BNP Paribas, the European bank, announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that it is introducing WeChat Pay, a popular mobile payment solution in China, to retailers in France and subsequently across Europe. In a press release, BNP Paribas said the move aims to support retailers...
Alipay announced news on Friday (Oct. 20) that it is working with JPMorgan Chase on a plan to allow Chinese consumers traveling in North America to pay using their Alipay Mobile Wallet at Chase merchant clients. With 4 million Chinese tourists expected to visit North...
Mobile devices have become so much more since the quaint, early days when they were referred to as cell phones. Now, in addition to helping consumers keep in touch, mobile devices have grown into key commerce and payment tools, facilitating purchases through clouds and air...
Alipay, China’s leading third-party online payment solution, has partnered with Norway’s tourism promotion agency to provide better services to Chinese tourists traveling in the Nordic country. Norway is just the latest country to offer Chinese tourists the convenience of using Alipay, which is owned by...
“It is not about changing the swipe or dip to a tap; it’s about using a [smart]phone to do things that you could not otherwise do.” In a nutshell, that’s what PayPal Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready said is both the problem with and the path...
Just about a year ago, MoneyGram’s Chief Revenue Officer, Peter Ohser, told Karen Webster that the company launched its MobilePass pilot program with a pretty simple goal: Make it easier for customers to manage their cash transfers however they want, whenever they want. As a pilot, it was...
Square has opened its first pop-up store in the U.K., following the company’s first store opening in New York City last month. According to Finextra, the store is located in Birmingham’s Great Western Arcade and will be open until Sept. 16 in Unit 6 of...
Alipay has partnered with Zapper, the fast-growing mobile payment, customer insights and digital marketing platform developed in South Africa, so Chinese tourists can use their smartphones to pay via QR code while traveling through South Africa. According to news from Finextra, Chinese tourists will be able...
Though still perhaps an overlooked part of the market, wearables and the people who own them are emerging as an important piece of the digital commerce landscape currently under construction. Consumers who own wearables own more devices than those who don’t, shop online more often,...
