All articles by Ellie Chambers
Ellie Chambers
Guilty pleasures: is junk food the real domain of mobile payments?
Yet another fast food chain has just announced its commitment to mobile payments. Finland’s Hesburger is to be the first retailer in the country to use mobile wallet SEQR, the creation of Swedish company Seamless. Customers at Hesburger will now be able to pay using QR codes or NFC, writes Ellie Chambers
Seamless launches mobile wallet service at Finnish burger chain
Swedish mobile wallet SEQR has launched in Finland, rolling out at the country’s largest hamburger chain.
Worldpay and Endava sign IT services contract
Payments processor Worldpay and IT company Endava have signed up for a three year strategic partnership, valued at over £45m ($76m).
Circle launches free Bitcoin banking platform
Bitcoin start-up Circle has unveiled a free banking platform for users of the digital currency.
Worldline and customweb partner to connect Sips with open-source ecommerce software
Atos subsidiary and e-payments company Worldline has partnered with ecommerce firm customweb to connect Sips, Worldline’s e-payment service, with open-source ecommerce software.
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British bookie bets on SafeCharge for payments technology
SafeCharge, an international payments services company has teamed up with UK-based betting and gaming company Ladbrokes for payment technology.
Telkom Indonesia extends remittance services
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, (Telkom), Indonesia’s largest telco by mobile subscribers, has announced plans to expand its existing remittance services to Taiwan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
Moving the goalposts: Monitise changes its strategy and revenue forecasts
During March, Monitise surprised many in the banking industry by announcing a change of strategy that will see the company completely overhaul its revenue model and again revise its revenue targets. Ellie Chambers investigates what the change will mean for the company and for the industry as a whole
Paym mobile payment scheme launches in UK
The UK Payments Council has launched its scheme for paying people back using just their mobile phone number, but several banks are yet to join.
Imperial College London launches mobile payments and reward points system
A London university has become the first in the UK to roll out combined mobile payments and loyalty rewards.