Reports on Monday suggest that Facebook is plotting to expand the Messenger app’s payment capabilities with an in-store option. Currently, some 800 million users of the standalone app are able to make personal payments, but The ...
Tags: Facebook, Messenger app, Apple pay
Apple is expanding its original programming horizons beyond music with a new unscripted series about app developers. The production was confirmed by Apple executive Eddy Cue and will apparently tell the story of a number of app developers ...
China-based smartphone vendors have been mostly inclined to adopt fingerprint recognition for their mid-range and high-end models and consequently they will ship an estimated 200-300 smartphones featuring fingerprint-recognizing functions ...
After months of rumours, Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone is finally a reality. Apple today announced the launch of the iPhone SE, a downsized version of the iPhone 6S. The phone boasts much of the power of its larger sibling, although ...
Tags: Apple, iPone SE, Smartphone, Tim Cook
Apple's forthcoming return to a smaller iPhone form factor will look extremely familiar, according to a new report. The iPhone SE will be unveiled at a special March 21 Apple event. This much we know. However, there have been ...
We all sort of knew this was coming, but now it’s finally official. Apple has sent out formal invites for a launch event taking place later this month. The invitation is captioned with the words “Let us loop you in”, ...
Apple, partnering with Chinese bankcard association UnionPay, launched its mobile payment system Apple Pay on Thursday in China, one of the world's largest mobile-payment markets -- but one already dominated by local players like Alibaba ...
Barclays has updated the Barclaycard app for Android to enable customers to make contactless payments using their smartphones. In lieu of Android Pay remaining a US-only proposition at present, Barclays is introducing the stopgap ...
Tags: Barclays, Android App
pple and China UnionPay announced a partnership to bring the digital wallet of Apple Pay to China on Friday, cashing in on the popularity of such services in the country. China UnionPay cardholders will be able to link their bank cards to ...
Samsung has announced that its mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, is launching in China in the New Year. The maker of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 has announced a deal with China UnionPay, the organisation that handles bank ...
Previous rumors surrounding Apple’s sapphire usage were focused on whether iPhones would be equipped with sapphire screens in the future, but new reports claim the company has received a new sapphire antenna patent. The U.S. Patent ...
ABB, the world leading manufacturer of dual-outlet DC fast charging stations for electric vehicles, has announced an easily integrated credit card payment option that can be added to new or existing Terra 53 DC fast charging stations. With ...
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Alipay, which has more than 300 million users in China, said it is working on other biometric technologies, which can make it possible for people to confirm payments for a wide variety of goods and services by winking or simply by showing ...
Tags: Mobile Payment, Apple
Online payment giant PayPal has confirmed that it is to purchase Paydiant, a company that provides mobile wallet technology for a number of major apps. Most notably among those supported apps are those from MCX, which is the consortium of ...
Tags: PayPal, Apple Pay, Online payment
We might not have long to wait for Apple Pay to hit UK shores. One report claims the service could roll out internationally as soon as March. According to sources speaking to 9to5Mac, Apple and its Canadian partners are planning ...
Tags: Apple, US, Consumer Electronics