Tag: P2P
Global mobile wallet users to total 2.1 billion in 2019
Nearly 2.1 billion consumers worldwide will use a mobile wallet to make a payment or send money in 2019, up nearly 30% from 1.6 billion...
Bank of America – Trends in Consumer Mobility Report
The latest Bank of America Trends in Consumer Mobility Report explores emerging payments trends – specifically person-to-person payment technologies (P2P) that allow consumers to...
American Express invests in first P2P Bitcoin venture
Last week, P2P Bitcoin company Abra, announced that it will soon be available to all registered users in the US and Philippines and will also...
Call for participation – EPC workshop dedicated to P2P mobile payments
The European Payments Council (EPC) has announced that it is hosting a stakeholders workshop focused on Person-to-Person (P2P) mobile payments on 10 December.
Payment stakeholders (such...
The global mobile money landscape
The mobile money sector is one of the most fluid in the whole of the mobile ecosystem, with more players entering and exiting, new...
Google’s ‘Pony Express’ Gmail bill payment
Google is reportedly developing a new Gmail feature, Pony Express, that will allow users to receive and pay bills directly from their email inbox.
According...
Mobile money transfers double
New research from remittance specialist Azimo, demonstrates that the percentage of money transfers sent from mobile phones has more than doubled in the 12 months to...
MTN Uganda clarifies mobile money fraud rumours
MTN Uganda has been forced to call a press conference, with high-ranking executives from both MTN and Stanbic.
Stanbic bank’s Managing Director, Patrick Mweheire, opened by explaining
that the...
Facebook Messanger P2P payments
Facebook is bringing P2P payments to its Messenger application.
The strategy will help Facebook keep users on its platform and add value while opening the door...