Mastercard customers using Google’s Android Pay will be able to travel for free around London when using the city’s transport network on four Mondays in October... More
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Kohl’s to allow checkouts from mobile app
US department store chain Kohl’s is rolling out a new capability that will allow holders of its store-branded charge card to checkout directly from its mobile app... More
Curve launches rewards, raises $3m in funding
London-based startup Curve has launched a virtual Curve Rewards card through an app that allows consumers to spend points as currency when using the company’s physical payment card... More
Amex enables loyalty points for purchases
American Express Canada is enabling cardmembers to use rewards points to pay for purchases charged to their card... More
Coop Denmark to launch mobile loyalty and payments platform
Supermarket chain Coop Denmark is launching a new mobile loyalty and rewards platform incorporating mobile payment functionality in all of its stores from October... More
Xiaomi launches Mi Pay NFC mobile payments
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has launched its Mi Pay NFC-based mobile payments service in its domestic market. More
Walgreens integrates rewards with Android Pay
US drugstore giant Walgreens has become the first retailer to integrate its loyalty program with Android Pay, allowing more than 85m active Balance Rewards members to earn and redeem points in-store through the mobile payments service... More
US pharmacy chain launches barcode payments
Customers at US pharmacy chain CVS can now make purchases by presenting an on-screen barcode at the point of sale using CVS Pay, the retailer’s own mobile payment service... More
Samsung Pay on menu in US restaurants
Diners at 3,000 US restaurants with Ziosk pay-at-the-table tablets can now settle their bill using Samsung Pay... More
Samsung Pay offers US$5 rewards
Samsung Pay users are being offered rewards via a new introductions promotion called the High Five Referral program, which credits their account with US$5 every time a customer they referred to the mobile payment app makes a first qualifying purchase... More
Samsung Pay update brings rewards
The latest Samsung Pay update introduces a Samsung Rewards Card... More
US and UK consumers warm to mobile payments, loyalty and coupons
The majority of US and UK consumers (54%) have now used a mobile wallet, research from Urban Airship reveals, with 30% of respondents using them in the past week. More
Scotiabank gives Apple Pay users 10% cashback
Canada’s Scotiabank is offering its customers a 10% cashback on everyday purchases of up to US$20 whenever the payment is made using Apple Pay... More
Motorists rewarded for mobile payments at the pump
Motorists using the GC Express gas station in Caro, Michigan, are being offered a free coffee or drink whenever they pay for fuel purchases of US$10 or more with Team One Credit Union’s mobile banking app. More
Apple promotes Apple Pay with iTunes gift cards
UK and US consumers are being encouraged to sign up and use Apple Pay with a £5 or $5 iTunes gift card at Apple retail stores across both countries... More
Samsung Pay prepping rewards programme
Samsung is preparing to launch its own rewards program that will let consumers earn and redeem points each time they use Samsung Pay... More
Droplet to close down
UK-based mobile payment and rewards platform Droplet is to be discontinued... More
Starbucks launches mobile payments in China
Customers at Starbucks stores in China will now be able to pay for their order using their mobile phone and the coffee giant’s QR code-based mobile payment service which has now been launched in 2,200 locations across the country. More
Heineken uses BLE beacons to reward Kiwi consumers
New Zealanders are being rewarded with experiences such as flights, helicopter rides and VIP event access whenever they are close to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons installed in 120 Heineken locations across the country via the beer maker’s Heineken Live mobile app. More
Retailers reward in-app Apple Pay purchases
US retailers are offering discounts on in-app purchases made through Apple Pay until September as part of a recently launched iOS App Store promotion... More