Revolut rolls out direct debit service in the UK
Having already unveiled the ability to set up euro direct debits last year, Revolut has now added the feature to UK pounds.
SwatchPAY! launches in Germany and Austria, as Europe’s appetite for wearable payments soars
SwatchPAY! has launched in Germany and Austria, with Wirecard serving as its exclusive payment partner.
The Netherlands leads Europe’s surge in wearable payments
Wearable payments are becoming more popular across Europe and the Netherlands is leading this charge.
A quarter of UK shoppers would rather queue on Black Friday than buy something...
One in four UK shoppers find queuing instore during Black Friday is a more relaxing experience than buying something on their mobile phone, new research from Judopay claims.
StyloPay picks Tribe Payments for global digital wallet offering
Tribe Payments’ digital wallet technology has received another vote of confidence as payment and mobile apps business StyloPay has decided to use it.
PayPal has acquired shopping and rewards platform Honey Science Corporation in $4bn deal
Payments giant PayPal has announced an agreement to acquire Honey Science Corporation, a fast-growing shopping and rewards platform, for approximately $4bn. Honey will be integrated...
Klarna launches Who’s a Good Shopper campaign with pop-up events in London
There’s no need to paws fur effect for Klarna’s new treat for Big Smoke dog owners.
Tymit raises £4m to support growth of its transparent credit card
Tymit, which offers a credit card supported by a mobile app, has collected £4m in its funding round.
Chinese investors help Nigerian payments startup OPay secure $120m Series B investment round
Lagos-based OPay, the FinTech startup, has bagged $120m in a massive new investment round to scale its Nigerian presence and to tap into Kenya, Ghana and South Africa’s markets.
PayPal pulls the plug on PornHub performers’ payments
Thousands of performers on pornography website PornHub have reportedly been cut off from using PayPal’s services.