Mobile wallets

Amazon is starting the new year with a major payment technology deployment at more than 11,500 gas stations, providing the e-commerce giant with an added leg to its rapidly expanding payments network ranging from checkout-free stores to Whole Foods to its own planned grocery chain.

The term “Amazon effect” is a term increasingly used to represent a digital-first business model where interactions with partners and customers centers on web-based application programming interfaces.

The winner of this next phase of development won't be an app. Instead, it will be almost invisibly woven into the DNA of the internet of things.

The Toayuan Metro transportation company in Taiwan plans to launch a payment system to allow passengers using contactless cards to travel from the capital city of Taipei to the Toayuan International Airport.

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A recent report from the CUSO shows an increase in spending, in line with recent predictions from the National Retail Federation

PayPal — which is rarely thought of as a prepaid card company — has filed a lawsuit against the CFPB over its rules on prepaid accounts, underscoring the rapid changes in digital financial services and PayPal’s own expanding financial services ambitions in recent years.

PayPal — which is rarely thought of as a prepaid card company — has filed a lawsuit against the CFPB over its rules on prepaid accounts, underscoring the rapid changes in digital financial services and PayPal’s own expanding financial services ambitions in recent years.

France’s Orange Bank, the online bank launched in 2017 by telco Orange, is expanding its mobile payment app’s reach by adding Google Pay through an integration via Wirecard.

WeWork has gotten its share of bad news this year, but parts of its concept are filtering into small business retail, providing one clue of what the next wave of shopping and payments will look like.

Going contactless has been a bigger challenge in New York because of the size and complexity of its transit systems.

Payments and banking software provider ACI Worldwide says it has added improved communications and security tools to its ACI Speedpay bill payment service that businesses can offer to customers.

Paytm and Walmart are each offering credit in India to obtain a competitive advantage in an environment that's typically more welcoming than that of China.

More people are buying digitally, but issues of fraud and authentication could affect this trend.

New tech like APIs and artificial intelligence will help consumers manage all their finances through an app, rather than just transfer funds.

A new survey finds that more than half of respondents planned to do most of their gift shopping through a smartphone.

Once signed up, customers expect a smooth enrollment and onboarding experience, too, regardless of the channel, says Intelledox's Neal Keene.

Alibaba’s gigantic stock debut in Hong Kong gives it extra fuel to become a global payments empire.

By attaching to Honey and its base of 17 million mostly young, female consumers who use the platform to find the best price on e-commerce deals, PayPal also is aiming to get closer to merchants with customized offers.

Zazu Limited, a Zambian fintech, has partnered with Mastercard to launch a mobile wallet that supports a prepaid account instantly issued from the app to any local consumer — with or without a bank account.