Mobile Payments

Philippines Leading Mobile Wallet Explores Possible Crypto Offering

GCash would join such other major payment firms as PayPal and Square in addressing growing demand for cryptocurrency services.

News  ·  4 June 2021

The Bahamas Edges Closer to Hurricane-Proof Digital Currency

The Bahamas is betting its mobile phone-based digital currency could be the key to faster post-disaster economic recovery.

News  ·  15 July 2020
Japan

LG’s Mobile Arm to Trial Blockchain Payments for Overseas Travelers

South Korean telco LG Uplus is to trial a blockchain-based mobile payment service aimed to let travelers save fees when shopping abroad.

Business  ·  17 September 2018
Japan

Softbank Completes Blockchain Test for Cross-Carrier Mobile Payments

Japanese telecoms giant Softbank Corp. has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers.

Business  ·  12 September 2018
Patents

Intuit Scores Patent for Processing Bitcoin Payments With Text Messages

California-based business and financial software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing bitcoin payments via text message.

Business  ·  9 August 2018
News

Bitcoin Powers New Worldwide Cellphone Top-Up Service

Mobile payments pioneer mHITs has created a bitcoin platform it claims is the "easiest way" to send phone credit across borders.

Markets  ·  16 February 2015
Exchanges

Circle Brings NFC to Android App for Touchless Payments

Circle has integrated near-field communication to provide its Android users the option for quick, contactless mobile payments.

Tech  ·  6 January 2015
Mobile Payments

What Bitcoin Can Learn From Mobile Money’s Journey

Many of the greatest challenges faced by bitcoin today mirror those of its predecessor – mobile money.

Markets  ·  20 December 2014
Exchanges

Braintree’s Bill Ready: Bitcoin Will Impact Mainstream Payments

Braintree chief executive Bill Ready spoke to CoinDesk exclusively about how he wants to take bitcoin to the mainstream.

Markets  ·  7 November 2014
Payments

Payments Veterans Discuss Bitcoin vs Apple Pay at NY Law Conference

Payments veterans waded into the bitcoin vs Apple Pay debate at a New York law conference this week.

Business  ·  23 October 2014
News

Why Marc Andreessen is Long on Bitcoin and Short on Apple Pay

Marc Andreessen talks bitcoin, Apple Pay and the problems they face at the Dreamforce 2014 conference in San Francisco.

Business  ·  17 October 2014
South Africa

Wallettec Brings Bitcoin Point-of-Sale Solution to South Africa

A new partnership between Wallettec and BitPay will bring bitcoin POS payments to brick-and-mortar retailers.

Business  ·  10 October 2014
Africa

Sierra Leone Fashion Company Brings Bitcoin to West Africa

Ethical fashion accessories company Bureh is taking the first steps in creating a bitcoin economy for sub-Saharan Africa.

Business  ·  20 July 2014
Regulation

Lobbyists Put Bitcoin on the Agenda in Washington DC

Government relations firm Peck Madigan Jones now lobbies on bitcoin, but are they pushing for or against the cryptocurrency?

Policy & regulation  ·  30 April 2014
Banking

New Mobile Payment System ‘Paym’ Poses Challenge for Bitcoin

A new payment system, Paym, allows people to send money to each other using only mobile numbers.

Business  ·  29 April 2014