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Dubai preps mobile phone number-based payments system

People in Dubai will soon be able to ditch cash, cards and handsets, making instore and online payments using their mobile numbers.

13 January 2016

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Android Pay adds in-app payments; preps Australia launch

Google is expanding the reach of Android Pay, adding in-app payments in the US and promising international launches, beginning with Australia, for 2016.

15 December 2015

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China UnionPay unveils mobile payments service

Card scheme China UnionPay has teamed up with over 20 local banks to launch an HCE-based contactless mobile payments service.

15 December 2015

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Microsoft partners American telco Sprint on Windows 10 carrier billing

Following in the footsteps of Apple, Microsoft is making a move into the carrier billing market, teaming up with network operator Sprint and Boku to enable millions of Americans to make purchases on Windows 10 devices using only their mobile number.

10 December 2015

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Xbox One gets virtual mall with mobile payments

American Xbox One owners can now visit the mall from the comfort of their own sofas, trying on clothes in a virtual dressing room before deciding whether to buy them through a mobile app.

09 December 2015

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German mobile payments outfit Yapital wound down

German retail giant Otto Group is shutting down its Yapital mobile payments business, blaming a competitive market and weak consumer take up.

01 December 2015

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BBVA Bancomer first to roll out dynamic CVV/CVC for mobile transactions

Mexico's BBVA Bancomer has become the first bank to commercially implement technology that replace static three-digit security codes with a dynamic CVV/CVC that changes every 20 minutes as part of its mobile wallet app.

27 November 2015

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Alternative payment methods challenge plastic's supremacy

Alternative payment methods such as ewallets are overtaking cards as the most popular way to buy online, according to new research from WorldPay.

25 November 2015

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MyPINpad and VocaLink bid to digitise consumer PINs

VocaLink has entered a five-year agreement with UK company myPINpad to bring Chip and PIN-style authentication to online and mobile shopping transactions.

23 November 2015

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PayPal accused of playing Grinch with Christmas TV ad

PayPal's efforts to cash in on the season of goodwill have backfired after the firm's new UK Christmas TV advert drew hundreds of complaints from parents for implying that Santa does not exist.

03 November 2015

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Biometrics backers push case for password-free payments

Passwords could soon be a thing of the past according to speakers at this week's Money 20/20 event in Las Vegas.

30 October 2015

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Apple Pay coming to Australia and Canada

Apple Pay is coming to Canada and Australia later this year thanks to a tie-up with American Express.

27 October 2015

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Deutsche Bank to replace IT systems - FT

New Deutsche Bank boss John Cryan is set to promise investors that replacing the bank's troublesome technology systems will be a top priority, according to the Financial Times.

27 October 2015

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Chase partners MCX to take on Apple and Google in mobile wallet battle

JPMorgan Chase has signed up retailer consortium MCX as a partner for Chase Pay, its new digital wallet leading the fight back against tech giants Apple, Google and Samsung in the increasingly crowded mobile money arena.

26 October 2015

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W3C Web Payments Working Group to create APIs for online checkout

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has established a Web Payments Working Group to develop a set of standardised APIs to help streamline the online checkout experience and make payments more secure.

21 October 2015

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North American mobile payments usage stagnates

Apple and Google may have boosted awareness of mobile payments in North America over the last year, but actual usage has remained flat, according to a survey from Accenture.

20 October 2015

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MasterCard tokenises MasterPass

MasterCard is promising to boost security for online and in-app shoppers by tokenising its MasterPass digital wallet.

19 October 2015

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UK set to make 120 million payments a day by 2024

Brits will make 120 million payments a day by 2024, as a steep decline in the use of cash is offset by the rise of contactless cards and the Faster Payments service, predicts an industry trade association.

15 October 2015

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MasterCard brings Safety Net hacker-fighting tool to Europe

MasterCard has brought its Safety Net technology, which taps into the card giant's global network to help protect banks and payment processors from hackers, to Europe.

15 October 2015

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China and India drive non-cash payments growth

Global non-cash payments volumes are expected to increase by nearly nine per cent in 2014, as massive emerging markets such as China and India begin to go electronic and mobile money takes off in developed countries, according to the latest annual World Payments Report from Capgemini and Royal Bank of Scotland.

06 October 2015