All articles by Angelo Boccato

Angelo Boccato

US Spindle partners with Canadian Signifi for m-payments at vending machines

US-based Spindle, a mobile commerce company has signed an agreement with Canada-based vending machine manufacturer Signifi.

Mobile payments in China nearly triple between Q2 and Q3 2013

Mobile payments nearly tripled between Q2 and Q3 of 2013, according to data released by Analysys International.

BankservAfrica and ebpSource roll out South African electronic billing and payment service

Automated clearing house BankservAfrica and ebpSource, a global billing and payment provider are rolling out South Africa’s first bank-based electronic billing and payment service.

US Hybrid Pay Tech joins Smart eMoney to deploy a mobile POS

The Asian arm of US based mobile payment services provider Hybrid PayTech has joined Smart eMoney (SMI), to deploy mobile POS terminals in the Philippines.

Singapore sets tax rules for Bitcoin exchanges and sales

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has spelled out the rules concerning capital gains, earnings and even sales tax on Bitcoin exchanges and Bitcoin related sales.

Mobile retail purchases to exceed $700bn annually by 2018 – Juniper Research

Annual retail payments on mobile handsets and tablets are expected to reach $707bn in the US by 2018, according to a report by Juniper Research.

US mobile bill payment usage doubles according to Fiserv survey

Fiserv’s 2013 Billing Household Survey has underlined a doubling in the number of US consumers paying bills from smartphones and tablets

Indian postal department partners with BSNL to provide mobile money order service

Indian postal department has entered into a partnership with state-run telecom company BSNL in order to provide money order service using mobile phones.

China’s Twitter, Sina Weibo enters payments services marketplace

China’s version of Twitter , Sina Weibo, is entering the payments services business, following the route of Chinese messaging service WeChat.

eBay may enter digital currencies market

eBay’s has filled a patent application through PayPal for secure tokens that could potentially be used as a virtual currency