A new report shows that, across the globe, there were more than 270 billion card payments in 2015, an increase of 15 percent over 2014. Such an increase, according to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021, is almost double the 8 percent...
Consumers in France may be using their mobile phones and devices to shop online, but when it comes to how they pay, mobile payment methods aren’t as popular. That’s according to a new report by CCM Benchmark on digital commerce. Get the Full Story Complete...
Google announced on Wednesday (Sept. 7) it has added Chase to the Android Pay family. 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,...
Google, the internet search leader, has rolled out an update to the Chrome browser that adds Android Pay mobile payment support and also improves the performance of the search engine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
There is a battle about to rage in Europe among mobile payment providers. As global mobile competition exacerbates, industry leaders intent on aggressive pricing may render SME-serving providers and small-scale purveyors with a decidedly Dickensian future. Across the globe, China is amassing mobile providers, but...
“Lydia. Oh, Lydia. Oh, have you seen Lydia?” Groucho Marx asked audiences decades ago, and the refrain might raise echoes again, in the unlikely halls of payments in France. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Visa and PayPal announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) that Visa Checkout will soon be available as a payment service for Braintree merchants. Braintree is a PayPal company that’s behind the payment processing for internet companies, including Airbnb, Eventbrite, Pinterest and Uber. Braintree enables merchants to accept...
Ideal Payments announced on Tuesday (Sept. 6) it has partnered with Taif Money Transfer, the Iraqi money transfer service, to roll out Taif eWallet, Iraq’s first mobile payment app. The app enables customers to make and receive payments using their mobile phones. Get the Full...
NFC technology is beginning to ignite in Russia. With the kindling burning, competitors in the mobile payments market are laying on the wood to fuel the flames.
