17 Aug 17 @ 14:51

Mobile wallet launches by issuers, “The Pays” (Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay), telcos and retailers have become increasingly commonplace – if not fashionable – in recent years. But most... read more

15 May 17 @ 11:09

Two out of three US smartphone users have made a mobile payment in the past 12 months; two out of five have a mobile wallet on their phone; and one... read more

18 Apr 17 @ 13:48

Android Pay has linked its mobile wallet service to a handful of mobile banking apps, giving consumers the ability add their cards more quickly to the mobile wallet. Customers of Bank of... read more

13 Mar 17 @ 13:32

People don’t use their mobile phones to make telephone calls nearly as much as they used to. They are using them to surf the internet, send instant messages, even wake... read more

25 Jan 17 @ 15:55

When bank-account funded payments, real-time payments, mobile and other digital payments are actually the default way to pay in many countries, the term ‘alternative’ seems a misnomer. We examine current... read more

15 Feb 16 @ 11:49

Mobile wallet transactions number in the European Union will experience a CAGR of 61.8% over 2016-2021, ensuring the revenue for the payments industry will pass the €1 billion bar by... read more

09 Feb 16 @ 13:08

With major smartphone brands Apple and Samsung making a big entrance into...

22 Dec 15 @ 13:25

Apple Pay has teamed up with bank-card processor China UnionPay and 15 Chinese banks to bring the mobile payment service to China as soon as early 2016. The move, which was reported... read more

18 Dec 15 @ 12:09

Smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung are mounting a challenge to Alibaba’s dominance of China’s emerging mobile payment market, after announcing co-operation deals with Chinese bank card network UnionPay. In twin announcements... read more

09 Oct 15 @ 10:39

Despite significant developments, especially in developed markets, no clear model or winner has been established yet for mobile payment. Hence, all players are still in a position to participate, as... read more

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

21 Sep 15 @ 12:35

SK Telecom is heading into the mobile payment market with T Smart Pay. The T Smart Pay service, to be launched at the end of this year, is based on contactless NFC.... read more

15 Sep 15 @ 13:42

Barclaycard has become the first to launch ‘pay by mobile’ on Android by expanding the functionality of its mobile app to include contactless mobile payments and real-time replacement for lost or... read more

11 Sep 15 @ 12:25

Google is to (finally) roll out Android Pay, its one-touch payment app on Android devices – which competes directly with Apple Pay, in more than 1 million locations in the US. The payment... read more

01 Sep 15 @ 15:30

UK consumers will now be able to spend up to £30 using contactless cards after the limit was increased. The limit per transaction for contactless cards, which do not require a... read more

26 Aug 15 @ 17:02

Spending by British consumers on their contactless cards has increased more than five-fold in the last 12 months, according to MasterCard’s UK spending data. Cardholders have driven 560% year-on-year growth... read more

20 Aug 15 @ 15:49

PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey. The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this year has been... read more

18 Aug 15 @ 13:25

According to Sydney Morning Herald, Australia’s largest banks are fighting with Apple, as it tries to muscle Apple Pay into the hotly contested payments market. According to sources, fees are a big sticking... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 11:36

As the world mourns the loss of a former king of the handset manufacturing world and Microsoft licks its wounds in writing down about $7.6 billion on the Nokia division,... read more

29 Jun 15 @ 16:24

Shipments of NFC-enabled handset are projected to increase to 756 million in 2015, up from 444 million in 2014, according to latest research from IHS Technology. NFC Research Key Findings:... read more