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The Revolution Of The Cashless Society And The Dawn Of Connected Commerce
Simon Black from the PPRO Group tells us why we are well on our way to a cashless society
Zapp Takes The Fight To Apple Pay With Barclays Pingit Deal
Pingit will be the first to utilise Zapp’s ‘Pay by Bank’ service from October
More Than One Billion Contactless Payments Made In Europe This Year
UK consumers leading the way with nearly 50m contactless cards
Why New Payment Methods Will Displace Cash, Not Replace It
Dan Salmons from PayPoint tells us why multiple payment options remain the best course of action for now
UK Commuters On Track For £10bn Of Mobile Spending This Year
Long train delays brings the best out of mobile shopping, Zapp survey reveals
Alibaba Pulls US E-Commerce Site
Chinese retail titan announces sale of 11 Main after just a year in operation
HP Pro Tablet 608 Sports Windows 10, USB-C
8in business tablet also packs in eight-hour battery life to get you through the working day
You Can Now Reserve An Apple Watch Online For Pick Up In-Store
New Reserve and Pickup service lets you order online before heading to the Apple Store
Amazon Wants To Pay You To Deliver Its Packages
Uber-esque ‘On My Way’ program will allow anyone to drop items off around town
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
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
Brits To Spend £1.2bn A Week In Mobile Payments By 2020
Three-fold growth comes alongside UKCA figures showing 331 percent rise in contactless transactions last year
Google I/O – Google Goes Contactless With Android Pay
Contactless payments become easier than ever with launch of new Android Pay system
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
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
Xiaomi Finally Sets Up Shop In The UK
Chinese manufacturer will open UK online store tomorrow – but won’t be selling any phones
Amazon Reveals More Details Of Drone Delivery Programme
Details of how the delivery by drone service will work published by US Patent Office
Visa Europe To Launch V.me Digital Wallet Across The UK
Topshop, Iceland, Dorothy Perkins and Costco among retailers signed up for nationwide expansion
Samsung Pay ‘To Launch In September’
Reports reveal Samsung’s mobile payments platform will go live in just a few months