E-payment & Security, Technology
August 21, 2017
Via: Apple InsiderPayments are limited to people in the user’s iPhone contact list, or existing payees through the bank. Users command Siri to make the payment, and the transaction is authenticated with Touch ID. Barclays does not that there are “single and […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
April 5, 2017
Via: Apple InsiderApple on Tuesday updated its rosters of banks and credit unions supporting Apple Pay with over 20 additions, mostly in the U.S., but also including two in Russia. In the latter group are AK BARS Bank and Gazprombank. Apple noted […]
December 6, 2016
Via: TheNextWebContactless payments are hugely popular in the UK. The technology allows people to quickly pay for low-value items simply by tapping an RFID-enabled debit or credit card, or a smartphone against a special reader. With almost four percent of card […]
November 1, 2016
Via: NYTimes TechFor banks and retailers, there is a fine line between making people’s use of credit and debit cards as painless as possible and protecting individuals’ financial details from swindlers. How that balance may eventually play out is already taking shape […]
September 21, 2016
Via: TheNextWebSamsung has just pushed a relatively large update to its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay. The upgrade brings a handful of much-requested new features to the application, including the facility to pay for goods using your retina on the Galaxy Note 7. Version 2.3 […]
August 18, 2016
Via: Emarketer.comWith plenty of mobile payment options out there, from Apple Pay to Venmo, one might wonder if cash has an approaching expiration date. According to July 2016 research, roughly half of US internet users said dollars and cents will never […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
July 8, 2016
Via: itCuratedWal-Mart Stores Inc.’s expansion of its mobile-payment system across the U.S. may meet resistance from shoppers with little incentive to whip out their phones at the register. “There’s got to be something in there that would get consumers to use […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
June 29, 2016
Via: itCuratedMore smartphone users in Canada have plans to increase their mobile payment usage this year than last year, according to research breaking out intentions by demographic. Regardless of age or gender, mobile payments appear to be getting more popular. In […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
May 25, 2016
Via: itCuratedApple Pay was announced in the US in late 2014 and launched with quite a bit of fanfare in the UK in July 2015. Today, most of the big UK banks have committed to support Apple Pay, although not all […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
May 20, 2016
Via: itCuratedSamsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today that Samsung Pay is giving U.S. users another way to “slim down their physical wallets” with the support of membership features. Samsung Pay users now have “easy, direct access” to merchant membership and loyalty […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
April 11, 2016
Via: itCuratedThe 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are on the distant horizon, and the Japanese authorities want to make the process of getting into the country and buying stuff as easy as possible for visitors – by using their fingerprints […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
April 8, 2016
Via: itCuratedImage Credits: Engadget Phone and software makers, including Apple, Google and Samsung, are getting involved in mobile payments to make their products more useful and attractive to their owners. Behind all this is the belief that consumers will discover the […]
March 29, 2016
Via: itCuratedThe popular Facebook Messenger app could soon become far more than a chat client, with the social networking service apparently planning to offer in-store purchases through its mobile app, after the company signaled it could partner with Apple Pay for […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
March 24, 2016
Via: itCuratedAccording to people familiar with the matter, Apple has informed potential e-commerce partners that Apple Pay will soon support purchases place through the Web, providing a new path to payment for iPhone and iPad users, reports Re/code. When Apple Pay […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
March 23, 2016
Via: itCuratedImage Credits: PayPal Nearly three-quarters of mobile banking app users use a mobile payment app to pay a bill, according to February 2016 research. That’s about three times as many as use one to send money to a friend. S&P […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
March 21, 2016
Via: itCuratedCollege students use a variety of mobile payment methods, including PayPal and Apple Pay. According to December 2015 research, they use these methods because they are easy to set up and use. Sallie Mae and Ipsos surveyed 793 US internet […]
February 2, 2016
Via: itCuratedImage Credits: tizenexperts.com How long will it take before IT organizations are tasked with enabling and securing smartwatches? Good Technology and AirWatch, two enterprise mobility management companies, are already preparing their respective platforms for such demands. Two enterprise mobility management […]
January 14, 2016
Via: itCuratedWith eCommerce growing at four times – and mobile commerce growing at eight times – the rate of traditional commerce, it’s no surprise that mobile and online commerce solutions are red hot today. To that end, Visa just announced that […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
January 11, 2016
Via: itCuratedWith peer-to-peer payment services like Square Cash, Venmo, and PayPal there’s no need to carry cash anymore. These mobile apps make splitting checks, paying friends back, and lending money to family members as easy as tapping your finger. Let’s look […]
December 10, 2015
Via: itCuratedWalmart is rolling out in its stores its own smartphone-based payment system that uses QR technology rather than near-field communication, or NFC, which is used in the payment systems of Apple and Google. Integrated into its smartphone app, the new […]