TNS has announced two senior appointments. George Sirkel, former COO of TabbedOut, and John Tait, formerly Executive Director at Indue. Both executives have over 20 years’ experience in payments. Zirkel will steer global product, sales, development and operational teams while Tait will lead business across...
Consumers in the U.K. can now use contactless payments with Android smartphones thanks to a partnership between Vodafone and PayPal. Only Visa and Mastercard accounts could be used previously, but now, Vodafone Pay can complete a payment using PayPal and even when a device is...
Oberthur Technologies (OT) is partnering with payments service provider Nets to deliver support for mobile payments to Scandinavian banks. 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...
Emerging markets are hungry for technological innovation, and the IMF says that Africa is poised to be the epicenter of mobile payment adoption. Mastercard, in conjunction with the Bank of Kigali and RwandaOnline, are responding by bringing digital payments to Rwanda. Elsewhere, mobile payments highlights...
Kohl’s introduces Kohl’s Pay, the company’s own mobile app. Customers can pay and accumulate and redeem rewards in one transaction, but the payment source is restricted to Kohl’s Charge cards.
The summer in the U.K. didn’t break any records for sunny spells, but it did for contactless spending. A threefold year-on-year increase was reported by data from the U.K. Cards Association. Also, the low value of the pound is pushing up spending in the hospitality...
PayPal seems fidgety as the company announces promotions and changes among its executives. William J. Ready, who has headed Braintree and Venmo, will be promoted to Operating Chief. PayPal is anxious to become accepted universally as a method of payment and has recently signed deals...
Monzo announced on Friday (Sept. 30) that users can now send money to friends and family via their voice. 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...
KCB Group, Kenya’s largest bank based on assets, is reportedly in talks with Facebook, Apple and Alibaba Group about working together on digital payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
