Apple under increasing monopoly pressure over App Store
Gadget giant Apple has caused a controversy by rejecting a premium email app unless it charges for subscriptions through the App Store, thus giving Apple a 30% piece of the action.
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Video conferencing app downloads go through the roof
Mobile app tracker App Annie reports that downloads of business apps, especially video conferencing ones, have exploded in recent weeks.
Biometric payments to rock the world by 2024
Sceptics will turn their noses-up at the research, but as we increasingly drive towards a cashless society the trends are heading in the right direction.
Telia toys with facial recognition for ice cream payments
In the ever-lasting search for 5G usecases, Telia has teamed-up with Finnish bank OP to trial facial recognition payment solutions.
Facebook leads corporate cryptocurrency initiative Libra
Social media giant Facebook has announced the launch of Libra, a ‘stablecoin’ apparently designed to revolutionise the digital payments market.
Commuters account for 14% of UK online spending – research
A new report into commuters’ spending habits reckons they drop £23 billion per year of stuff via their mobile devices while on the move.
Giesecke+Devrient lands Swatch contactless payment gig
Mobile security company Giesecke+Devrient is helping Swiss watch company Swatch with its own contactless payment technology.
UK mobile commerce is exploding – research
New research from price comparison site uSwitch.com reveals that the use of mobile devices to go shopping in the UK is growing rapidly.
Brits can’t be bothered with Black Friday
Americans like to spend a whole day giving thanks for stuff and then spend the next day buying loads more of it. Over here, not so much.
Google rebrands payments app ahead of international assault
Google has announced it will rebrand its Indian digital payments app, Tez, to Google Pay as the team readies a launch into new international markets.
Payments challenger Adyen post strong growth following June IPO
In its first earnings release since going public in June, payments firm Adyen is proving it can live up to the hype.
Softbank and Yahoo team up to crack mobile money in Japan
Softbank and Yahoo Japan have announced the formation of a new joint venture, PayPay, to launch a QR-based smartphone payment services in Japan by November.
Square stands up for small retailers in the mobile era
US mobile payment processing outfit Square reckons its new stand will empower small businesses in a way that traditional financial services have failed to do.
UK mobile commerce sales value jumped 85% in 2H 2017
Digital agency Visualsoft has done a bit of number crunching and come to the conclusion that the value of UK commercial transactions over mobile almost doubled in the second half of last year.
Apple and PayPal continue crusade to end human interaction
Apple and PayPal have joined teams to take even more human contact out of our day-to-day lives – nice guys.
Telstra partners with NAB over Proquo SMB marketplace
National Australia Bank (NAB) and telco firm Telstra have partnered for an SME digital marketplace called Proquo, reports Banking Tech.
Record 22% of US Black Friday sales via smartphone – Adobe
Mobile phone users in the US spent $1.5 billion purchasing items on their handsets over the course of the Thanksgiving public holiday, according to stats from Adobe.
Apple Pay UK launch marred by bank no shows
Apple Pay launched in the UK without the participation of most of the major banks, including HSBC, which was listed as a launch partner, but this morning faced customers taking to social media to complain that they can’t use the app.
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