Apple has announced Apple Pay, a new mobile payments service with an easy, secure and private way to pay. Apple Pay works with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus through a new NFC antenna design, a dedicated chip called the Secure Element, and Apple’s Touch ID. Apple Pay is easy to set up, so hundreds
Mobile network operator MTN has announced a partnership with online payments company Skrill to enable MTN subscribers to be able to make purchases from global internet brands that are integrated into Skrill’s network using funds in their mobile wallets. The partnership is being piloted in Ivory Coast and Rwanda. The network said MTN Mobile Money
SLA Mobile, a leading worldwide solutions vendor focused on bringing new revenue streams to mobile operators, has partnered with Infobip, a global mobile messaging and payments provider to bring Direct Operator Billing (DOB) to Zain subscribers for their list of digital and virtual goods merchants. SLA Mobile provides managed service solutions to mobile operators, helping
NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced the availability of a major software release to NCR Wayfinding, a next-generation software platform for creating and managing airport content across kiosks, mobile devices and more. The software will be available for demo at the 2014 ACI-NA Annual Conference & Exhibition, September 7-10, 2014 in
Merchant Customer Exchange, a company formed by the nation’s leading merchants to develop a customer-centric and secure mobile payment solution, today unveiled the brand of its new mobile payment network. The CurrentC Network was built by leading merchants to simplify, enhance and secure their customers’ shopping experience. This powerful platform will be available across a
From September onwards, customers can pay their purchases on the online stores of Collishop, Dreamland and Dreambaby using their smart phone, regardless of their bank. Quick, easy and safe mobile payment will also be possible in Colruyt Group’s physical stores in 2015. The group opted for the SEQR application by the Swedish company Seamless. They
Nigeria’s web and mobile financial services startup SimplePay has announced a partnership with Consumer Bureau de Change to allow for incoming and outgoing remittances through the SimplePay platform. With this partnership, the company said Nigerians in the diaspora can fund the SimplePay accounts of their friends and families from anywhere in the world. Commenting on
Blackhawk Network, Inc., a leading prepaid and payments network, announced an integration with Google Wallet that allows customers the opportunity to better manage and spend their gift cards through the ease of their mobile devices. Blackhawk Network provides expanded capabilities including verifying the gift card is active and checking its balance. With these capabilities integrated
Desjardins Group is the first Quebec-based financial institution to offer its new mobile payment service through several Canadian cellular networks. Thanks to Desjardins Mobile Payment, paying for everyday purchases using a smartphone is now possible on Bell Mobility, Rogers and Virgin Mobile networks. Other mobile carriers, including TELUS, will soon be added. The ground breaking payment
SLA Mobile, a leading worldwide solutions vendor focused on bringing new revenue streams to mobile operators, has partnered with Infobip, a global mobile messaging and payments provider to bring Direct Operator Billing (DOB) to Zain subscribers for their list of digital and virtual goods merchants. SLA Mobile provides managed service solutions to mobile operators, helping
