UnionPay International has made more progress in expanding its mobile QuickPass worldwide, now offering the payment option in Hong Kong, through a collaboration with Bank of China. Hong Kong is a huge market for the company, with 16 million cards currently issued — that means...
Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest in mobile payments. According to a report, a survey of smartphone users in Japan conducted in October by Hakuhodo, a Japanese advertising...
When it comes to spending in the marketplace, there’s no doubt that the tween and teen set carry a lot of clout. In fact, children ages 17 and under are responsible for more than $830 billion in annual spending — prompting one company to design...
Owners of a new Jaguar have an additional reason to feel superior to other drivers. Going forward, with a tap of the touchscreen on their cars’ digital dashboards, they will be able to pay for gas at UK Shell stations using either PayPal or Apple...
Restaurant limbo … we’ve all been there. You’ve finished your meal, and you’re ready to leave, but you can’t go until the waiter brings the bill, takes your credit card and delivers a receipt for you to sign. Depending upon how many tables the waiter...
The inevitable end of the mobile payment company acquired by Fitbit last May is finally here. Coin, which was founded as a mobile payment company initially in late 2013, has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years. From seeking to take the...
In a move to rein in the workload of Juan Benitez, Braintree has announced via blog post that it has officially hired a stand-alone CTO. Benitez has been pulling double duty as both Chief Technology Officer and General Manager. John MacIlwaine will be formally filling...
When PayPal announced its earnings last week, the world was laser-focused on a couple of numbers: 197 million accounts, worldwide, up from 192 last quarter and 184 at the start of 2016. $354 billion in payment volume, for 2016, up from $282 billion from 2015....
Tesco, the U.K. supermarket operator, is extending mobile pay app PayQwiq to all of the Tesco stores around the U.K. In a press release, Tesco said the move is in response to positive feedback from customers during the initial rollout of the service. PayQwiq, which...