Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

PKO Bank Polski prepares for mobile revolution

PKO Bank Polski is betting on the death of cash and cards with a new mobile banking app, combining a full range of payments and money management services.

08 March 2013

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Stripe begins UK beta trial

American payments start-up Stripe has made its way across the Atlantic, launching a closed UK beta ahead of a wider European rollout.

01 March 2013

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PayPal co-founder Levchin launches m-commerce firm

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin has launched a mobile money company which aims to make it easier for online shoppers to complete purchases.

27 February 2013

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MasterCard unveils MasterPass digital payments service

MasterCard has unveiled MasterPass, a digital service that lets customers use any card or enabled handset to shop online and in the real world.

25 February 2013

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Retail banking IT spend to hit $118.6bn in 2013 according to Ovum

IT spending will grow by 3.4 percent at global retail banks reaching US$118.6bn in 2013. The Ovum Business Trends report also finds that European banks are lagging behind their North American and Asia-Pacific counterparts, with just 1.8 percent growth expected, compared to 3.3 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively.

04 February 2013

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ECB seeks to improve online payments security

The European Central Bank has outlined plans to improve the security of Internet payments, requiring firms to beef up their customer authentication processes.

31 January 2013

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US retailers get option to add credit card surcharge

Shoppers in 40 US states could see a surcharge of up to four per cent added to their credit card purchases from this week.

30 January 2013

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Facebook commerce outfit Payvment shuts down

Social commerce outfit Payvment is shutting down its platform and offloading its 200,000 Facebook merchant customers to rival Ecwid.

28 January 2013

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Soaring mobile commerce and payments volumes boost eBay

EBay says fourth quarter results beat analysts' forecasts, boosted by a dramatic rise in the use of mobile phones to access its online auction house and PayPal service.

17 January 2013

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US mobile payments to hit $90bn in 2017 - Forrester

The value of US mobile payments is set to soar over the next few years, from $12.8 billion in 2012 to $90 billion in 2017, according to research house Forrester.

16 January 2013

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With online spending soaring, Visa Europe targets mobile in 2013

Following the dramatic rise of e-commerce, which now accounts for 20% of all spending on its cards, Visa Europe is turning its attention to the mobile phone, predicting that a third of Europeans will be using its V.me digital wallet by 2020.

15 January 2013

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Sberbank takes majority stake in Yandex.Money

Russia's Sberbank is to spend $60 million for a majority stake in Yandex.Money, the online payment business of Russian search engine Yandex.

19 December 2012

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EBA Clearing lines up 11 banks for MyBank launch

Eleven financial institutions from Italy, France and Luxembourg are lined up to participate in the live launch of MyBank, a new online payments service from EBA Clearing which will open for business on 25 March 2013.

19 December 2012

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PayPal launches pre-paid cash card

PayPal has launched a 'pre-paid cash card' that Americans can buy in-store and use to top up their accounts for online purchases.

14 December 2012

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Citi consumer marketing and Internet chief quits for e-commerce site

Citigroup's global consumer chief marketing and Internet officer Michelle Peluso has jumped ship to become CEO of online retailer Gilt.

07 December 2012

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Student convicted over Anonymous PayPal attack

A British student has been convicted for his part in a series of DDoS attacks carried out by the Anonymous collective against major firms, including PayPal.

06 December 2012

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PayPal mobile shopping volumes scale new heights

PayPal experienced its biggest ever mobile shopping day on Sunday, exceeding the previous record set on Cyber Monday a week earlier.

05 December 2012

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RBS becomes first UK bank to back Visa V.me wallet

The Royal Bank of Scotland has become the UK's first financial institution to begin trialling Visa's V.me digital wallet.

28 November 2012

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MasterCard and Absa launch dual debit-credit card with built-in display

South Africa's Absa and MasterCard have unveiled a dual contactless debit and credit card which also includes a display screen for passcodes that secure online payments.

28 November 2012

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Danish telcos join forces on mobile payments

Denmark's four network operators have set up a company to develop a common platform for mobile payments in the country.

21 November 2012