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News

Contactless NFC technology surges: public transport drives impressive growth

Over 95% of surveyed consumers in nine countries have used contactless payment technologies: innovative fare systems on public transportation are a key driver of growth

Fintech & Ecommerce

Viber Messenger launches in-app digital wallet

The new Payments feature will let users set up digital wallets tied to their Viber accounts

Fintech & Ecommerce

IDEX Biometrics launches payment cards in Turkey 

IDEX Biometrics partnered with Turkish card manufacturer, E-Kart, to launch biometric payment cards for the local market

Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital Domestic Money Transfers to Surpass 300 Billion Globally by 2026

A new study revealed that the volume of digital domestic money transfer transactions will exceed 300 billion globally in 2026

Finance & Economics

Asian banks to create a common contactless QR payments zone

Central banks of five Asian countries aim to develop an interoperable cross-border system for QR code-based payments 

Science & Technology

Instagram Shopping Becomes Easier with Pay in Chat Function

Instagram users can now buy products from eligible small businesses, paying right within the app’s chat 

Fintech & Ecommerce

Anticipation of a smart credit card builds up as X1 raises $25m

X1, the challenger credit card startup, founded by former Twitter executives, is expected to launch an innovative credit product after raising $25 million in Series B funding

News

Tokenised Payment Transactions to Exceed 1 Trillion Globally by 2026, with Click-to-Pay as the Main Driver

Worldwide tokenised payment transactions are expected to reach over 1 trillion by 2026 due to the rise of ‘one-click’ solutions

Articles

Bank cards are getting costly: what does Ukraine have to do with that?

The global chip shortage caused by the post-Covid recovery and aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving the bank card cost up

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen launches Tap-to-Pay for iPhones

Global fintech platform Adyen has launched its Tap-to-Pay payment method for iPhone users

News

Deutsche Bank to develop a white label BNPL product for e-commerce

Deutsche Bank is working on a white label buy now, pay later solution for online retailers and e-commerce marketplaces in partnership with Viennese fintech Credi2

Finance & Economics

World Bank reports the majority of the global population adopted digital payments due to pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a “global surge” in digital payments, with two-thirds of adults worldwide now making and receiving digital payments

Finance & Economics

BNPL financing faces unprecedented challenges

While Apple is working on its Buy Now Pay Later solution, the booming industry itself is facing challenges unseen before

Fintech & Ecommerce

‘Ape Now Pay Later’ brings affordability to NFT

DeFi lender Teller rolled out new BNPL feature for the most popular nonfungible tokens

News

Korean subway will test ‘tagless’ Bluetooth fare payments

Two subway lines in South Korea will pilot a ‘tagless’ fare payment system

News

Indian UPI is now globally available

Payment innovations transforming the Indian economy during the last decade are now available globally via open APIs