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Nearly a quarter of all UK online sales are now carried out on mobile phones and tablets, research from IMRG and Capgemini shows.
25 September 2013
Facebook has embarked on a limited roll out of a new feature that enables users to automatically enter their payment details for mobile shopping by simply using their social network log-in credentials.
24 September 2013
Italian bank UniCredit has teamed up with First Data to test a QR code-based mobile payments service.
PayPal is close to securing a deal to buy Chicago-based payments start-up Braintree as it seeks to crack the growing mobile commerce market, according to the Wall Street Journal.
23 September 2013
BNP Paribas, Société Générale and La Banque Postale have joined forces to launch a PayPal-style online payment system called Paylib.
17 September 2013
Barclays has moved into m-commerce, adding 'mobile checkout' and 'buy it' features to its Pingit person-to-person payments app.
16 September 2013
Zapp has struck a deal with WorldPay that will see its mobile payments system made available to thousands of merchants, including big names such as WH Smith and McDonald's, from next year.
12 September 2013
British e-commerce and mobile payments outfit Powa Technologies says that it has secured a $76 million investment which will be used to create 250 UK jobs.
21 August 2013
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in Britsh online payments provider Skrill Group from Investcorp for around EUR600 million.
19 August 2013
American payments start-up Stripe has officially launched in the UK and is now setting its sights on mainland Europe.
15 August 2013
Facebook is preparing to test a system that will allow users to make in-app purchases using their Facebook login details, according to AllThingsD.
Zapp, the British m-commerce company recently set up by VocaLink, has raided Barclays to bring in the bank's mobile and digital architecture chief Ian Sayers as its chief technology officer.
02 August 2013
With virtual currencies such as bitcoin catching the eye of governments, several firms in the field have banded together in a bid to create a self-regulatory organisation covering the nascent industry.
30 July 2013
MasterCard has brought on board some major retailers, including Argos and Boots, as well as issuer MBNA, for the UK launch of its MasterPass digital payments service.
Consumers can now convert Ukash codes into cash at Bank Machine ATMs across the UK without the need for a debit or credit card.
24 July 2013
Zapp, the British mobile commerce company recently set up by VocaLink, has called in Oracle to help build its technology platform.
17 July 2013
Braintree has begun offering its Venmo Touch mobile payments tool to banks, signing up Simple as the first partner to integrate the technology into its app.
10 July 2013
The Clearing House (TCH) is working with America's biggest banks on an industry-wide "dynamic credentialing" system that will improve the safety of digital payments.
02 July 2013
MasterCard is rolling out a series of APIs and software development kits designed to make it easier for small businesses to accept e-commerce and mobile payments.
27 June 2013
Mpos giant Square is moving beyond the high-street with the launch of an online marketplace where small US businesses can sell their wares.
26 June 2013
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