Netherlands reportedly finds Apple app store rules to be anticompetitive
A Dutch antitrust authority has been looking into Apple’s policy of excluding all other payment systems and seems to have decided it needs changing.
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Nokia getting prickly in India over non-payments
Reports have emerged out of India suggesting Nokia is on the verge of limiting its relationship with state-owned telco BSNL over non-existent payments.
London welcomes buskers to the digital revolution
Moving into the connected era has threatened the livelihoods of numerous individuals, but a new initiative from Busk In London and iZettle, backed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to bring buskers into the digital economy.
Mobile banking uptake rising sharply – British Bankers Association
British Bankers Association (BBA) says digital banking is in a “consumer-led revolution”. Its latest report – Way We Bank Now – shows a drastic increase in consumers using digital channels to manage their money – reports Banking Technology.
Vodacom scraps South African M-Pesa services
Vodacom has discontinued its M-Pesa mobile money service in South Africa, citing a mature market as reasons for its withdrawal.
37% of UK online sales now over mobile
While online retailers roll their Black Friday bargains over to Cyber Monday – and probably beyond – research shows that an increasing amount of online sales are being made via smartphones and tablets, and this trend is continuing – but this does not mean smaller crowds, as consumers are also switching to ‘click & collect’ services.
Alibaba set for record IPO and international expansion
The Chinese e-commerce giant is to commence its investor roadshow in the USA this week, ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Initial Public Offerings in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
US mobile payment firm LoopPay wins Visa funding
Mobile payments provider LoopPay has secured funding from global payments firm Visa, the company has revealed, without saying how much is involved. The US company, which launched earlier this year, is pioneering a technology that capitalises on the installed based of magnetic stripe-reader point-of-sale systems rather than NFC, which is the current favourite in mobile payment circles.
Twitter builds commerce model with CardSpring buy
Social network Twitter has acquired payments infrastructure firm CardSpring for an undisclosed sum. The San Francisco-based startup develops a web service API that makes it easy for payment companies and point-of-sale vendors to work with developers to create card-linked services.
Orange launches contactless mobile wallet
The UK arm of France Telecom’s Orange has launched what it says is the first contactless mobile phone-based payment services, allowing customers to make purchases up to the value of £15. The service has been developed in conjunction with Barclaycard, and will use the credit card firm’s network of contactless readers, deployed in more than […]
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