Toyota Motor and SoftBank announced Thursday (October 4) they have formed a strategic partnership to enable the creation of new mobility services. In a press...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In Japan, Origami rolls out its international Origami Pay mobile service, Moody’s lauds the debut of...
Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing startup, announced on Thursday (Sept. 6) that it is launching a taxi-hailing app in Nagoya as it aims to expand in...
Alipay, the mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it will collaborate with a wider range...
Paidy linked up with Visa via strategic investment this week, while Mexico's government wants to see greater financial inclusion with joint efforts from FIs and...
Visa has made a strategic investment in Paidy, which offers instantly issued post-pay credit services for eCommerce consumers based in Japan. The firms said in...
Three months in, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation still stymies some firms seeking to comply with new rules and regulations governing data protection...
Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo rolled out shopping chatbot Uniqlo IQ on Thursday (August 2), which acts as a digital concierge service. According to a report...