Brazil is one of the fastest-growing payments markets in the world, with the most developed card market in Latin America and boasting 70 percent of the total ecommerce transactions in the region — and now mobile payments may be about to take off there, according...
The 1,850-store fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A on Monday (Dec. 8) announced its own QR code mobile payment and mobile ordering app for both iOS and Android, but the initial rollout will only be support at 130 stores in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando and Washington, D.C.. The app is funded through...
With an eye on in-store, in-app, online and P2P payments, Belgium’s largest banks are backing a QR code-based mobile payments app. “The iOS and Android Sixdots app is a joint venture between banks – including BNP Paribas Fortis, KBC and ING – telco Proximus and...
Russia’s National System Of Payment Cards (NSPC) will materialize and start accepting payments in mid-December, according to a report Monday (Dec. 8) in a prominent Russian business newspaper, the Vedomosti. Sputniknews reported that eight Russian banks, all of which sanctioned by the U.S., United Nations...
It’s long been common practice for cyberthieves to test stolen cards online, often with a tiny charge on a charity site, to quickly determine which have been shut down and which are still valid. But the latest tactic involves ordering pizzas from Domino’s—OK, so food...
The Federal Communications Commission wants wireless carriers to do more to stop the million-plus smartphone thefts in the U.S. every year, the Wall Street Journal reported. A report issued last week by an FCC advisory panel, which looked at how the wireless industry can make...
Square is taking the online food delivery startup Caviar that it recently acquired for $90 million and making it mobile, TechCrunch reported. The payment processing company’s purchase of Caviar took place in August and came at a time where the order volume was growing more...
Chase customers using the bank’s mobile app can now see their balances without entering a user name or password, according to American Banker. The largest U.S. bank has made instant balance checks an opt-in feature in updated versions of both iOS and Android versions of...
Alibaba issued new usage stats on Monday (Dec. 8) and it appears that most of Alipay’s transactions are now mobile, albeit just barely at 54 percent. The new figures, which examined 2014 purchases through October, reflect a sharp increase for China’s mobile purchase acceptance. Last...
