PayPal’s money transfer arm Xoom is now offering customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Argentinian mobile payments company Ualá, bolstered by heavyweight investors, is expanding into merchant services, according to Bloomberg. The investors include George Soros, Steve Cohen and Tencent Holdings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The pandemic has had an impact on digital wallet usage – in other words, up and to the right. Blackhawk Network noted that mobile wallet adoption in the U.S. stood at 38 percent usage among consumers before the pandemic, and as late as this fall...
WhatsApp is getting another crack at grabbing a slice of Brazil’s fast-growing payments market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Payguru is a Turkish company currently working to give residents a way to pay for bus travel cards via text message, according to a report by Financial Times (FT). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The plastic card, by necessity, is giving way to digital cards, and mobile apps are bringing card-not-present transactions, increasingly, to mobile devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Square has unveiled a quick-response (QR) code-based self-service ordering functionality for eateries harnessing Square Online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Aspire, the first business neobank in Southeast Asia, unveiled plans to go “plastic-less” via the issuance of Visa corporate cards with the help of FinTech firm Nium. The tie-up will also make all Aspire cards available on Google Pay, according to an announcement. Get the...
