Coffee behemoth Starbucks has revealed plans to develop new features for its wildly successful mobile app, which has 12 million active users, processes six million transactions a week and makes up 15% of payments in the chain’s US stores.

Evidence has surfaced to suggest that Amazon is planning to release a credit card reader that will connect to smartphones to carry out payments, say insiders.

JCB International and Adyen have announced a partnership to enable Adyen merchants in 28 European countries to accept payments both online and in stores from JCB card members worldwide.

Mobile devices are now so ubiquitous that they’re changing the way we’re using our hands. Research by the international courier firm ParcelHero has found that, whilst most adults use their index finger to ring a doorbell, people under 20 are more likely to use their thumb.

First Data has announced it has taken a key step to provide consumers with spending flexibility and help businesses grow through the acquisition of Gyft.