Apple Pay is now live in Japan, enabling local iPhone and Apple Watch users to make payments in stores and on public transportation services that support the widely used Sony FeliCa-based Japanese NFC payments system... More
Mobile payments
PayPal talks up in-store mobile payments and One Touch adoption
In-store mobile payments have experienced a “long and difficult road” but the functionality is now starting to resonate with consumers, PayPal’s EVP and chief operating officer Bill Ready has told attendees during a keynote at Money20/20... More
Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe
Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay is expanding its presence in US and European retail stores via a deal with POS maker Verifone... More
EMVCo and Fido to deliver biometric authentication standards for mobile payments
Fido Alliance is working with EMVCo to provide a new authentication standard for mobile wallet and payments developers, allowing consumers to use certified, on-device biometric verification when making in-store or in-app purchases... More
Mastercard adds online Masterpass payments to Android Pay, Samsung Pay and Microsoft Wallet
Mastercard has signed deals with Google, Samsung and Microsoft to allow its customers that use Android Pay, Samsung Pay or Microsoft Wallet to shop online wherever Masterpass is accepted, while Google has announced a similar deal with Visa to offer the same functionality to Android Pay users via Visa Checkout... More
Blockchain authentication for mobile transactions
South Korea’s KB Kookmin Card is working with Bitcoin exchange service startup Coinplug to release a blockchain-based personal authentication service for mobile transactions next month, Pulse reports... More
US banks unveil money-transfer app
America’s biggest banks have launched a money-transfer app to compete with PayPal, Venmo and Square Cash, Reuters reports... More
Face recognition ticketing system unveiled
Singapore-based ST Electronics is developing a transport ticketing system that uses facial recognition technology to recognise and charge commuters as they pass through fare gates... More
Apple Pay arriving in Germany?
Apple Pay is about to launch in Germany, if a series of hints on the Apple website is confirmed... More
Mastercard signs deal to roll out mobile payments in 33 African countries
Pan-African banking group Ecobank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mastercard to roll out Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 African countries... More
French electronic wallets merge to create ‘universal mobile payment solution’
French bank BNP Paribas and supermarket giant Carrefour are to merge their Wa... More
Stagecoach to deliver contactless payments on all its UK buses by 2018
Britain’s biggest bus operator Stagecoach will install contactless payment technology on all of its regional bus services across the UK by the end of 2018, allowing passengers to pay for travel with a contactless credit or debit card, as well as Apple Pay and Android Pay... More
Eckoh and Worldpay conduct first telephone-based Apple Pay transaction
Contact centre solutions provider Eckoh has performed the world’s first Apple Pay payment via a telephone call... More
Android Pay launches in Hong Kong
Google is rolling out its Android Pay mobile payment service in Hong Kong with support for Mastercard and Visa cards from The Bank of East Asia, DBS, Dah Sing Bank, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank... More
Rambus Bell ID launches Token Gateway to ease bank integration with multiple TSPs
PARTNER NEWS: Rambus Bell ID has launched a software platform that card issuers can use to integrate with multiple third-party token service providers (TSPs) such as those operated by international and domestic payment schemes... More
Verifone deploys mobile API standard
Verifone is deploying a new mobile API standard to improve interaction between mobile payment and loyalty apps in gas stations and convenience stores... More
Orange Cash extends to French teens
Orange is extending its Orange Cash NFC-based mobile payment service to teenagers in France, enabling those aged up to 18 to use the service with their parents in charge... More
Apple Pay adds US banks and BA app support
Apple has added 24 banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US, AppleInsider reports... More
Mobile payments awareness up in North America, but usage remains flat
Nearly six in 10 North American consumers (56%) are now aware of mobile payment services — a 4% increase from this time last year, research from Accenture has revealed... More
Evry to offer NFC and HCE mobile payments with G&D
PARTNER NEWS: Norwegian financial services provider Evry is licensing Giesecke & Devrient’s (G&D) Convego CloudPay mobile payment solution to make NFC and host card emulation (HCE) mobile payment services available to its banking customers across the Nordic region... More