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WhatsApp Gains Approval To Double Indian Payment Service – Report

Regulatory approval for Meta's WhatsApp, to more than double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million

Watch out Jack Dorsey and Square (renamed Block)! Apple 'Tap To Pay on iPhone' transforms an iPhone into a payment terminal

Fees for business payments between companies in UK and European Economic Area to rise to 1.2 percent as interchange costs rise and EU limits end

Home made porn made the OnlyFans platform successfully, but now it is banning adult content because of pressure from banks

American rival Vantiv to expand beyond its US borders thanks to global reach of WorldPay

Bank of England opens its payment system to non-banks to allow payment competition from fintech firms

Shop shock. Hackers have compromised nearly 6,000 online shops to skim payment card data. And the problem is getting worse

Majority of people want to use biometrics when making payments, with fingerprints the favoured option

PayPal and eBay will separate later this year, but will remain joined at the hip for at least five years

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The Royal Canadian Mint has invited developers to develop apps for a digital currency dubbed MintChip

Visa opens a developer centre to provide access to its technology without compromising security

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The SEPA Europe-wide e-payments system, proposed by banks, could exclude newbies like PayPal