Following last week’s showcase of the contactless payment ring at London Fashion Week, Visa Europe continues to focus on wearable payments by partnering with art and design institution Central Saint Martins College.

Barclays continues its digital push by launching a new online hub that allows businesses to access all their banking services through a single gateway.

American startups in the payments and FinTech sector can apply to be part of Commerce.Innovated., a programme developed by MasterCard and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that aims to help new technology companies grow their business.

One in four customers that own an Apple Pay compatible device use the software to pay for goods and services, a report from eDigitalResearch has found.

This handy infographic breaks down the recent e-commerce trends including on which device people shop the most, the amount of e-commerce spending and even the peak shopping times.

Although Bitcoin is undoubtedly the most popular digital currency, it is by no means the only one. In fact, the cryptocurrency arena is so rife that Bitcoin alternatives have their own name – Altcoins.