Mobile Payments

Google has made several announcements around Google Tez, the payments app that the search giant had launched in India last month. Based on Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the NPCI's payments platform for the country, the Google Tez...

Amazon has announced that its digital currency – Coins - are now open for use outside of Kindle Fire tablets. More specifically, the e-commerce giant says that its virtual currency can now be bought, spent...

According to Juniper Research's new report - 'Mobile Coupons & NFC Smart Posters: Strategies,' consumer usage of mobile coupons will see users exceed 300 million globally by 2014, principally in developed markets, with the...

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and Luup plan to provide a mobile money transfer service across the bank's international network. NBAD enjoys the largest overseas network of all UAE banks, with 42...

New research from VocaLink into UK consumer appetite for alternative ways to pay on mobile devices reveals that 81% of those interested in new digital payment methods say they are more likely to adopt...

Belgium-Dutch start-up Sign2Pay is hoping to help abandoned mobile commerce checkout problems with technology that lets customers complete purchases by signing their names on their phones' screens. Sign2Pay lets customers with any touch-enabled mobile device...

In Uppsala, Sweden's fourth largest city, Swedbank is working with a number of organizations to pursue a safer Uppsala through promotion of using less cash. The Swedish bank is trialling the use of MasterCard's mobile...

As part of the world’s ‘first ever interoperable’ Arabic mobile money programme, MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telecoms provider Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in Egypt. The programme forms part...

The worldwide wearable device market (commonly referred to as wearables) will see continued growth as second and third generation iterations reach the market. These new devices will build upon the hardware and software of...

New research reveals 60% of UK consumers believe mobile tickets are more convenient and easier to use than standard printed tickets. The research highlights the demand for mobile tickets and shows that the majority...