Payments News & Media
There's Siri for that: RBC adds voice P2P
March 9, 2017
Royal Bank of Canada has launched money transfer for personal banking clients using the Siri personal voice assistant from Apple, according to a press release.
read nowStudy: Digital wallets increasingly interest consumers worldwide
March 3, 2017
Digital wallets continue to gain prominence in smartphones and laptops and dominate the global discussion of new ways to pay, with a mention rate of 7…
read nowG&D, Caixabank outfit Mobile World Congress visitors with payment wristbands
March 1, 2017
Giesecke & Devrient, in collaboration with CaixaBank, is giving out contactless payment wristbands to Mobile World Congress 2017 attendees.
read nowVisa expands QR code mobile payments to more countries
February 27, 2017
Visa has announced that mVisa, its QR-based payment service, is now live in India, Kenya and Rwanda, and will soon be available to merchants and consumers in…
read nowBofA brings Zelle P2P tech to mobile banking app
February 22, 2017
Bank of America has become one of the first banks to integrate Zelle person-to-person payments service within its mobile banking app, the FI has announced in a…
read nowWay4 m-wallet wins kudos in Ovum Decision Matrix report
February 21, 2017
OpenWay, a digital payments provider, has been recognized by Ovum, a research and consulting firm, for its Way4 mobile wallet solution.
read nowReport forecasts sharp rise in mobile wallet spend in 2017
February 8, 2017
Global mobile wallet spend is expected to rise nearly 32 percent this year to $1.35 trillion, according to a new Juniper Research study.
read nowGhanaian FI aims to enhance customer experience via ATM van
January 27, 2017
Societe Generale Ghana has rolled out a mobile banking van equipped with an ATM enabled for cash withdrawals and deposits, payments, and other digital banking…
read nowBMO expands mobile wallet options
January 19, 2017
BMO Harris Bank has announced customers can now add the bank's payment cards to Android and Samsung wallets, and that the bank is launching its own BMO Harris…
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Can rewards programs push mobile payments past the tipping point?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Mobile payments have caught fire in Europe, where the technology is making inroads on cash. But they haven't made a dent in the US — yet. Does the m-payment…
read nowANZ replaces lost or stolen cards instantly via mobile wallet
January 13, 2017
ANZ customers can continue to use their digital wallet even if they've reported their physical card lost or stolen, thanks to a new service that automatically…
read nowMOM ATM eases India's cash access issue
January 13, 2017
MoneyOnMobile Inc., a mobile payments technology and processing company, has launched "MOM ATM" in selected retail outlets across India to meet the growing…
read nowFifth Third adds Android Pay, Microsoft Wallet to the mix
January 12, 2017
Fifth Third Bancorp customers can now add payment cards to Android Pay and Microsoft Wallet, according to a press release. This is in addition to the FI's…
read nowThe mobile banking dilemma: Android platform leads Apple iOS for better — and worse
January 9, 2017
Statista, a provider of quantitative research tools and statistics, has published its rankings of computer operating system vulnerabilities.
read nowEurope embraces mobile payments, but isn't ready to oust cash
January 4, 2017
Across Europe, consumer adoption of mobile banking, shopping and payments is gaining momentum, according to a new study by the European financial institution…
read nowMitek, American Cancer Society make collecting check donations a snap
January 4, 2017
The American Cancer Society has integrated Mitek Mobile Deposit and MiSnap technology into its mobile fundraising app for iOS and Android platforms.
read nowSweetgreen salad restaurant chain doesn't want your 'lettuce'
December 28, 2016
Fast casual restaurant and hipster haunt Sweetgreen will go cashless at its 64 locations in 2017, following a limited year-long test of the policy.
read nowReport: India mobile wallet market on the rise
December 27, 2016
The India mobile wallet market is forecast to reach $4.4 billion in transactions by 2022, with a CAGR of over 148 percent during 2017-22, according to a new…
read nowBrits continue to rely on contactless payments
December 22, 2016
Contactless payments in Great Britain continue to increase; a new report from Barclaycard shows year-over-year spending is up 166 percent from a year ago.
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