Tag: Payments
Will Big Tech make retail banking obsolete?
One of the key topics to emerge out of this year’s Internet of Banking & Payments is the threat posed by Big Tech and...
Mastercard’s Veronika Colucci says the wearable payments revolution is here
Andrew Hobbs reports live from Internet of Banking & Payments 2018, as director of product development at Mastercard, Veronika Colucci, reveals how PSD2 and technological...
75 major banks join blockchain payments network
Internet of Business says
While many in the banking sector have railed against blockchain and cryptocurrencies this year, suggesting the former is a systemic risk...
Retail: Scan & go checkout-free shopping comes to Sainsbury’s
In what it claims is a UK first, Sainsbury’s is trialling new scan, pay, and go technology in one of its London stores, removing...
PayPal snaps up fraud prevention player Simility for $120m
NEWSBYTE PayPal has announced that it is to acquire fraud prevention and risk management platform, Simility, for $120 million in cash.
The acquisition, which is...
Five industries that are being transformed by blockchain | Expert panel
ANALYSIS: How will blockchain impact health, manufacturing, the supply chain, energy, and the financial sector? Kate O'Flaherty compares the reality with the hype.
Internet of...
Retail IoT: Co-op adopts smartphone checkout tech in stores
Shoppers at Co-op supermarkets will soon be able to checkout their own purchases via their smartphones, in a bid to avoid time-consuming queues.
A new...
Internet of Banking & Payments: where every device is a payment...
With the impending arrival of the second payment services directive in January, the pressure is on financial institutions to ensure they’re ready for...
WeWork and Mastercard to trial pay-as-you-go workspaces
WeWork occupants are trying out pay-as-you-work hot desks in a tie-up with payments company Mastercard.
Payments company Mastercard and office space provider WeWork have partnered on...
Bank of America, FitPay partner to speed up wearable payments
Bank of America and contactless payment platform provider FitPay have agreed to extend wearables payment services to the bank's customers.
The collaboration between Bank of America and...
FitPay brings prepaid functionality to IoT and wearable devices
Contactless payments company FitPay is set to offer prepaid capabilities on IoT and wearable devices.
Announcing the new features, FitPay, a subsidiary of mobile security...
Visa Europe: In Internet of Payments, convenience and security will rule
Internet of Business talks payments with Jonathan Vaux, executive director of engagement at the Visa Innovation Center London.
In February this year, Visa announced the...