Payments

Shopify has announced it is launching its own credit card reader, which will be available from June 2017. Shopify merchants with an existing Shopify POS solution will pay $29 for the reader but [...]

Square is reportedly planning to launch a physical Square Cash debit card. Its virtual Square Cash card, which lets users make payments using their Square Cash balance anywhere Apple Pay is [...]

Facebook Messenger AI assistant offers payments suggestions. Facebook’s AI assistant for messenger, ‘M’, can recognize intent in conversations and offer relevant content and capabilities in open [...]

Headlines this week in Cards and Payments Facebook has announced the roll out of a new feature on its Messenger app which uses artificial intelligence to make recommendations RiskIQ survey has [...]

What’s happened in Banking last week Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to reduce the size of hundreds of its branches. The new ‘micro branches’ will be staffed by two people, [...]

What you need to know Google is rolling out integration of Wallet in mobile. The user experience has been designed to make exchanging money as easy as attaching a file, Google explains. To access [...]

What you need to know Revolut is a UK based currency service. It is making the most out of its extensive user base of more than 500.000 users. After sealing a deal with MoneyFarm to refer [...]

What you need to know TransferWise has created a virtual assistant on Facebook to send money to people in different countries. TransferWise’s new Facebook service is currently available to [...]

What you need to know After buying US based Moneygram and investing in Thai Ascend Money and Philippine Mynt, Ant Financial are investing in another payments network. This time it is investing in [...]

What you need to know: Paypal is the biggest online payments provider. It has a market capitalisation of $41 billion, more than eBay, the company that is was spun off from. TIO Networks processed [...]