Ever gotten frustrated trying to get a waiter’s attention so you could pay for your meal and continue with your busy day? Things are about to change in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Despite the fact that smartphones and bank cards are NFC-based and that new NFC driven apps are increasingly available, the technology remains rather marginal in France. The infrastructure is there without the interest, reports ZDNet in France. One hurdle is the fact that stores are ill-equipped, and...
In an attempt to reassure the Silicon Valley, the Commissioner in charge of the EU’s digital economy, Andrus Ansip, claimed yesterday in an interview with the The Wall Street Journal that the EU’s single digital market is not about protectionism, but really about opportunities. Get the...
Iyzico, a Turkish payment service provider for apps and e-commerce, has just raised a $6.2 million Series B, bringing up its total to $9.4 million since launched in May 2012, Techcrunch reports. The round was lead by International Finance Corporation (IFC- of the World Bank...
To everyone’s surprise, sales in the U.K. have boomed in May and are expected to hit their highest level in more than 26 years in June, according to Reuters. Retailers’ overall assessment of the business situation improved to +20, the highest since last August and up...
2014 marks the first time that U.K. “non-cash” payments outnumbered cash payments, in a total of 18 billion transactions. In its report, the U.K. Payments Council analyzed how cash was used by consumers in 2014 and how it could evolve in the next 10 years. Get...
According to the experts at root9B – a cybersecurity firm populated by former State Department and Defense Department workers – an alleged Russian cybercrime gang is gearing up for a major attack on U.S. banking institutions. The group has been known under such names as...
According to Le Journal du net, France’s online sales have increased 13.7 percent between the first trimesters of 2014 and 2015, reaching a total of €15.2 billion (roughly $17.3 billion) worth of sales- almost €2 billion (roughly $2.23 billion) more in comparison to last year....
As soon as the European Commission officially launched its new and repeatedly leaked plan for a single digital market, U.S. tech giants raised red flags. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
