Thunes and Visa expand digital wallet payments across Asia and Africa
Thunes and Visa are expanding their digital wallet partnership across key markets including Kenya, the Philippines, Indonesia and Pakistan.
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Alchemy Pay launches fiat-crypto payment services on Bitcoin.com
Through Alchemy Pay On-Ramp, partners can enable users to purchase crypto directly with fiat currency via a variety of local and global fiat payment methods.
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Dubai First taps Mastercard’s Token Connect services
Dubai First has become the first issuer in the Middle East to tap Mastercard’s Token Connect to push customers’ tokenized card details from its mobile app to Click to Pay and digital wallets.
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Dubai Duty Free adds Alipay+ payment option for international visitors
Dubai Duty Free has announced it has added the Alipay+ payment solution for international visitors at duty-free stores at Dubai and Al Maktoum International airports.
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The UK government publishes the Future of Payments Review 2023
Among several key recommendations, the Future of Payments Review has marked the development of a national payments vision and strategy as a key priority while it has called on more consideration to be given to the nature of government engagement with big tech.
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Magnati and TerraPay expand payment options for African wallet holders
UAE-based Magnati is expanding its range of payment methods for African wallet holders in collaboration with global cross-border payments network, TerraPay.
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Over 1.5 billion digital identity wallets will be in use by 2029 – Goode Intelligence
Over 1.5 billion digital identity wallets are predicted to be in use by 2029 as the global market for both government and commercial issued digital identities continues to grow.
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NEOPAY partners with Alipay+ to expand digital payments in the UAE
The integration is targeting up to 1.4 billion consumers that use an international wallet or banking app through Alipay+, enabling them to use their favoured payment method at participating outlets in the UAE.
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ResearchAndMarkets launches ‘Europe POS Payment Methods 2023’ report
The ‘Europe POS Payment Methods 2023’ report reveals that merchants are increasingly shifting away from traditional POS systems and embracing advanced technologies like smart POS, soft POS, and mPOS.
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Viva Wallet adds Tap to Pay on iPhone for UK merchants
Viva Wallet adds Tap to Pay on iPhone for UK merchants
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Thunes extends Series C funding to $72m
Thunes extends Series C funding to $72m
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Areeba rolls out QR code payments in Lebanon
Payment processing service provider, Areeba has rolled out a new in-app feature in Lebanon that...
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ECB: Digital euro rollout likely to begin with euro area residents, merchants and governments
THE European Central Bank (ECB) has published the third progress report on the digital euro as well as the findings of focus groups concerning people’s views on the features of a potential digital wallet.
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Japan to go cashless at Expo 2025 in Osaka
The move would make the Expo a cashless fair for the first time in the event’s history, providing an opportunity for a large-scale cashless society experiment with up to 28 million visitors expected
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Tap Payments and PayPal ink deal for Middle East & North Africa
Tap Payments becomes the first payment partner in the region that can both enable PayPal and fully manage its onboarding, operations, and payouts for businesses
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PayPal tops chart for cross-border payments among European shoppers
In addition, clothing, apparel and footwear were found to be the most purchased categories among more than one-third of online shoppers.
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Paymentology, Fondeadora launch Apple Pay in Mexico
Paymentology’s digital payment platform will be used by Fondeadora to offer faster transaction processing, advanced security measures, and enhanced data analytics, the firms said.
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Arabic streaming platform launches e-wallets
The partnership between Shahid and Paymob is the first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service in the market to offer the payment option
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Study: The use of digital identity apps to almost double in next four years
This increase is expected to be driven by the use of government-backed digital identities to replace physical documents as a source of verification for third-party apps
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National Bank of Kuwait launches Google Pay
Through the service, NBK Cardholders will be able to store Credit and Debit cards within Google Wallet which is also being introduced to the country
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