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PyeongChang 2018: Visa Offers Contactless Gloves, Stickers & Pins For Mobile Payments
Visa offers novel wearable payment devices for spectators at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Samsung Pay Gets Co-op Bank Support
Samsung Pay adds another UK bank to its mobile payment platform
Contactless At 10: One Third Of All Card Payments Made With A Tap
Two thirds of Brits have made a contactless card payments since the tech arrived in the UK in September 2007
Mobile Payment Values Rise Threefold As Importance To Retailers Grows
Worldpay figures show 336 percent rise in mobile payment values thanks to wider adoption and wider support
TGI Fridays Uses Oracle & MasterCard Tech For Bar Tab Ordering And Payment Service
Digital transformation continues to penetrate traditional businesses with mobile and cloud tech
TfL: More Than 1bn Contactless Journeys Are Made On London Transport
TfL figures show contactless payments now account for two fifths of all journeys
Samsung Pay Is Now Supported By HSBC With American Express ‘Soon’
Samsung Pay now supports HSBC, M&S Bank and First Direct, even if a few are still missing
Travel For Free On The Tube Using A Lucozade Bottle
Next week you’ll be able to travel for free on the tube using a special Lucozade bottle as part of wider marketing campaign with TfL
New Google Payment API Aims to Streamline Mobile Payment Process
Google has released an expanded mobile payment suite that includes a new payment API along with tweaks to the in-app advertising platform and new app promotion options
Jack Dorsey’s Square Mobile Payment System Arrives In UK
Square arrives in the UK, helping even the smallest of retailers digitise and accept mobile payments
Sainsbury’s Local To Get Contactless ‘Before Christmas’ But No Word On Larger Supermarkets
Sainsbury’s lack of support for contactless has been noticeable, but the supermarket has confirmed the first stage of rollout
Square Cements European Expansion With UK Job Postings
Mobile payments company is looking for employees in London and Dublin as services prepped for European rollout
Alipay Strengthens European Drive With Ingenico Alliance
Millions of Chinese tourists will now be able to use their Alipay app to pay for goods across European retailers
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
MasterCard Buys UK FinTech Firm VocaLink For £700m
MasterCard hopes buying BACS and LINK operator will allow it to take a greater interest in mobile payments in the UK
TfL Licenses Contactless Ticketing System In £15m Deal
Transport for London and Cubic Transportation Systems will export contactless technology in the first of a ‘series’ or deals
Barclaycard bPay Loop Brings Contactless Payments To Watches And Fitness Bands
Barclaycard says £20 bPay loop can turn existing items into contactless payment devices
Microsoft Wallet Comes To Some Windows 10 Lumia Smartphones
Microsoft Wallet is now available to Windows Insider users as Windows 10 gets Android Pay and Apple Pay rival
More UK Banks Sign Support For Mobile Payments
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland all sign up for “Pay by Bank” app from Zapp
Worldpay: SMBs Must Adopt New Payment Methods Or Face Extinction
Reluctance to introduce new systems could see up to 60,00 British small businesses could face the chop as consumers ditch cash for cards
Contactless Payments Set To Surge Across UK
Recent Android Pay launch spurs awareness of contactless payments in the UK to new high
Samsung Pay Will Arrive In Europe Next Week
Spain will be first market, with UK following soon after, report claims
Contactless Will Help Card Payments Overtake Cash ‘In 2021’
The simplicity and popularity of contactless will see card payments overtake cash within five years, according to Payment Assocation
NXP Takes Contactless Payments Into The Home And Beyond
NXP FTF: NXP says its first POS system will allow more companies to build contactless payments to tables, TVs and other devices
Why Do Some Payment Technologies Rise And Others Fall?
Barclaycard’s Nick Kerigan tells us what can payment companies can learn from tech providers
Barclays Launches Tap And Go Android Payment App
UK bank signals split from Android Pay with new “Contactless Mobile” service allowing payments up to £100 from June
UK Leads Europe In Contactless Payments As Transactions Treble In One Year
Visa Europe figures reveal over three billion contactless payments took place in Europe over last 12 months, with the UK accounting for most transactions
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Goes Contactless
Contactless fever to sweep Eurosong contest as Visa Europe provides payment wristbands for 65,000 attendees
UK Customers Love Their Mobile Banking
Juniper Research study finds 98 percent of users are pleased with their service, but could change quickly if standards fell