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'Mega Monday' - 3 December - will be the UK's biggest online shopping day in history, predicts Visa Europe, which expects to see £320 million spent on its cards alone.
20 November 2012
More than a trillion dollars will be spent around the world using mobile devices by 2017, according to IDC Financial Insights, although this will still represent only a drop in the commerce ocean.
16 November 2012
A British start-up is encouraging parents to ditch cash and take pocket money into the digital age, offering pre-paid cards to children as young as eight which can be used online, in-store and at ATMs.
15 November 2012
As Christmas approaches, Visa has signed up another 50 US financial institutions to its V.me digital wallet service, designed to make online shopping simpler.
13 November 2012
With the Christmas shopping season about to get underway, UK retail association IMRG is forecasting a £920 million spend by consumers using mobile devices in the first two weeks of December alone.
12 November 2012
Swedish start-up iZettle, which provides technology that turns mobile phones into payment terminals, has teamed up with wireless operator EE to launch in the UK.
07 November 2012
Standard Chartered Bank's Singapore unit has unveiled a payment card featuring an embedded security token for online transactions.
06 November 2012
PayPal is laying off around 325 full-time staffers and severing ties with another 120 contractors as new boss David Marcus embarks on a "product simplification" programme.
29 October 2012
Elderly and disabled Brits face significant barriers in accessing and using payment systems, often forced to resort to workarounds such as sharing cards and PINs, according to research from the Payments Council.
25 October 2012
BBVA will be the first financial institution to launch the V.me digital wallet in Spain, with a trial set for November ahead of a full roll out next year.
MasterCard and Belgium's Banca Monte Paschi Belgio have unveiled a dual debit and credit card which also includes a display screen for passcodes that secure online payments.
23 October 2012
Braintree, the Chicago start-up behind a platform that enables online and mobile businesses to accept card payments, has raised $35 million in a series b funding round.
17 October 2012
Turkish telco Turkcell has overhauled its mobile wallet service, adding a feature that lets customers make payments at the point-of-sale by entering their phone number.
09 October 2012
Google has entered the credit market, launching a card in the UK that small businesses can use to buy its AdWords search advertising.
08 October 2012
PayPal is preparing to ban Argentinian account holders from sending and receiving domestic payments.
18 September 2012
The Google Wallet has become a little fatter, with Barclaycard following Discover's lead and encouraging customers to add their plastic to the mobile payments system.
14 September 2012
MasterCard has struck a two-pronged global partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) that will see the pair use digital payments technology to both raise and distribute aid.
13 September 2012
Virtual currency transfer provider BitInstant has confirmed that it intends to launch a Bitcoin debit card within the next two months, despite MasterCard recently denying its involvement in the project.
23 August 2012
With e-commerce booming, the government and police must take the associated multi-million pound criminal threat more seriously, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
22 August 2012
Australian students stocking up on textbooks for the upcoming semester can avoid busy queues at Co-op Bookshop outlets by using their phones to scan QR codes in store windows and paying with PayPal
15 August 2012
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