Dutch regulator probes NFC payment services
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) launched an investigation into competition in smartphone-based …
PhonePe raises $700M in Flipkart split
Online retailer Flipkart Group spun off part of its digital payment arm PhonePe, clearing the …
PhonePe claims India payments market leadership
Digital payment company PhonePe claimed to have topped the mobile payments market in India, after …
Facebook brings payment plays under one roof
Facebook created a new financial division to house all of its digital payments projects, with …
Apple makes $100M move on Mobeewave
Apple reportedly acquired Mobeewave, a platform enabling apps to take payments from bank cards or …
Vodacom, Alipay prepare South Africa superapp
Vodacom Group joined forces with digital payment platform Alipay to create a so-called superapp for …
P2P payment start-up eyes cashless Middle East role
Mobile payments start-up Ziina launched in its first market, the UAE and unveiled plans to …
PayPay surpasses billionth transaction mark
SoftBank-backed Japanese mobile payments platform PayPay flagged a rapid increase in the number of transactions …
Payments start-up Lydia adds health donation feature
France-based mobile payments company Lydia introduced a Covid-19 (coronvirus) donation feature to its app, enabling …
China mobile payments maintain growth momentum
Mobile payments in China continued to surge in 2019, as the move to virtual wallets …
