Samsung Pay teams up with Alipay to challenge Apple in China
Samsung has announced that it has finally made a deal with Alipay to broaden Samsung Pay's reach in China, in a move that will no doubt have Apple worried...at least for the time being.
Cash to be overtaken by debit cards by 2021
Save the date: 2021, the year debit cards overtake cash to become the UK’s most frequently used payment method, according to a new report from Payments UK, the trade association for the payments industry.
Five of the most interesting payment stories of the week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of payments. This week's round-up includes a company that shocks you if you overspend, Italian cheese that is used as currency and of course Android Pay in the UK.
Infographic: Will Android Pay make cash go away?
The infographic says cash payments could decline by as much as 50% in the next ten years, exacerbated by the introduction of the likes of Android Pay, Samsung Pay and improvements to mobile coverage and public wifi.
Android Pay is live in the UK
After a false start yesterday and numerous rumours throughout the week, Android Pay has officially been launched in the UK.
Is Android Pay coming to the UK this week?
Can the rumours be true? Is Android Pay coming to the UK this month? A few breadcrumbs (full-on green signs saying 'We accept Android Pay) from Pret, and web activity from Halifax and HSBC suggest that so.
A group of Italians is making a #NoCashTrip across Europe
The crew of #NoCashTrip including Geronimo Emili, the founder of CashlessWay are going to be making their way across Europe next month relying solely on digital payments in a bid to see where the continent is heading in terms of digital payments.
How we pay in the UK: contactless and cash
Whilst the payments industry likes nothing more than to go with the hype, it is always good to check in on the data and see how people are paying. Here we look at the latest data from two payment methods on polar ends of the payments spectrum: contactless and cash.
Barclays is spoiling for a fight with Android Pay (Opinion)
Like some sort of payments equivalent of a fighter who just keeps picking the wrong fights, Barclays is taking on Android Pay by releasing its own contactless payment for Android phones service in June. The bank tried and failed to take on Apple Pay last year. We're not exactly sure how it expects to do better this time round...
Europeans made 3 billion contactless transactions in the last 12 months
In a week when Sainsbury's finally revealed it will go contactless this year and when Eurovision said it will be cash-free and payment wearable full, it shouldn't come as a surprise that new data from Visa Europe confirms contactless payments' dominance in Europe.
