Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s
Would you pay with a “Google Card?” The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card, mobile phone or online.
Western Union looking into Ripple for cross-border payments
International money transfer firm Western Union is studying and deliberating the “payments-as-a-service” (PaaS) model that Ripple currently implements.
Buy Now Pay Later market to double by 2023: Report
The buy now pay later market in Australia has grown from 3% of all ecommerce payments in 2018 to 8% in 2019.
Cash, ATM and bank branch use dips as virus transforms how we pay
Even paying with a plastic debit or credit card can risk spreading the virus, if it involves using your finger to key in a PIN number.
Splitit boss hits out at ‘profiteering’ buy now, pay later rivals
Brad Paterson, the head of new buy now, pay later entrant Splitit has hit out at rivals offering vulnerable consumers lines of credit.
Eftpos digital identity trial coming soon
Eftpos is hoping to enter the digital identity game in Australia, announcing its solution would soon move into the trial phase.
The coronavirus will accelerate the trend towards a cashless society
The world after the coronavirus will probably be more digitised, and payment systems likely to be impacted by this as any other aspect of daily life.
Digital wallet transactions soaring: CBA
The Commonwealth Bank has found digital wallet users spent $1 billion in March 2020 in Australia – a record number of transactions.
