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UK faces mounting debt concerns as buy now, pay later credit surges

Campaigners and lawmakers are calling for government action as the use of unregulated buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit skyrockets in the UK, raisin...

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AI could revolutionise digital payments in Indian rural areas

Although digital payments via the nationwide Universal Payments Interface (UPI) have soared since its launch in 2016, with about 350m users conduct...

Finance : AI : Media & Technology

Micro Trends

Barter Brands

Inter-Covid, bartering is gathering pace, giving retail brands a chance to explore systems where customers trade items for access to their goods or...

Retail : Society : Payments

Big Ideas

Four key take-outs from Money 20/20

This year’s financial conference examined opportunities in banking beyond the Western world and how brand purpose is taking precedence over innovat...

FinTech : Open Banking : Payments

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Thought-starter: Will Facebook’s cryptocurrency take off?

Moneywise deputy editor Edmund Greaves explores how the social media giant’s new global currency, Libra, has the potential to completely overhaul t...

Finance : Banking : Payments

Big Ideas

Biometric money

In an era of convenience culture and with security at the forefront of consumers’ minds, this is the tech heralding a secure and streamlined p...

FinTech : Technology : Payments

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Coinbase launches a cryptocurrency debit card

With the Coinbase Card, cryptocurrency holders can spend their coins seamlessly using contactless payments, chip and pin and ATM withdrawals.

Finance : Cryptocurrency : Coinbase

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Stat: The future potential for scan-and-go retail

A new study by Juniper Research, entitled Future Stores & the Retailers Building Them, explores how technology is infiltrating the store. It found ...

Retail : Technology : Payments

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Samsung Pay arrives in Africa

Mobile payment from the world’s largest smartphone producer has arrived on the continent.

Technology : Finance : Payments

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Token is a new smart ring focused on security

US – The wearable device enables users to purchase products, open their cars and replace access cards.

Digital : Technology : Finance

Big Ideas

WeChat expands its payment services beyond China

Global – Chinese consumers can now pay for goods and services in Europe and Canada using WeChat Pay.

Digital : Finance : Retail

Big Ideas

Indian consumers trust e-commerce platforms

India – Compared to their Western counterparts, India’s shoppers show more faith in technologies such as mobile payments.

Finance : Retail : E-commerce

Big Ideas

In-car convenience

UK – Jaguar has collaborated with Shell to launch a convenient in-car payment system.

Jaguar : Shell : Convenience

Big Ideas

SXSW Interactive 2016: IoT banking

Austin – Capital One Financial Corp is the first banking company to launch an app on Amazon Echo.

The Internet Of Things : IoT : Connected Devices

Viewpoints

Carlos Menendez: Digital wallets with social sharing

Mastercard’s president of partnerships and growth discusses how users want social experience integrated alongside seamless payments and reassuring ...

S-commerce : Mobile Payments : Online Retail

Big Ideas

Cashless listening

World Retail Congress 2015 – New methods of cashless payment are stirring up conversation among consumers, according to a recent social media study.

World Retail Congress 2015 : MasterCard : Contactless Payments

Viewpoints

Sarah Quinlan: MasterCard and mobile payments

Sarah Quinlan of MasterCard explains the future of mobile payments.

Sarah Quinland : MasterCard : Cashless Futures

Big Ideas

Snapchat launches in-app cash transfer system

Snapcash lets Snapchat users send money to each other quickly.

SnapChat : Payment : Snapcash

Big Ideas

US start-up hopes to facilitate Chinese purchase of Western goods

Payment service Stripe has joined forces with China’s Alipay to make it easier for Chinese consumers to buy from Western brands.

Alipay : Stripe : Payments

Big Ideas

Soldsie service offers fresh take on F-commerce

S-Commerce : F-commerce : Facebook

Micro Trends

Check-in commerce

Consumers can now shop simply by being in a store with their smartphone in their hand. Predicted in the 2002 film Minority Report, the use of check...

Check-in : App : Loyalty

Big Ideas

Home Depot introduces checkout innovations

Home Depot : Payments : Tills

Big Ideas

Mobile World Congress

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is the most important mobile phone trade show in the world. This year, the key trends were Near-Field ...

LG : Conference : Near Field Communication

Big Ideas

Blaze of technology leads to a mobile wallet

Blaze Mobile Wallet : Mobile Phone : Cell Phone

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On the cards: New payment system launches for smartphone entrepreneurs

M-commerce : Smart Payments : Credit Cards