French bank BNP Paribas and supermarket giant Carrefour are to merge their Wa... More
French electronic wallets merge to create ‘universal mobile payment solution’
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Gemalto mobile security survey
PARTNER NEWS: A 17-page survey that reveals key insights into the expectations of end users when it comes to app usage and mobile security is now available from digital security company Gemalto... More
Stagecoach to deliver contactless payments on all its UK buses by 2018
Britain’s biggest bus operator Stagecoach will install contactless payment technology on all of its regional bus services across the UK by the end of 2018, allowing passengers to pay for travel with a contactless credit or debit card, as well as Apple Pay and Android Pay... More
Azimo adds Siri money transfers
Users of the Azimo money transfer service can now send money through Apple’s voice-activated Siri system... More
Eckoh and Worldpay conduct first telephone-based Apple Pay transaction
Contact centre solutions provider Eckoh has performed the world’s first Apple Pay payment via a telephone call... More
Android Pay launches in Hong Kong
Google is rolling out its Android Pay mobile payment service in Hong Kong with support for Mastercard and Visa cards from The Bank of East Asia, DBS, Dah Sing Bank, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank... More
Verifone deploys mobile API standard
Verifone is deploying a new mobile API standard to improve interaction between mobile payment and loyalty apps in gas stations and convenience stores... More
Orange Cash extends to French teens
Orange is extending its Orange Cash NFC-based mobile payment service to teenagers in France, enabling those aged up to 18 to use the service with their parents in charge... More
Apple Pay adds US banks and BA app support
Apple has added 24 banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US, AppleInsider reports... More
Mobile payments awareness up in North America, but usage remains flat
Nearly six in 10 North American consumers (56%) are now aware of mobile payment services — a 4% increase from this time last year, research from Accenture has revealed... More
2bn mobile banking users by 2021
More than 2bn consumers around the world will have used their mobile devices for banking purposes by the end of 2021, compared to 1.2bn this year, Juniper Research reveals... More
PayPal tops mobile payment apps in US, but retailers want Apple Pay
Nearly one in five US smartphone owners (18%) have now used a mobile payment app, research released by Parks Associates reveals, with PayPal proving to be the most popular among all US smartphone users with 12%, followed by retail-branded mobile apps (9%), Apple Pay (4%), Android Pay (3%) and Samsung Pay (2%)... More
Yandex.Money adds iMessage transfers
Russian consumers using online payment service Yandex.Money can now send money directly through Apple’s instant messaging service iMessage... More
Australian banks call Apple’s NFC restriction “completely baseless”
Apple’s claim that allowing access to the NFC technology within its iPhones would diminish the security of Apple Pay has been branded “completely baseless” by a group of four Australian banks, who are seeking greater powers of negotiation over the entry of third-party mobile wallets in the country... More
Zapper enables Alipay in the UK
Chinese visitors to the UK can now use Alipay at any retailer accepting mobile payments platform Zapper... More
NXP sees soar in activation rates for NFC transit in China
PARTNER NEWS: Activation rates for the NFC mobile transit solution introduced by NXP and handset manufacturer Xiaomi in China have grown more than 15% in Shanghai and over 20% in Shenzhen since services on the Mi 5 smartphone launched in June 2016... More
Seqr adds NFC payments in UK
UK consumers using Seamless’ Seqr mobile payment platform can now add their bank account to the app and make NFC mobile purchases at any contactless terminal... More
Proxama to create UK’s biggest BLE beacon advertising network
PARTNER NEWS: Digital payment solutions provider Proxama has secured deals with media and location owners Mobile Media Group, Emblem Group and Hathaway Chivers to create the UK’s biggest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon-based advertising platform... More
Kohl’s launches QR code mobile payments feature across the US
Customers at US department store chain Kohl’s can now make purchases by scanning a QR code at the point of sale using Kohl’s Pay, a mobile payment feature that has been integrated into the retailer’s existing mobile app... More
Western Union launches P2P mobile app
Money transfer network Western Union has launched a mobile payment app in Canada to enable domestic and cross-border money transfers... More