Digital payments
Digital payments
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TrialPay has launched a software development kit called Evergreen, with the goal of expanding the company's mobile business.
September 12 -
The vision that Apples founder Steve Jobs once had of a new type of mobile phone that could become so instrumental and integrated into peoples lives that theyd rather leave their wallet at home than their iPhone is starting to take shape.
September 12 -
MasterCard is establishing a foundation for mobile wallets in Europe by requiring the continent's merchants to accept contactless payments by the end of the decade.
September 11 -
The shopping technology vendor Slice is extending its application programming interface (API) for the analysis of electronic payments data, giving merchants visibility into a wide range of consumer e-commerce spending.
September 11 -
If you can't beat them, join them and join them fast. The other mobile wallets that already exist on Apple's ecosystem, such as LevelUp and Softcard (formerly Isis), are quickly working to integrate with Apple Pay and the iPhone 6 rather than try to defeat them.
September 11 -
Apple Pay appears to be missing one key thing: A reason to use it. Most other mobile wallets come with a reward program, but Apple currently isn't going that route.
September 11 -
Discover plans to join American Express, MasterCard and Visa in the Apple Pay service, enabling storage of Discover cards in Passbook.
September 10 -
Apple has a long list of supporters for its new mobile wallet, including a few key companies that had already thrown their hats in with PayPal and MCX. Retailers' support of Apple makes NFC a more likely prospect for PayPal mobile payments going forward.
September 10 -
Yapital Financial AG in Luxembourg is integrating its cross-channel payment system into the platforms of VeriFone Systems and the Ingenico Group.
September 10 -
The financial technology company Fiserv has added token-based security from Visa and MasterCard.
September 10 -
Apple Inc. will reap fees from banks when consumers use an iPhone in place of credit and debit cards for purchases, a deal that gives the handset maker a cut of the growing market for mobile payments, according to three people with knowledge of the arrangement.
September 10 -
Cubic Transportation Systems is working on technology that will allow people to pay for bus and subway rides without stopping to swipe or tap a card.
September 10 -
Apple is betting that tokenization systems offered by payment processors will provide a security boost to its new Apple Pay system at a time when consumers are wary of Apple's cloud-based services.
September 9 -
Apple has officially unveiled Apple Pay, a new mobile payment system in its upcoming line of smartphones and its smartwatch, using a model that involves legacy payment companies but adds a new spin.
September 9 -
A top executive at American Express acknowledged that the firm's efforts to persuade consumers to pay with their mobile phones have so far been a failure.
September 8 -
Apple's expected reveal of a payments-capable iPhone may bring with it changes in how other mobile wallet providers handle payments.
September 8 -
Twitter's long-awaited "Buy" button is live, allowing nearly 30 pilot merchants and nonprofits to accept payments from within Twitter's mobile app.
September 8 -
Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is planning to unveil new iPhones, wearable devices and a mobile-payments system on Sept. 9, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
September 8 -
Gemalto NV is offering a network connection hub to provide banks, equipment manufacturers and mobile wallet providers with secure access to Near Field Communication hardware.
September 8 -
The app automates allowance payments and uses an optional debit card to promote financial literacy.
September 8


