Tencent, an internet-based technology company based in China, and LINE, a hugely popular messaging app in Japan, have teamed up to provide payment services for Japanese businesses that want to appeal to the growing number of Chinese tourists in the country, according to the Nikkei...
7-Eleven, the convenience store operator, announced on Monday (Nov. 26) that participating stores in Canada will now accept Chinese mobile payment systems Alipay and WeChat Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Cashierless payments are set to increasingly be part of the convenience store checkout model. 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...
Apple’s taken a beating since announcing its Q4 earnings last week. 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 Today. By completing...
A sense of control and security goes a long way toward building confidence, and that’s especially true in payments and commerce. Make consumers feel as though they are in charge, and give them more transparency into their personal payment transactions, and you might not only...
Worldpay, the payment technology company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 16) that for the first time, contactless payments have become more popular than chip and pin card purchases when paying in-store in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
PayPal said Thursday that it is teaming up with Walmart to deliver financial services to joint customers, allowing them to access cash at the retailer’s stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Amid an embrace of mobile payments and a push toward consumer choice, sometimes payments infrastructure must change. 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...
Eric Jing, Ant Financial’s executive chairman and CEO, revealed that Alipay now has over 700 million annual active users — an increase of more than 200 million year on year. Jing made the comments at Alibaba’s 2018 Investor Day, where he gave a presentation on...
