March 09, 2023
Paymob Teams With Arabic Streaming Platform Shahid
Paymob wants to help Egyptian consumers pay for streaming video via eWallets. The financial services company announced in a Thursday (March 9) press release that it has teamed with Arabic...
February 21, 2023
Singapore and India Debut Cross-Border Payment Link
India and Singapore have linked their real-time payment systems to simplify cross-border remittances. The two countries’ central banks announced the linkage Tuesday (Feb. 21), saying it lets consumers send and...
January 16, 2023
Cost-Conscious Small Businesses Prioritize Digital Payments in 2023
Small businesses seeking to reduce innovation costs might consider prioritizing digital wallet offerings. In today’s budget-conscious retail environment, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) might be tempted to pump the brakes...
January 15, 2023
Italy Reshapes Pro-Cash Strategy Amid Surge in Digital Payment Adoption
Leading up to final approval, payments-related aspects of Italy’s 2023 budget were hotly debated. One of those debates ended up with the government backtracking on an initial proposal to ditch...
January 04, 2023
Italians Twice as Likely to Use eWallets for eCommerce Transactions
Italian consumers are twice as likely to use a mobile wallet online compared to in-store. On a global scale, Italy emerged fourth in mobile wallet adoption, behind Japan (25.7%), Germany...
November 29, 2022
Patience and Cash-Like Payment Options Lead Peak Shopping Season
Cash equivalents came on strong in the closely watched Cyber Five weekend that ended Monday (Nov. 28). Faced with staggering inflation that pushed paycheck-to-paycheck households to the breaking point, consumers...
November 11, 2022
AliPay+ Transactions up 40% During Singles Day Shopping Event
During the 10 days leading up to China’s Singles Day shopping event, there was a 40% increase in the number of online transactions via the Alipay+ payment platform compared to...
October 17, 2022
Lendica, Altametrics Debut B2B BNPL Options For Restaurants
Embedded finance company Lendica has debuted an instant-approval payments plan to offer B2B BNPL options with Altametrics, which provides software for restaurants, a press release said. Altametrics provides enterprise labor...
September 26, 2022
Alipay+ Enables 4 Asian Digital Wallets in South Korea
Digital payments platform Alipay+ has partnered with Asian mobile payment providers to enable the use of four digital wallets in South Korea. With these integrations with Alipay+, which is developed...