In response to Apple Pay’s UK launch this week, Samsung has begun trialling its own payment system, Samsung Pay, in South Korea this week.

Transport for London (TfL) has warned people who use Apple Pay on tube, trains and buses to make sure their phone has enough battery to begin and complete the journey; otherwise they could face penalty fares.

TimeOut, having rebranded itself from traditional media brand to ‘global multimedia discovery platform’, has led a £7m investment round in Flypay, an app that allows you to settle your restaurant bill via your phone.

For those born between 1980 and 1999, technology has been a constant presence in the lives of millennials. This infographic explores how young people are fuelling the mobile payments revolution.

OpenTable has released the results of its ‘‘Technology and Dining Out’’ survey, providing payment technology firms extra insight into what consumers actually want from their dining experience.

Transfast, the provider of online, cross-border p2p payments solutions, has expanded its proprietary bank network into 23 African nations.