Some 417bn cashless payments were made in 60 countries worldwide in 2014, according to research from RBR... More
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UnionPay launches HCE mobile payments with Beijing banks
Customers of more than 20 commercial banks in Beijing can now make host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments using a new service launched by bankcard association UnionPay. More
Alipay expands across Europe with Wirecard
Chinese consumers can now make purchases using QR code-based mobile payments service Alipay at European retailers that incorporate barcode payment functionality provided by Wirecard... More
US banks head to mobile at the ATM
Customers of US banks Wells Fargo and Bank of America will soon be able to withdraw cash and complete transactions at the ATM using their smartphone... More
Asian first for Visa Token Service
Visa has announced that the host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments service launched by United Overseas Bank (UOB) in November is the first in Asia Pacific to make use of the Visa Token Service... More
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Samsung Pay users can win tickets to see Usher
Shoppers who activate Samsung Pay at one of nearly 50 US malls will have the chance to win two round-trip tickets to Los Angeles for an exclusive performance and private New Year’s Eve party featuring American popstar Usher... More
TCH taps VocaLink to bring real-time payments to the US
Banking association The Clearing House (TCH) has contracted UK payments infrastructure operator VocaLink to develop a national real-time payment service in the US... More
28% of UK shoppers prefer contactless
More than a quarter of UK shoppers (28%) prefer contactless payments because they are easier and 29% prefer paying via contactless because it’s speedy, research from mobile network operator EE shows... More
Google Wallet adds P2P transfers via SMS
Google Wallet users will soon be able to send money to anyone in their contact list using just a phone number... More
Samsung Pay adds gift card support in the US
Samsung Pay has added support for gift cards in the US, letting users store, pay with and share gift cards through the mobile payments service... More
Singtel integrates taxi app with wallet
Customers using communications provider Singtel Group’s mobile wallet services in Southeast Asia will soon be able to book and pay for taxis through the GrabTaxi mobile app... More
In-store mobile payments increase four-fold across the US
The use of in-store mobile payments increased nearly four-fold across the US this year, from 5% in 2014 to 18% in 2015, research from Deloitte reveals, with approximately one in five consumers using their phone to make a payment at the point of sale. More
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Wallet app for Windows 10 gets loyalty cards
Microsoft is adding support for loyalty cards to the Wallet app for Windows 10 Mobile... More
Apple Pay yet to sign up key Australian banks
Apple is struggling to persuade Australia’s big banks to sign up for Apple Pay, according to Reuters... More
Gemalto brings PKI-based authentication to mobile devices over BLE
PARTNER NEWS: Digital security giant Gemalto has launched a solution which can bring public key infrastructure-based authentication and security to any device through a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection. More
Walmart launches QR code mobile payments service in the US
Customers at US supermarket chain Walmart will soon be able to pay for purchases by scanning a QR code at the point of sale using Walmart Pay, the retailer’s own mobile payment service. Walmart Pay will be integrated into the Walmart app and introduced in select stores this month, with a nationwide launch expected in the first half of next year. More
Xbox One enables on-screen mobile payments through PowaTag
Xbox One gamers across the US can now make online purchases from the game console’s new ecommerce store by scanning on-screen barcodes with their mobile device. TV commerce solutions provider Von Bismark has worked with Powa Technologies to roll out The Mall on Xbox One, which will make use of Powa’s mobile payments platform PowaTag. More
Yoyo Wallet heads to the US
QR code-based mobile payments platform Yoyo Wallet has launched in private beta to select customers in the US... More
Electronic retailer to install 10m NFC shelf labels in 14 countries
An electronic retailer based in Germany is to roll out 10 million interactive NFC shelf edge labels to some 1,000 stores across 14 countries next year through a contract with Imagotag, a subsidiary of electronic shelf labels suppliers Store Electronic Systems (SES). More
Morpho acquires AirTag
ID technology specialist Morpho has acquired mobile payment solutions provider AirTag for an undisclosed sum... More