Mobile Payments News

Apple ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ being tested in Apple Park visitor center

Back in February Apple announced an upcoming “Tap to Pay on iPhone” feature that allows compatible iPhones to accept contactless payments without the need for additional hardware. Apple is now testing the feature at its Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.

News Financial Apple

·2 years ago

Google bringing back Google Wallet for Android

Google has unveiled that it is bringing back a revamped Google Wallet for Android devices. Essentially, Google wants Wallet to be an all-encompassing replacement for your physical wallet.

News Google

·2 years ago

Boku launches M1ST Payments Network

Boku has launched the M1ST (Mobile First), the world’s largest mobile payments network. The M1ST Payments Network features an unrivalled 330+ mobile payment methods

Financial

·3 years ago

Square Register is a fully integrated countertop POS solution

Square has launched its latest hardware offering, Square Register, a fully integrated countertop point-of-sale (POS) solution, designed to give UK businesses with complex needs the versatility they need to manage sophisticated operations.

Financial Connected

·3 years ago

PCI Pal partners with Stripe

PCI Pal has today announced an alliance with Stripe, where organisations already using Stripe’s range of payment infrastructure services for web-based businesses, can now quickly deploy PCI Pal’s security solutions

Financial

·4 years ago

EE and Square offer mobile payments to UK small businesses

EE has teamed up with Square to offer mobile payments to small businesses in the UK. EE’s small business users can get a free Square Reader and also fee free processing on the first £1,000 of transactions through the platform.

EE UK

·4 years ago

ACI Worldwide and Three UK team up to Combat eCommerce Payments Fraud

ACI Worldwide is extending its partnership with Three UK to combat eCommerce fraud, which has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Three UK

·4 years ago

PCI Pal launches rapid deployment version of payment services.

PCI Pal has launched a rapid deployment version of its payment services. PCI Pal Rapid Remote delivers PCI compliant payment services at an accelerated pace

Financial

·4 years ago

Square launches Square Reader SDK for Developers

Square today launched the Square Reader SDK, giving Android and iOS developers the ability to use Square hardware to accept in-person payments directly from within their own application, with no app-switch required. With only a few lines of code, developers can quickly add EMV- and PCI-compliant in-person payments to any Android or iOS app.

US Developers

·6 years ago

Google Pay combines Android Pay and Google Wallet under one brand name

Google has announced the merger of Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single brand, Google Pay. Google Wallet was first launched in 2011, and at one time supported NFC payments for goods and services. In 2015, the company launched a new service, Android Pay/

Financial Google Android

·6 years ago

Apple Pay Cash officially launches in US

Apple has officially launched Apple Pay Cash today for all iOS 11.2 users with an eligible iPhone or iPad model in the United States. Apple Pay Cash allows for quick person-to-person money transfers, much like competing services..

Financial Apple US

·6 years ago

Emtek and Ant Financial to launch new mobile payments platform in Indonesia

Emtek Group has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba’s digital payments company Ant Financial. The two companies will develop a suite of financial services, which includes a mobile payments platform that will debut on BBM.

Financial Connected

·7 years ago

Square finally launches in UK

Square today announced that it has launched in the UK, making it easier than ever for millions of small and medium-sized businesses across Britain to take card payments and run their business.

UK Financial

·7 years ago

Android Pay launches in Belgium

Google has continued the expansion of Android Pay, as the company launched its mobile payments system in Belgium. Users will be able to pay at over 85,000 retail locations with Android Pay, including Carrefour, McDonald's, Media Markt, H&M, and more.

Financial Google Android

·7 years ago

Samsung Pay Launches in Malaysia

Samsung today announced its partnership with several leaders in the banking industry as part of its strategic move to launch and expand its Samsung Pay ecosystem in Malaysia.

Android Financial Samsung

·7 years ago

Android Pay teams up with Visa and Mastercard to bring simple checkout to more places online

Google today announced strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard to bring Android Pay to more places on the mobile web.

Google Android Connected

·7 years ago

Samsung Pay Launches in Brazil July 19

Samsung announced today that Brazil will roll out Samsung Pay on July 19, with major financial partners, making it the first market in South America to introduce the companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s mobile payment service.

Samsung Financial

·8 years ago

Android Pay launches in Australia

Google has continued the expansion of Android Pay in Asia Pacific after the mobile payments service went live in Australia.

Samsung Google Huawei Android Financial

·8 years ago

Samsung Pay Now Available in Australia

Samsung today launched the company's mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, bringing Australian consumers and businesses a secure, fast, and simple way to pay.

Financial Samsung Android

·8 years ago

Samsung Pay Announces Support for Membership and Loyalty Cards in the U.S.

Samsung announced today that Samsung Pay is giving U.S. users another way to slim down their physical wallets with the support of membership features.

US Financial Samsung Android

·8 years ago

Android Pay officially launches in the UK

Android Pay is now officially available in the UK. Android Pay will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UKÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s major financial institutions.

Android UK Apps Financial Google

·8 years ago

SAP teams up with Google and PayPal to bring Anywhere solution to the U.S.

SAP today announced general availability of the SAP Anywhere solution in the U.S. This new front-office cloud solution is specifically designed to help meet the e-commerce and customer interaction needs of small businesses.

News US Google

·8 years ago

BlackBerry and Digitsecure partner to bring HotRemit digital money transfers to BBM in India

BlackBerry and Digitsecure, a mobility, identity and payments platform company, on Friday announced that have partnered for secure digital money transfers in India.

Google BlackBerry India

·8 years ago

Micromax, TranServ and Visa team up to offer mobile payment solution in India

Micromax, TranServ and Visa, today announced a strategic partnership to offer a mobile payment solution for its customers in India.

India Financial Three

·8 years ago

Atom Bank UK Banking App goes live

Atom Bank, the UKÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s first bank designed for digital and optimised for mobile, has announced its regulatory restriction has been lifted, and as of today opens its virtual doors.

Connected UK Apps Financial

·8 years ago

Apple Pay finally available to Barclays and Barclaycard customers in UK

Nine months after Apple Pay launched in the UK, Barclays and Barclaycard customers are now able to make contactless payments using Apple Pay.

Apple UK Financial

·8 years ago

Samsung Pay officially available in China with China UnionPay

Samsung and China UnionPay (CUP) have announced the launch of Samsung Pay in China. A simple, safe and easy-to-use mobile payment service, Samsung Pay works virtually anywhere you can swipe or tap your card in China.

Samsung China Android

·8 years ago

BMO and MasterCard Begin Roll-Out of First Biometric Corporate Card Program in Canada and US

BMO Financial Group and MasterCard today marked the beginning of a phased launch of the first biometric corporate credit card program in Canada and the U.S.

US Financial Canada

·8 years ago

Android Pay coming to the UK “in the next few months”

Google has today announced that Android Pay will be coming to the UK "in the next few months". Android Pay will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UKÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s major financial institutions.

UK Financial Google Android

·8 years ago

BlackBerry partners with Barclays Bank to add BBM to Pingit

BlackBerry has teamed up with Barclays Bank to enable P2P money transfers via Pingit, BarclaysÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ mobile payment service, over BBM.

Apple UK Apps Google Android

·8 years ago

SAP and First Data Team Up to Transform B2B Payments

SAP and First Data today announced plans to eliminate the complexity from business-to-business (B2B) payments with the rollout of the AribaPay solution across Europe and Latin America.

Financial

·8 years ago

Samsung adds Gift Card support to Samsung Pay

Samsung announced today that Samsung Pay now supports 50 popular merchant gift cards as well as a gift card store that enables users to buy gift cards from supported merchants.

Android US Financial Samsung

·8 years ago

Samsung launches Samsung Pay Transportation Card Service in Korea

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Pay Transportation Card Service, which provides Samsung Pay users with a more convenient way to use transportation in Korea.

Financial Samsung Android

·8 years ago

Samsung Pay adds support for Chase Visa cards and MasterCard offerings

Samsung announced today that Samsung Pay now supports eligible Chase Visa credit, debit and Liquid cards, as well as debit and credit offerings from MasterCard issuers.

US Samsung Android Three

·8 years ago

LG unveils Mobile Payment Service LG Pay,

LG has unveiled plans to develop and deploy its own mobile payment service which will be called LG Pay. LG has currently completed agreements with two large Korean credit card companies, namely Shinhan Card and KB Kookmin Card.

Financial

·8 years ago

BBM generating small but incremental revenues according to Bango CEO

In an interview with Business Weekly, Bango has revealed that the company's end-user spend in mobile payment technology has increased 72 per cent to Ã‚Â£18.45 million in the first half of 2015.

BlackBerry

·9 years ago

BlackBerry launches Instant Mobile Payments for BBM Money in Indonesia

BlackBerry have announced an update to BBM Money that for the first time brings Instant Mobile Payments to users of the app on all major platforms in Indonesia.

Financial BlackBerry

·9 years ago

Visa Europe Collab launches new generation of payments services

Visa Europe has announced the launch of Visa Europe Collab, its new international innovation hub. Working with a network of partners from across the digital and fintech ecosystem.

Financial

·9 years ago

Payment methods for topping up of prepaid phone credit online

Whatever you need, it seems that nowadays everything is available online. This means that customers also need to pay online. For most people this is not a problem and it seems that online purchases are getting more popular by the day!

Opinion Germany

·9 years ago

The convenience of topping up your phone credit online

Users of a prepaid phone know how it feels to run out of phone credit. This usually happens at moments when you really need your credit. Luckily it is possible to top up your phone credit online!

Opinion Google

·9 years ago

Visa Europe demonstrating range of live mobile payment apps from across Europe at MWC

Visa Europe, together with a number of its member banks, will be demonstrating a range of live mobile payment apps from across Europe at Mobile World Congress.

Financial Apps

·9 years ago

Visa Europe launches Payment Tokenisation Service

Visa Europe today announces its plan to launch a tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile payment solutions and has been hailed as one of the best data protection and fraud prevention methods available.

Financial

·9 years ago

iZettle announces WorldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s First Free Chip & PIN Reader

Mobile Payment Services provider iZettle has announced the iZettle Card Reader Lite, the worldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s first free-of-charge Chip & PIN reader.

Devices and OS Financial

·9 years ago

Corethree to Build First Microsoft Windows Phone M-Ticket Application

Corethree has signed an agreement with MicrosoftÃ‚Â which meansÃ‚Â all the Corethree m-ticket applications will soon be available on Windows Phone, in addition to iOS and Android devices.

Microsoft

·9 years ago

Verifone Offers Merchants a Single mPOS Payment Terminal to Support All Major Smart Device Options

Verifone has announced a new device and operating system - independent mobile point of sale (mPOS) payment terminal that gives larger retailers more flexibility and choice in how they deploy mobile throughout their stores.

Financial

·9 years ago