FitBit to test wearables in NYC pilot of contactless transit payments

May 30, 2019

FitBit Pay will be part of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority contactless payment pilot test that will allow riders to use mobile devices to pay their…

2019 Payments Trends

These four 2019 Payment trends will impact banks, payment providers and customers.

How Payment Providers Should Use Financial Technology

Payment Providers can use modernized financial technology like a unified platform to keep up with the many changes in global payments.

Translate Tech into Value for a Competitive Edge

Shift from selling banking products to guiding your customers with solutions leveraging machine learning and AI.

Comforte AG debuts data security solution for payments industry

May 22, 2019

Data security provider Comforte AG has introduced a new data security solution and practice for the payments industry. 

Contactless cards not likely to make much difference in mobile payment adoption

May 17, 2019

A widening rollout of contactless cards has been accompanied by speculation that increased comfort with the technology will spur mobile payments, but it might…

Technavio projects global market for wearable smart devices to reach $35.6B by 2023

May 14, 2019

The global wearable electronics market is expected to post a CAGR of more than 15% to reach $35.67 billion by 2023, according to market research by Technavio.

San Francisco puts the kibosh on cashless retail, restaurants

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

San Francisco has become the latest city to say no to cashless retail and foodservice as advocates for vulnerable populations demand equal access to shopping…

InComm integrates prepaid cards with wearables

May 9, 2019

InComm Inc. an Atlanta-based payments firm, has announced the integration of its MyVanilla prepaid Mastercard with Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay mobile wallet…

JCB International, Viva Wallet enter joint licensing deal in Europe

May 7, 2019

JCB International Co. and Viva Wallet announced a joint licensing agreement that allows JCB payment cards to be used at the POS and online at 108,000 merchants…

Sainsbury's tests Scan, Pay and Go in London grocery

April 30, 2019

Sainsbury's has launched what is says is the first till-free grocery store in the U.K. at its Holborn Circus location in London, where customers can check out…

Apriva, AveriGo partner on mobile-first micro market solution

April 24, 2019

Apriva LLC and AveriGo LLC have partnered on a mobile-first solution for launching micro markets in the vending and food and beverage service industry.

EMVCo, Fido Alliance, W3C form Web Payment Security Interest Group

April 19, 2019

The Fido Alliance, EMVCo, and the World Wide Web Consortium have created a new interest group for organizations seeking to collaborate on a vision for web…

NYC public advocate calls for boycott of cashless businesses at Hudson Yards

April 18, 2019

New York's Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is calling on consumers to boycott cashless retail stores and restaurants at the city's newly opened Hudson Yards…

Ingenico Director of Market Strategy Mark Bunney on the state of global payments

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Mark Bunney, director of market strategy at Ingenico, recently spoke with Mobile Payments Today editor David Jones about the current state of the global…

Branch rolls out nationwide pay access for hourly workers

March 21, 2019

Branch, a mobile platform that gives hourly workers advance access to their earnings, said it will roll out the service nationwide beyond its existing base of…

Alipay, Barclaycard deal caters to Chinese tourists' mobile payments preference

March 15, 2019

Barclaycard, the processor of nearly half of all credit and debit card transactions in the U.K., has entered an agreement with China's Alipay that will allow…

Apple, Goldman Sachs to roll out credit card paired with iPhone

February 22, 2019

Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have announced plans to launch a joint credit card combined with an iPhone that gives customers the ability to manage…

Lloyds Bank to launch cashback pilot at merchants amid cash access concerns

February 19, 2019

Lloyds Banking Group has launched a pilot program to incentivize retailers to give cash back at the point of sale in response to criticism that consumers are…

Kroger Pay app, debit rewards card due for spring rollout nationwide

February 14, 2019

Kroger Co., the Cincinnati-based supermarket chain, has announced the official launch of Kroger Pay, a smartphone-based system that combines the company's…