Search Results for: Mobile payments
Google now lets you pay for things on your phone with any of your saved cards
May 18th, 2017
Google wants to make it a little easier to pay for things through third-party apps and through Google Assistant. However, to date, you’ve only been able to use your pre-loaded Android Pay cards to do so. Not anymore. Google ...
Swedbank acquires PayEx
May 11th, 2017
Swedbank AB, a Nordic-Baltic banking group based in Stockholm, Sweden, has issued a press release to announce the acquisition of PayEx, a fullservice payment provider in the Nordic region. Through the acquisition Swedbank enters a new market and add ...
Western Union reports revenue of $1.3 billion for Q1 2017
May 4th, 2017
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today reported first quarter financial results and affirmed its outlook for 2017, which was previously provided on February 9, 2017. In the first quarter the Company generated revenue of $1.3 billion, which was ...
Ant Financial merged with HelloPay Group
April 19th, 2017
Almost exactly one year ago, Alibaba announced its US$1 billion purchase of a controlling stake in Lazada, the largest online shopping and selling marketplace in Southeast Asia – and a gateway to the region for the Chinese tech giant. Now, Alibaba ...
Multinational law firm launches global FinTech mentors program
April 11th, 2017
Hogan Lovells is launching a Global FinTech Mentors Program, through which its most experienced Financial Services and Regulatory partners will guide FinTech organizations, at any stage of development, through their FinTech journey. FinTech mentors will be available to organizations ...
Emirates NBD partners with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay for select customers
April 4th, 2017
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, today announced its partnership with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay, for the bank’s customers. Samsung Pay is a secure, fast and convenient mobile payment service that can be ...
6 percent of Europeans shop online every day
March 29th, 2017
Europeans are quite active in the ecommerce market. One in four Europeans with internet access shopped online at least once a week last year, while over 60 percent shopped online once a month. And 6 percent of Europeans shop ...
People can pay for things using anything they wear via the CCP
March 27th, 2017
Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the launch of the “Contactless Companion Platform (CCP)” together with its ecosystem partners, Smartlink and Ingenico, built with its industry leading dual interface smart card chip for multiple ...
UK to introduce a faster, image-based cheque clearing system
March 23rd, 2017
New system to be introduced on 30 October 2017, when a phased roll-out begins Cheque clearing time to be reduced from ‘six weekdays’ to ‘next weekday’ Cheques to remain a key part of the payments landscape; customers will still ...
The FinTech in Mena region
March 17th, 2017
Fintech (financial technology) is gaining traction globally and has already arrived in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). Financial technology describes tech-enabled products and services that improve traditional financial services. They are faster, cheaper, more convenient or more ...
