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PayPal Brings One-Touch Online Checkouts To The UK
No need to keep entering login information anymore, thanks to PayPal’s One Touch for Web
iZettle: Contactless Payments Are All About Adding Simplicity
Jens Münch tells TechWeekEurope why iZettle is the smaller merchant’s best friend
Will Samsung’s Next Smartwatch Offer Mobile Payments?
Samsung will use Gear A smartwatch to expand Samsung Pay, according to reports
Yahoo To Close Maps, Pipes And Other Services
Yahoo is to close a number of products and regional websites, as well as end support for older Apple kit
Most Top Retailers ‘Won’t Accept Apple Pay’
Reuters survey finds many merchants won’t support the technology, even by 2016
TfL: London Loves Contactless Payments
Over 1.2 million contactless transactions now made every day on the TfL network
MasterCard: Every UK Shop Will Accept Contactless Payments By 2020
Company also says Apple Pay can be switched on in the UK, if you're an American
Amazon Starts European Corporate Tax Payments
Amazon begins paying corporate tax in a number of European countries, but will Google and Apple follow suit?
The Critic’s View – Cashless Payments Top Cash Transactions In The UK For The First Time
The UK is edging closer to ditching physical money – but what do the experts think?
Google Adds ‘Buy’ Button To YouTube Videos
New TrueView targeting system means you can shop whilst you watch
Worldpay – It’s Time We Retired ‘E-Commerce’ For Just Plain ‘Commerce’
WorldPay’s Kevin Dallas tells TechWeekEurope how the UK is helping evolve a dynamic and growing online payments industry
Consumer Trust Meltdown With Businesses Over Personal Data
Porkie pie time...study finds consumers deliberately provide wrong information when businesses ask for personal details
UK ‘Cashless’ Payments Overtake Physical Money For The First Time
Cash is dead, long live ‘non-cash’, Payments Council figures find
iZettle Makes Contactless Card Reader Available To UK SMBs
Card Reader Pro Contactless costs just £79 and supports the likes of Apple Pay
Alibaba Is Going Dotless To Revive The QR Code
New ‘Dotless Visual Codes’ will breathe new life in retail technology, Alibaba hopes
Mobile Shopping Pushes UK Online Sales To New High
British shoppers spending more online, particularly via mobile, than ever, as growth hits double digits
A ‘Buy’ Button Could Be Coming To A Google Search Near You
Reports claim that Google wants its mobile users to buy all the things
Alibaba Sued For Selling Counterfeit Goods
Chinese e-commerce giant under fire in the US from luxury brands including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent
Xiaomi Finally Sets Up Shop In The UK
Chinese manufacturer will open UK online store tomorrow – but won’t be selling any phones
Facebook Instant Articles Promises Better Mobile Experience
New Facebook tool for publishers quickly creates interactive news articles on social network
Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?
Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading
Download Festival Goes Cashless With Contactless Payment Wristbands
RFID ‘Dog Tags’ to be handed out to festival-goers in a bid to banish cash
Visa Europe To Launch V.me Digital Wallet Across The UK
Topshop, Iceland, Dorothy Perkins and Costco among retailers signed up for nationwide expansion
UK SMEs Set To Ramp Up Digital Spending
Business investment in websites is to increase dramatically over the next two years, research predicts
Google Profits Up Despite Advert Value Squeeze
Google's outgoing CFO reveals modest profit rise, amid increased competition for mobile ad dollars
Robot That Bought Ecstasy On Dark Web Freed By Police After Three Months
The Random Darknet Shopper had bought 10 yellow pills containing 90mg of ecstasy each as part of artists' experiment
Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’
Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
It’s Official – Cash Is On The Way Out, Contactless And Online Banking Are In
UK consumers increasingly using contactless and mobile payments, Halifax survey reveals
UK High-Street Mobile Shopping ‘Worth Billions’ By 2024
Consumer spending on mobile devices set to top £53bn a year by 2024, Barclays predicts