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.
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.
Check your wallet: Brits carry less than £5 in cash in their wallets
Britons are now carrying less than £5 in their wallets as newer payment methods such as contactless cards and smartphones become more and more popular, new research finds.
Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile payments [Infographic]
This infographic is a snapshot look at the mobile industry and explores who the key players are, how their technology works and who uses them.
Android Pay launches in Hong Kong
Android Pay is now available in Hong Kong and is available at over 5,000 locations in Hong Kong where contactless payments are accepted.
First Data releases all-in-one bluetooth payment reader
First Data has released Clover Go, a new contactless payment reader that works with swipe and EMV cards, as well as NFC (including Apple Pay, Android Pay & Samsung Pay) devices.
