Mastercard acquires mobile payments firm OltioMastercard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has completed its acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group. The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relati More… |
PayPal, MasterCard in deal for store paymentsMasterCard said on Tuesday it had expanded its deal with payment processor PayPal Holdings, which would allow customers to use PayPal's payment services in stores. PayPal's partnership follows a similar deal with MasterCar More… |
Samsung’s new smartwatch to offer mobile paymentsTech giant Samsung Electronics plans to offer a mobile payments function in a smartwatch to be launched in the second half of the year, South Korea's Electronic Times newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. Samsun More… |
Mobile payments to reach $1.3 trillionMobile payments have been predicted to reach $1.3 trillion annually by 2017, while cyber threat to user data is also expected to increase, according to a report. Cybercriminals have broadened their means of infection by targeting More… |
Etisalat enables mobile payments in KabulEtisalat has partnered with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the power utility company in Afghanistan, to give DABS customers in Kabul the ability to pay their electricity bills through Etisalat’s mobile payments system. The agreemen More… |
Etisalat launches ‘cashless payment’ serviceEtisalat and MasterCard Worldwide have collaborated with industry leaders to announce an innovative cashless mobile payments programme in the UAE at the ongoing ICT show Gitex 2011 in Dubai. The latest evolution in mobile payments uses Nea More… |
Luup, ITCL launch mobile cash serviceLuup, a leading mobile payments solutions provider, has tied up Bangladesh-based payment services company IT Consultants Ltd (ITCL) to mobile-enable financial services and establish the largest mobile payments hub in Bangladesh. The new hu More… |