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The percentage of money transfers sent from mobile phones more than doubled in the 12 months to January 2015, according to new research from remittance specialist Azimo.

Apple is rumoured to have finally struck a deal with China UnionPay that will see a Chinese version of Apple Pay roll out in April.

Visitors to the UK can now use their debit and credit cards to shop in their own currency, without dodgy exchange rates and extra fees, thanks to a new initiative from Global Payments.

Razorpay is only the second Indian company to be selected for mentoring by Y Combinator, which has made a $120,000 investment in the payments startup as part of its three month accelerator programme in Silicon Valley.

Optimal Payments will buy Skrill Group for an enterprise value of around £800 million, as part of a plan to expand its online payment and digital wallet service.