09 Apr 18 @ 13:24

Chinese mobile payment transactions reached a record 81 trillion yuan ($12.8 trillion) between January and October 2017, driven by huge number of consumers and merchants who have looked to more convenient... read more

31 Jan 18 @ 14:38

New data from Alipay shows 82 percent of the transactions on its platform in 2017 were made via mobile payments, mostly through smartphones. This ratio is said to be an... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 14:17

Digital payments are growing rapidly in Asia, fuelled by increasing smartphone ownership and growing access to the internet. An increasing array of solutions such as digital wallets, mobile payment apps... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 12:25

Six of the major Dutch banks – ABN Amro, ASN Bank, ING, Rabobank, Regiobank and SNS – are to launch Payconiq, a mobile payment app this summer. Payconiq will allow... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 10:33

One-in-four European internet users shops online weekly, according to research from Mastercard. Although uptake of e-commerce across Europe is high, there are interesting differences country to country around how often... read more

06 Apr 17 @ 16:14

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:42

Kohl’s, a US department store chain, has witnessed a 70 percent increase in enrolment with user transactions doubling over the same period for its payment app. Kohl’s Pay, a QR code-based... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:09

Aite Group, has released a whitepaper tracing the growth and uptake of digital wallet services across the mobile and e-commerce sector. The whitepaper examines the contribution of digital wallets in... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:26

THERE HAS BEEN much written about the Australian banks pushing Apple Pay to loosen its grip on the technology that enables mobile payments. The result could bode well for US... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:17

THE RISE OF third-party m-payments in China at the expense of credit and debit cards is threatening commercial banks’ access to the customer data viewed as crucial to newly emerging financial... read more

25 May 16 @ 08:27

WALMART HAS FINALLY enabled Walmart Pay its mobile wallet in an update to the Walmart iOS app. The company first announced the mobile wallet in December. When iOS users update... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 15:42

Mobile proximity payments are the smallest, but fastest growing segment for mobile payments, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Ovum’s new m-payments forecast shows that the total global user base... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 07:00

Advancements in digital technology continued to shape the payments industry in 2015 as mobile, online and other digital forms of payments moved into the mainstream. From mass transit to gas... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:14

The payments industry is going through a rich period of innovation.  ‘FinTech’ has become the new buzz word. But where are the opportunities for innovation?  And are they attainable?  by... read more

31 May 15 @ 14:49

Best Buy customers can now use Apple Pay when shopping online, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on an Apple earnings call. This is a blow for CurrentC, the mobile payment... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 15:46

The Advanced Payments Report 2015 provides views and perspectives on the state of payments and is based on phone interviews and a survey among industry executives, observers, and analysts.  ... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 12:30

Banks across the globe will be making payment technology a key area of focus this year. According to the Ovum ICT Enterprise Insights report, less than a third of the... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 10:34

Creating merchant loyalty – location–based offers, discounts and targeted messaging are helping to place merchants at the centre of consumer engagement. by Victoria Conroy According to research by IDC, 1.5... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 22:41

UK-based digital commerce specialist Powa Technologies has acquired Hong Kong-based MPayMe in an all-share deal worth $75 million. Powa has paid 3% of its stock, which would give a value... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:45

The US Federal Reserve has released findings from its annual study of mobile phone use for consumer financial services, including rising usage of smartphones for banking, payments and personal financial... read more