Tag: amazon
Amazon eyes increased payment efficiency with hand data integration
Amazon is seeking to significantly heighten payment efficiency by integrating a feature that allows users to link their credit card data to the palm...
Amazon brands PayPal’s $4 billion acquisition Honey as ‘security risk’
Following PayPal’s $4 billion acquisition of Honey, global online giant Amazon has warned its users that the extension represents a 'security risk’.
PayPal had sought...
Currensea opens waitlist ahead of its anticipated launch
The wait list for Currensea, the UK’s first travel money card linked directly to your bank account, has now been opened ahead of its...
‘Who’s the GAFA?’ FinTech Connect unveils big tech growth survey
New research released by industry trade show FinTech Connect has found that 58% of banking professionals at least ‘somewhat agree’ that Google, Apple, Facebook...
MPs demand more accountability for UK banking failures
The UK Treasury Committee has published a new report investigating the “unacceptable” IT failures in the country’s financial services sector.
Described as “unanimously-agreed,” the report...
Moorwand releases digital currency focused whitepaper
Moorwand, a payment solutions provider and BIN sponsor, has launched a new whitepaper that delves into the threat that stablecoins pose to the global...
Emirates NBD to build an AI-enabled bank with AWS
UAE-based bank Emirates NBD (ENBD) has announced it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a bid to utilise the latter’s expertise in...
Amazon drops Bitcoin as payment option for Twitch
Unannounced, Amazon has removed all crypto payment options
from its Twitch.tv live streaming platform.
This week, Reddit’s gaming community detailed that Twitch no
longer supported the payment...
Worldpay becomes first acquirer to enable Amazon Pay
American-based payment processing firm Worldpay Inc. have announced it has begun a partnership with technology and e-commerce giants Amazon.
The deal makes Worldpay the first...
Amazon in talks to adopt government-backed Mexican mobile payment system
Reuters have reported that retail giant Amazon has initiated talks with the Mexican central bank regarding support for a new government-backed QR code-based mobile...
