Mobile Pay news and trends

UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
Mobile Payments // January 21, 2019

Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service
Digital Payments // December 07, 2018

Google Pay, a digital wallet and payment platform, has added about 30 new U.S. credit unions and banking institutions to its platform this month, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Alipay Teams With UEFA For Mobile Payments At Soccer Games
International // November 09, 2018

With a new commerce deal for the soccer world, Ant Financial’s Alipay has partnered with Europe’s UEFA to bring its platform to events sanctioned by the organization’s men’s national team. Terms of the arrangement, which is said to have a duration of eight years, were not made...

Paytm Fights For Digital Payments Dominance In India
Digital Payments // September 12, 2018

Paytm is ready to take on its rivals in India by expanding its services and relying on its regional expertise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Interviews & Exclusives
How Mastercard Wants To Help Billions Find Power In Payments

February 26, 2018
Most of the world doesn’t think much about flipping on the lights. In fact, one favored metaphor for describing something easy is comparing it to “flipping a switch.” 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, […]

Where In The World Is Alipay?

September 04, 2017
Where in the world is Alipay? At this point, pretty much everywhere Chinese tourists might want to go, with most of Europe and North America now supported and South America...

Commanders In Chief: For Payments Innovation, Look Beyond The Pipes

August 17, 2017
It’s been said that change is the only constant in, well, you name it. The aphorism holds especially true for payments, an industry in which technology shapes the way payments happen...

UnionPay’s Cashless Headache

August 09, 2017
UnionPay is facing an increasingly competitive and complicated world these days. Some question whether the card-payment network operator will be able to overcome the struggle to “remain relevant” in a market that is quickly...

Quick Reads
Lydia Enables Shared Sub-Accounts With Virtual Cards

January 25, 2019
To help friends and roommates manage money, the French startup Lydia is letting users of its payment app share sub-accounts. They can also make a virtual card to use with digital wallets such as Google Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival

January 21, 2019
Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

December 07, 2018
Google Pay, a digital wallet and payment platform, has added about 30 new U.S. credit unions and banking institutions to its platform this month, according to a report. Get the...

Alipay Teams With UEFA For Mobile Payments At Soccer Games

November 09, 2018
With a new commerce deal for the soccer world, Ant Financial’s Alipay has partnered with Europe’s UEFA to bring its platform to events sanctioned by the organization’s men’s national team. Terms of...