mobile payments

Quick Response (QR) code payments were tipped to make a “comeback” of sorts in 2018 by Juniper Research, a representation of how long the technology has actually been in the public sphere.

Martha Sazon, president and CEO at Mynt (pictured), operator of Globe Telecom’s GCash payment app, asserted a move by the operator to broaden the scope of the fintech unit’s services had boosted financial inclusion in the Philippines.

Apple ha sido demandada por, presuntamente, haberse valido de su predominio en el mercado de dispositivos para establecer una posición de liderazgo en los pagos con el móvil.

Telenor Group finalised an agreement to sell its majority interest in mobile payments joint venture Wave Money for $53 million to a subsidiary of conglomerate Yoma Strategic, as the Norway-based operator progresses plans to exit Myanmar.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) launched an investigation into competition in smartphone-based contactless payments, examining whether limitations on access to NFC functionality on some devices violates domestic laws.

Online retailer Flipkart Group spun off part of its digital payment arm PhonePe, clearing the unit to raise $700 million to fund fresh developments from a group of existing investors led by US retail giant Walmart.

Digital payment company PhonePe claimed to have topped the mobile payments market in India, after achieving what it described as record-breaking milestones in October.