Ebay to integrate Google Pay
Ebay is set to allow shoppers to pay for their items using Google’s digital payment service starting next month. The ecommerce marketplace is due to add Google Pay to its…
Amazon Pay to launch on third party websites amid Worldpay partnership
Amazon has signed a landmark deal with payments giant Worldpay which will see Amazon Pay be made available across its online network in the US. In an effort to expand…
Ubamarket app to be rolled out across hundreds of stores
Ubamarket is set to be rolled out across hundreds of stores in Northern Ireland as the retail app launches a partnership with Henderson Group. The Ubamarket app gives shoppers a…
Worldpay to merge with FIS in $43 billion deal
Payments giant Worldpay is set to merge with Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) in a deal worth $43 billion (£32 billion), creating a new entity with an annual revenue of…
Alipay will soon be widely accepted in UK
UK retailers will now be able to accept Alipay payments without replacing their existing systems thanks to a new partnership with Barclaycard. In an effort to boost the increasingly lucrative…
Footasylum introduces buy now, pay later scheme
Footasylum will now offer its online customers credit, allowing them to buy now and pay later as it partners with Laybuy. The footwear retailer has partnered with the New Zealand…
NatWest launches UK biometric bank card trial
Two-hundred NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) customers are set to take part in a biometric bank card trial, allowing them to pay using their fingerprint. The trial, due…
Cashless stores banned in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has become the latest US city to pass a law effectively banning cashless stores, presenting a major hurdle for the emerging format. On July 1 almost all businesses in…
Walmart’s Sam’s Club to launch cashierless technology to rival Amazon Go
US supermarket giant Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, has developed an app allowing customers to scan and pay for items without needing to visit a checkout.
Sam’s Club has filed…
Kroger bans Visa credit card payments due to “excessive fees”
Kroger has extended its boycott of Visa credit cards to hundreds of stores across seven states in the US as it accuses the company of “misusing its position”.
The American…