The service for purchasing digital content and paying through a phone bill to more than 79 million mobile phone owners in Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania.

The D.C. company is starting with bars in its local area and plans to expand to other big cities in the near future.

As mobile devices get more complex, self-help will become vital to attract m-commerce and payments, writes James Ramey, CEO of DeviceBits.

Payments at connected devices are expected to grow quickly in the next decade. Gas stations are a key place to look in the short term.

The consumer technology is still early stage, and RBC thinks it's a good time to reach tech-savvy consumers.

Alipay's big partnership with First Data will extend its merchant base, but travelers from China will benefit before U.S. consumers.

Banks and credit unions are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

Consumers with a Mastercard, Visa or Union Pay card will use the mobile Standardized QR Code app to scan merchant-presented QR codes.

Alipay wants to leverage the millions of Chinese customers who travel abroad by offering them services in different parts of the world.

Current, an app debuting Tuesday, updates the joint account for an era of tweens with smartphones.

Mobile apps are becoming the playground and hiding place for cyberattacks and the criminals who orchestrate them.

Banks are often pressured to compete with third party mobile wallets to protect their brands. But it's unclear if that strategy is helpful in attracting consumers.

The Bokis wallet's new app is scheduled for broad release this summer. It's a rare success for collaborative wallets, as others have failed, such as the U.S.'s Softcard and CurrentC, the U.K.’s Weve, Canada’s suretap and Singapore’s SmartWallet.

Automating transit systems is hard because of the local differences in automation and legacy infrastructure. Creating comfort with using mobile technology may be a step toward bringing automation to transport.

Retailers can excel at sales, service and selection, but if the point of sale doesn't have the latest technology, stores will turn off consumers.

Toreson Lloyd was a vice president of relationship management at WorldPay and a business development manager at American Express before joining London-based APEXX.

The plastic card is an aging tool in payments, but there's still room for innovation in its design and features. Here are a few new concepts that favor technology and style as differentiators.

The Bokis wallet's new app is scheduled for broad release this summer. It's a rare success for collaborative wallets, as others have failed, such as the U.S.'s Softcard and CurrentC, the U.K.’s Weve, Canada’s suretap and Singapore’s SmartWallet.

Amazon's new service is a chance for all retailers to examine their e-commerce strategy and come up with ways to keep people from leaving sites before making a purchase.

CVS Pharmacy is the latest retailer to join PayNearMe’s network for walk-in bill payment, expanding the service’s geographic reach by about 40%, to 28,000 U.S. stores.