Category: E-payment & Security

January 6, 2021

The Trump administration says that Chinese payment apps, including WeChat Pay, are a threat to national security. By Executive Order, all US transactions with these apps must cease within 45 days. President Trump has issued an Executive Order banning US […]

November 24, 2020

Digital marketing has been increasingly focused on consumer privacy with data. The expectation of privacy grows stronger among customers every year. Thus marketers must look for solutions that help protect permission, especially as technology is evolving. Google has introduced a […]

November 19, 2020

Google on Wednesday pushed out a major Google Pay redesign that streamlines the mobile payment experience while keeping transaction histories close at hand. The latest version of Google Pay refocuses attention to relationships with people and businesses. Instead of organizing […]

November 10, 2020

The rise in consumer adoption of e-commerce in the wake of the pandemic is pushing the rebirth of brick-and-mortar stores as potential bastions of interactionless in-store shopping that resembles an e-commerce experience. But these redesigns are not for all shoppers. […]

November 9, 2020

Amazon is rolling out a new rewards program that gives its Flex delivery drivers easier access to shifts based on the amount of work they’ve done for the company. A spokesperson from Amazon confirmed to CNBC that the Flex Rewards […]

November 5, 2020

California voters passed a new privacy law that would strengthen and close loopholes in exisiting regulatory protections. Here’s what it could mean for Big Tech and consumers elsewhere. On Nov. 3, Californians voted on a new privacy measure called Proposition […]

September 4, 2020

Fueled by the ongoing pandemic, consumers are now more rapidly embracing the use of digital wallets and are buying digital gift cards for personal use. Branded payments provider Blackhawk Network released its 2020 Multinational Branded Pay report in July. The […]

July 2, 2020

Apple is continuing development of optical under-display fingerprint reading technology, possibly for a future iPhone. Although Apple’s iPhones haven’t featured Touch ID for several generations now, there have been ongoing rumors that the company is looking into bringing the technology […]

May 11, 2020

Consumers increasingly demand seamless ways to purchase wherever they go, and they want their transactions to be quick, safe and, importantly, secure. The fact is, you must embrace new methods quickly or risk being left behind. Over the last decade, […]

May 7, 2020

Samsung plans to launch a Samsung Pay debit card this summer, the company announced today in a blog post by Sang Ahn, vice president and general manager of Samsung Pay in North America (via Android Central). Samsung will launch the […]