly 78% of leading North American retailers expect to have a unified commerce platform, or a seamless customer experience across channels, up and running within the next five years, a... read more

TSYS extends ING Bank agreement

28 Sep 15 @ 12:44

TSYS says it has extended its payments agreement with ING Bank N.V. for their commercial card portfolio. TSYS has been supporting ING Bank since 2009 with the TS2 processing platform, as well... read more

South Korea’s cards and payments industry

28 Sep 15 @ 12:40

According to a new report, South Korea’s cards and payments market is one of the most competitive and attractive in Asia-Pacific. In terms of volume and value of transactions, South... read more

Cybersecurity experts say mobile payments data breaches to grow

25 Sep 15 @ 13:20

A survey of more than 900 cybersecurity experts shows that an overwhelming majority (87%) expect to see an increase in mobile payment data breaches over the next 12 months, yet... read more

Top 5 Bitcoin alternatives

25 Sep 15 @ 12:18

Although Bitcoin is undoubtedly the most popular cryptocurrency, it is by no means the only one. In fact, the cryptocurrency arena is so rife that the other digital currencies have... read more

Samsung Pay celebrate mobile payment overachievement

25 Sep 15 @ 12:12

Ahead of its much anticipated launch in the US next week, and pitting itself in direct competition with Apple Pay, Samsung released news that its mobile payment service has processed more than... read more

Top 10 global e-commerce markets

24 Sep 15 @ 14:07

A infographic snapshop of the Top 10 global e-commerce markets

Apple Pay scores high as contactless use accelerates

24 Sep 15 @ 13:55

The spend limit of contactless payments and Apple Pay has increased from £20 to £30 as of 1st September meaning more Apple Pay users could be using their iPhones to... read more

Did Australian banks unlawfully blacklist Bitcoin?

24 Sep 15 @ 10:17

Australia’s competition watchdog is set to investigate the country’s biggest banks for shutting down the accounts of Bitcoin traders. The ACCC confirmed the investigation to Queensland Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan,... read more

Tablets driving change in bank branches

24 Sep 15 @ 09:21

Long before most banks launch new branch designs, tablets will be commonplace in legacy bank branches in an effort to improve customer engagement. In a new report, Celent examines banks’ near-... read more

Contactless mobile transactions to hit 5% of retail payments

23 Sep 15 @ 16:23

Aite Group research indicates that from 2015 to 2018, contactless mobile transactions have the potential to reach 4% to 5% of retail payments with growth in transaction volume accelerating after... read more

Discover start accepting Apple Pay

23 Sep 15 @ 16:06

Discover has announced it will integrate with Apple Pay. Apple Pay already accepts users with MasterCard, American Express, and Visa, and Discover’s participation means Apple Pay is now compatible with all... read more

US pushes for real-time mobile payments

23 Sep 15 @ 14:47

Millions of Americans use their phones to buy things and send money to people, but the technology involved in moving towards real-time mobile payments in the US lags behind many other industrialized... read more

Visa ends mobile payment venture in India citing telcos as problem 

23 Sep 15 @ 12:55

Its all change for Visa at the moment, having divested out of Monitise and yesterday announcing the mothballing of V.me, it has now closed its mobile payment venture in India after... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more