mobile payments

uKheshe and Mastercard support mobile payments for South Africa’s unbanked

South African fintech start-up uKheshe has partnered with Mastercard to allow small traders, street vendors and casual labourers to accept…

WhatsApp starts negotiations to introduce mobile payments in Indonesia

WhatsApp, a messaging platform owned by Facebook, is in talks to launch mobile payments in Indonesia, reported Reuters. With more…

Line and Mercari team up for mobile payments in Japan

Japanese communication services provider Line has formed a business alliance with e-commerce company Mercari to expand access to mobile payments…

T-Mobile unveils GoPoint mobile payments service in US

Wireless network operator T-Mobile US has unveiled a new mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) service, dubbed GoPoint, for small to medium businesses.…

Wirecard forms consortium to promote mobile payments in Germany

Wirecard has partnered with Germany’s EHI Retail Institute to form a new consortium focused on advancing mobile payments. The initiative…

Visa invests in YellowPepper to drive digital payments

Visa has made a strategic investment in Latin America-based mobile payments company YellowPepper to support adoption of these payments and…

MegaFon to create virtual Mastercard card for mobile payments

Telcom and mobile operator MegaFon has partnered with Mastercard to integrate a virtual card into its mobile phone accounts to…

Digital payments to save $470bn annually across 100 cities worldwide

Relying on digital payment modes like cards and mobile payments could save nearly $470bn per annum across the 100 cities,…

Adyen teams up with Alipay for mobile payments

Adyen, a Netherlands-based payments platform, has entered into a partnership with Alipay to allow retailers around the globe to accept…

Ant Financial, CK Hutchison form payments JV in Hong Kong

Alibaba's Ant Financial has entered into a strategic partnership with conglomerate CK Hutchison to form a joint venture to offer…