December was biggest month ever for contactless spending as 2015 marks bumper year for retailers and consumers alike
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The UK Is Becoming A Nation Of Mobile Bankers
London sees biggest adoption of mobile banking services, as nearly two-thirds use their phones to stay on top of finances
Social Media – A Great Add-On To Existing Marketing Strategies
Helen Armour, marketing manager at Really Simple Systems, believes a perfect marketing strategy should never ignore social media
MWC 2016: MasterCard Customers Will Be Able To Pay With Selfies
Biometric authentication will be available to UK users this summer, MasterCard confirms
MasterCard – The UK Really Loves Contactless Payments
Number of contactless cards in the UK increases 188 percent in 2015 as payments increase 375 percent
How To Perfect Hashtags On Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram
Gemma Brown, Neo PR account executive, explains the three rules of social media hashtags
BBC Three’s ‘Creative Shackles Are Off’ With Online Format
BBC Three has aired on TV for the last time, embracing an online-first format and social media
Amazon Is Launching A Clothing Line
Latest expansion sees Amazon expand its fashion presence
Visa Europe Supports Cloud-Based Mobile Payments
Visa Europe Payment Tokenisation Service (VEPTS) integrates tokenisation into services where payment credentials are stored in the cloud
Take Your Business Sky-High With .Cloud Domain
New addresses on sale from today, but you'll need to be quick to bag a .cloud domain
Apple Pay Gets China Launch This Week
Mobile payments platform will go live with three Chinese banks on February 18
5 Tips For Running A Brilliant Social Media Holiday Campaign
Helle Tyllesen, director of customer strategy at Falcon Social, offers tips on creating an engaging holiday campaign that will delight your audience
O2 Customers’ Browsing Data Harvested For Targeted Tube Adverts
O2 users browsing habits, device activity and CRM information to be anonymised and used by Exterion Media for advertising on London Underground
PayPal Commerce Lets Retailers Place ‘Buy’ Buttons Everywhere
New PayPal platform will let merchants put 'buy' buttons in social media, apps, email and adverts in bid to make e-commerce easier
Facebook Messenger To Get SMS, Multiple Account Support
Facebook Messenger gets more features as social network seeks to strengthen itself as smartphone communications essential
Google Brings The Physical Web To Your Phone
Android version of Chrome will now look to link your device to the world
Apple Pay Suffers First Major Outage
Visa customers left unable to link cars to their account during seven-hour Apple Pay downtime
Google Kills Off Flash Support For Display Ads
From June 30 Google will not accept ads built in Flash for DoubleClick and Google Display Network ad services
Bitcoin Is Getting Steam-y
Valve preparing to open up cryptocurrency to pay for games and downloads, according to leaked information
French Authorities Order Facebook User Data Changes
The order is the first significant action since the end of 'Safe Harbour' data transfer rules last autumn
London’s Black Cabs Are Going Contactless
Card payments will be installed in all black cabs by October, TfL confirms
Microsoft Turns On Yammer For Office 365 Customers
Enterprise social network push. Microsoft activates Yammer for all eligible Office 365 business customers
Blockchain And The Future Of Finance
Cognizant’s Tony Virdi tells us why it is backing the new alternative to cash
6 Things Every Brand Should Be Doing On Social Media
Laura Miller, director of marketing at KioWare Kiosk Software, explains how every brand can keep its social media game on point
LG G Pay Could Unite All Your Payments On One Card
Upcoming LG G Pay system could include a universal credit card that links to digital wallet
Facebook’s ‘Reactions’ Feature Will Challenge The ‘Like’ Button
Will 'Reactions' be 'Liked' by Facebook users as social network begins trial of improved feedback
Facebook Sales Hit £4bn As Mobile Advertising Pays Off
Facebook reports £700m in quarterly profit as mobile user base reaches almost one billion a day
Visa Contactless Payments Increase By 250 Percent In One Year
Huge increase in contactless use helps push Visa revenues to new high during 2015
Google Took Down 780m Bad Ads In 2015
Large rise in adverts that violated Google’s policies, include major malvertising campaigns
Why Social Media Is The Killer App For Virtual Reality
Matthew Payne, head of creative technology at We Are Social, explains how social media will make virtual reality mainstream