GoDaddy is offering a way to streamline payments for small businesses, both in eCommerce and in person, through QR codes for on-the-go transactions, a press release said Tuesday (Feb. 15). The release said the service would be ideal for small businesses, such as farmer’s market...
Facebook has officially launched split payments for Messenger, two months after saying it was testing the new feature. The feature is now available in the U.S. on iOS and Android phones, letting users split bills evenly or customize the amount each person owes, Facebook said...
While debit cards might be the preferred in-person payment method for members of Generation Z, don’t expect this trend to last. A recent report from eMarketer finds that these digital natives expect they’ll cut back on the use of plastic cards in the future. Gen...
Cross-border transactions continue to gain traction around the world, with a staggering $156 trillion expected to cross international borders annually by 2022. In Europe for example, more than 400 billion consumer transactions are expected to occur in the region each year by 2025, representing a...
German-based mobile fuel station payments provider PACE Telematics has joined forces with PayPal to enable mobile payments at fuel pumps with a smartphone or, in Europe, an Apple Watch or Android smartwatch, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 22) press release. The process is quick, easy...
Mobile payments platform PayByCar, Inc. on Monday (Dec. 13) teamed up with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on a text-based initiative that will alert members to low-touch fuel payments across the state through the Driven by E-ZPass program. PayByCar’s Massachusetts services are available at participating...
European payments and transaction platform Worldline has joined forces with eCommerce marketplace and shopping app Joom to expand payment offerings in Russia, according to a Thursday (Dec. 9) press release. As part of the partnership, online European retailers and customers in Russia will benefit via...
China’s crackdown on technology companies that offer payment services had the unintended side effect of opening the lines of communication between competitors like Alibaba and Tencent, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 2). As mobile pay became the primary payment method in mainland China over the...
Mobile communications commerce company Clickatell will offer demonstrations of new payment capabilities through its Chat Commerce Platform at the Money 20/20 convention in Las Vegas, Oct. 24-27, according to a press release the company issued on Wednesday (Oct. 13). The company first connected internet businesses with...