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Bitcoin Is Not Subject To VAT, Court Rules
European court rules that Bitcoin transactions are liable for same taxes as typical currency
Wearable Banking Is Taking Off With The UK’s Young Consumers
Nearly half of 18-30 year olds want to use their wearables to access banking services, report finds
Microsoft’s Mobile Payments Service Is Coming “Soon”
Joe Belfiore says that a relaunch of a Windows Wallet app could happen within the next few months
Boosting Online Performance In The Digital Service Era
Joram Cano, solutions consultant for EMEA at Keynote (now part of Dynatrace), discusses the importance of having a website that customers love
Mobile Payments Firm Square Files For Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
Payments company run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey prepares to go public
LG Could Enter Mobile Payments With ‘G Pay’
Rumoured G Pay service would push LG into competition with Android Pay and Samsung Pay
Argos Takes On Amazon With One-Day Delivery Service
High-street retailer offers super-speedy delivery of around 20,000 products across the UK for the first time
Amazon Announces Prime Now Expansion Across London
More of the capital will now be able to benefit from superfast Amazon Prime Now delivery
Amazon Begins UK Food Shopping Delivery
Trial of AmazonFresh in Birmingham sees around 50 chilled products available for delivery
Europe Set To Be A Hotbed Of Mobile Finance
Amdocs survey finds over half of Europeans are yet to use any mobile financial services
Why Social Media Can Change The Way You Shop Online – Stripe
Online payments leader reveals Relay, the ‘universal buying button for the Internet’, and hails the UK's strong ecommerce growth
Aldi Preparing UK Online Shopping For 2016
Budget German retailer looks to grow is ecommerce presence to build on strong growth in the UK
Samsung Pay Is Off To A Flying Start
More than £20m is traded during first month of new Samsung mobile payments system
Worldpay Set To Float On London Stock Exchange
British payments firm turned down a reported £6.6bn takeover offer from rival earlier this week
Barclaycard Brings NFC Payments To Android Phones
Allows contactless payments of up to £100 and comes before Apple Pay Barclaycard support
Google Finally Launches Android Pay
Initial launch sees over one million stores in the US now accepting Android Pay
Think Payment Complexity Is A Barrier To Going Global? Think Again
Braintree's Klas Beck tells us why enabling ecommerce and mobile payments could help take your business global
PayPal Gets Personal With PayPal.Me Launch
New platform will make paying money to friends and family online easier
UK Contactless Spending Limit Rises To £30
From today, you’ll be able to spend more money than ever before using contactless cards or Apple Pay
MasterCard And Barclaycard Report Massive Contactless Payments Growth
Barclaycard sees usage treble and MasterCard says contactless payments are up 560 percent as consumers show their love for the technology
Mobile Payments ‘To Reach 125 Billion A Year’ By 2018
Juniper Research report predicts that Chinese adoption will push growth in mobile payments worldwide
Stripe – Digital Payments Are Helping Build A New Generation Of UK Businesses
James Allgrove, head of business development at Stripe, tells TechWeekEurope about the company’s future plans, including a new partnership with Visa
Samsung Pay Is Coming To A Smart TV Near You
Mobile payments service will be available on select Samsung smart televisions
Former Mt Gox Chief Arrested In Tokyo Over Alleged Bitcoin Theft
Police accused Mark Karpeles of transferring about £640,000 of Bitcoins into his own account
How Retailers Can Use Technology To Drive Footfall
Gavin Ray, SVP of marketing & products at ip.access, thinks retailers need to focus on technology to attract more customers
MasterCard Is Bringing Samsung Pay To Europe
Samsung’s mobile payment technology is set to launch in the UK later this year
Amazon Launches Dash Buttons For Speedy Ordering
Quick order buttons are now available to buy for Amazon Prime members
Consumers Distrust Businesses With Personal Data
Where has the trust gone? Businesses no longer trusted when it comes to handling people's personal data
BNP Paribas ‘Testing’ Bitcoin For Currency Funds
Reports claim BNP Paribas is investigating using cryptocurrency for currency trading