Royal British Legion trial contactless poppy donation tins with NatWest
NatWest, Worldpay and Thyngs have partnered with the Royal British Legion to introduce contactless and mobile donations to Poppy Appeal.
China’s Singles Day breaks payment records again to hit $18 billion in sales
The e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has said its sales for this year's Singles Day, an event held every year on 11/11, hit $18 billion, an increase of 32% on last year's total of $14.3 billion.
Copenhagen will be home to new fintech hub
The capital of Denmark is about to be home to a new fintech hub, created by Financial Services Union Denmark, the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Bankers Association.
Alipay continues European expansion strategy with French connection
Alipay has partnered with the Printemps group, with its Printemps Haussmann store becoming the first department store to accept the Chinese company's mobile payments app.
FCA announces 24 successful sandbox firms as part of Project Innovate
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has selected 24 fintech companies to start testing their new financial products in its “regulatory sandbox”.
Faster payments key to better dining experience, says new research
The need for speed during a dining experience is becoming more and more important to the modern-day diner, as half of customers feel frustrated when it takes too long to pay the bill, according to new research from Barclaycard.
Asda’s card machines broke down over the weekend causing long checkouts
Asda looked to have a particularly bad Halloween weekend as a glitch caused card machines in its stores up and down the country to break down.
Ingenico’s new tech lets people pay by tapping cards on their smartphones
Ingenico has developed a new solution that speeds up payments made on mobile devices by using their NFC technology to read cards' chips and auto-fill payment information on the payment page.
General Motors, IBM and Mastercard partner on in-car payments
General Motors and IBM have partnered to create OnStar Go, a cognitive mobility platform for the automotive industry.
First Data and Alipay bring Chinese mobile payments to the US
Starting from November, the Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay will be available to Chinese consumers in California and New York.
