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European mobile payment operators enable interoperability

Finextra

Bank-backed mobile payment operators from Italy, Spain and Portugal have pioneered interoperable money transfers, making it possible for users to conduct instant cross-border P2P transactions.

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Mobile Payments Driving Contactless Dominance in Nordics as Cash All but Disappears

Fintech Finance

Preference for mobile payments continues to increase: in Denmark, Apple Pay is now more popular than Mobilepay; and in Sweden it is almost on par with local mobile payment option, Swish. 12 percent of Nordic consumers state that they only pay with their mobile phone, citing no need for a physical wallet at all.

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Alipay adds support for NFC mobile payments

NFCW

is designed to “expedite in-store mobile payments,” the South China Morning Post reports. simplifies in-store payments for iPhone and Android users,” the mobile payments giant explains in a video shared on X. Alipay Tap! ” “Alipay Tap! Quick and easy!”

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Mobile payments driving contactless dominance in Nordics

Neopay

Card payments dominate the Nordic payment landscape , with 90% of shoppers using them for contactless payments either daily or once a week, according to new research conducted on by Nets. Cards dominate but mobile payments are rising – 76% of Nordic consumers use some form of mobile payment in physical sales locations.

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How Adopting Mobile Payments Can Help Your Business Grow in 2024

Stax

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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Examining ingredients of a successful mobile payments solution

Payments Dive

With a robust and secure mobile payment solution, consumers are more likely to get on board and embrace mobile payment technology.

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Apple turns on support for Tap to Cash NFC peer-to-peer mobile payments

NFCW

Apple turns on support for Tap to Cash NFC peer-to-peer mobile payments was written by Sarah Clark and published by NFCW. .” The service can be used to send or receive a minimum of US$1 and a maximum of US$2,000 per transaction, Apple says. There is also a rolling seven-day maximum transfer limit of US$2,000.