Articles about mobile payment

COVID-19 drives African states into cashless societies

Cash may have traditionally been king, but the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to a faster pace of mobile money adoption across the continent.

Newland celebrates partnerships with Marbella Event 2018

Newland EMEA's partner event experience brought together over 100 members of its partner community, providing two days of inspiration, networking, news and best practice sharing.

M-Payments might be latest 'dot com bubble'

According to a SQS whitepaper, a staggering 79.4 million US consumers are expected to make purchases using a mobile device.

Online fraud detection spend to surge

E-commerce merchants and financial institutions will be investing heavily in online fraud detection solutions over the next five years.

Inkjet printer fools fingerprint scanners

We round up trends from around the world that turned our heads this week.

Mobile payments to disrupt omnichannel market

Mobile payments have only just begun to play a role in omnichannel marketing.

12 000 SMEs sign up for SnapScan

Standard Bank's payment app reaches a milestone three months after launch.

'Land grab' in mobile payment space

Physical currency is fast going digital, with ever more local developers vying for a piece of the payment pie.

Groupon to take on Square

Groupon will soon be rolling out a mobile payments system for shops and restaurants.

VeriFone caught copying Square

Square accuses VeriFone of copying large amounts of text from its merchant agreement.

Boku signs up Sprint

Sprint customers can now make virtual purchases with gaming companies via Boku's merchant network.

Orange, Canal Plus Afrique partner

African subscribers to Canal Plus Afrique TV services can now pay for their subscriptions via their mobile phones.