Mobile


Android Pay Signals Turning Point for M-Payments

If Apple Pay provided the first example of a mobile wallet with the right ingredients to finally ignite user (and partner) interest, Google Inc.’s Android Pay platform is poised to accelerate m-payments scale.

Will Android Pay Make Banks Line Up for Google Wallet? (May 26, 2015)

Strong signs suggest Google Inc. this week will announce Android Pay, its new mobile payments API for developers, likely revitalizing prospects for Google Wallet, and kicking off a summer of fresh m-payments competition, putting the heat on Apple Pay and other emerging approaches.

Mobile banking: what consumers really want

The growth of mobile money has been a steep upward curve and looks set to continue – Juniper Research predicts that there will be one billion mobile banking users worldwide by the end of 2017, up from 590 million in 2013. A recent Forrester report predicted that purchases on mobile devices would double by 2018, as even more people become comfortable buying online and retailers create more user-friendly mobile experiences

Axis Bank Offers P2P Payments with Ping Pay (May 21, 2015)

Customers of India’s Axis Bank are now able to send money to each other through Facebook, messaging apps Twitter and WhatsApp, email and phone contact lists using Ping Pay, a multi-social media app developed by Fastacash, a Singapore-based social payments vendor.

Walmart Accepting Alipay m-Payments in China (May 19, 2015)

Walmart is making bold moves with mobile payments in China, where it’s signed on with e-commerce giant Alibaba to accept mobile payments via the Alipay Wallet in 25 of its 410 Chinese outlets, the Arkansas-based retailer announced this week.

Mobile banking users to double by 2020

On the background of a recent study revealing that UK mobile banking users are set to double to 32.5 million by 2020, banks need to tailor their customer experience models heavily towards mobile devices, with the fundamental focus on creating a “mobile-first” strategy, if not the more radical “mobile-only” strategy

V.me Set for Full Rollout in U.K. (May 7, 2015)

The U.K. rollout of Visa Europe’s V.me digital wallet is picking up steam, the payments network said, with support from banks representing more than half of the country’s 130 million cardholders and thousands of merchants.

Demystifying mobile payments

As mobile handsets become more prevalent as a tool for retailers, for payments, loyalty and engaging with consumers in and out of the store, security of sensitive data becomes increasingly more important.

Retail banks face falling customer satisfaction and loyalty globally

At first glance the message for banks from the latest World Retail Banking Report 2015 looks like very bad news for traditional banks. Globally, customers’ propensity to leave their primary bank is on the rise while their willingness to make referrals or buy additional products from their primary bank has decreased significantly.

Why FDIC Insurance for Google Wallet?

The recent news that funds stored in Google Wallet now are FDIC-insured might indicate the tech giant has more changes in store for the wallet—and may even begin positioning it as a checking account alternative.

APEX Europe Speakers to Tackle New Business Opportunities in Payments

When top payments and retail executives gather at All Payments Expo (APEX) Europe May 18-20, 2015 in Marbella, Spain, a key theme will be identifying and navigating new business opportunities surrounding emerging payments technologies, like mobile wallets and host card emulation (HCE).

MCX makes Mooney interim chief exec

Merchant Customer Exchange, developer of the CurrentC mobile payment platform has appointed financial services and payment industry veteran Brian Mooney as interim chief executive. Mooney succeeds Dekkers Davidson, who is leaving MCX to pursue other opportunities.

Apple Bumps Up Capitol Hill Lobbying Expenses (April 27, 2015)

Apple Inc. is spending more time on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers on topics that include mobile payments, new lobbying expense data suggest. During the first three months of this year, Apple’s expenses for lobbying rose 16 percent compared with the same period a year ago.

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