Rob Harper, head of Mobile Commerce at PayPal UK, spoke to PaymentEye at this year’s PayExpo about the rise of mobile payments and how that will affect cash and cards. |  | | | | New Products & Technology |
Greggs has released a refreshed app that enables users to redeem rewards, make payments and receive offers using contactless technology supplied by Spire Payments and Eagle Eye. |  | | | A group of Chicago-based technology entrepreneurs and investors has opened a new incubator for Bitcoin and Blockchain-focussed start-ups. |  | | | The China International Payment System (CIPS) is set to be reduced significantly in size, with the platform now being used only for cross-border yuan trade deals, rather than capital-related transactions. |  | | |
Despite saying it won’t support Apple Pay, Barclays has performed a u-turn by announcing on Twitter that it will run the payment service in the near future. |  | | | Business solutions firm Payment Alliance International (PAI) and mPOS developer CardFlight have entered into a partnership agreement that will allow PAI to use CardFlight’s EMV solutions. |  | | | | |
