US mobile payments make a comeback

A survey by consulting company Mercator Advisory Group found a resurgence in the use of …

RBS adds Apple Pay to business banking options

UK banking group RBS delivered a boost to Apple Pay, penning a deal which brings …

Apple records 3B Apple Pay transactions

Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the company doubled Apple Pay transactions to 3 billion in …

Blik goes cross-border with PPRO partnership

Polish Payment Standard (PPS), operator of the Blik mobile payment brand in Poland, inked a …

Venmo launches rewards scheme

PayPal peer-to-peer payment brand Venmo debuted its first ever rewards programme, offering users in the …

Wirecard rocked by new accounting allegations

Wirecard faced fresh allegations about fraudulent accounting practices, as Financial Times (FT) claimed an investigation …

Facebook loses key Libra backers

Five companies including Mastercard and Visa withdraw their backing for Facebook’s blockchain-based Libra payments play, …

Malawi scraps mobile money tax after backlash

Malawi scrapped plans to implement a 1 per cent withholding tax on mobile money transactions, …

Mastercard, Visa under fire for Libra backing

US politicians turned the screws on Facebook’s blockchain-based payments play Libra, urging financial institutions backing …

Kenyan mobile money transactions top $27B

Growing adoption of mobile money services in Kenya resulted in double-digit year-on-year growth in the …