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Mobile payments top 975 million pounds in the UK

In-store mobile payments in the UK reached 975 million pounds in 2017, representing a 328 percent year-on-year increase, according to Worldpay, the UK’s largest payment processor. Worldpay’s data reveals that the number of in-store contactless transactions made via a mobile device totalled 126 million last year, with the amount spent topping 975...

Fashion

Apple to launch 'shopping' category in app store

Apple is set to launch a new 'shopping' category in its app store ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season, in a not-so-subtle nod to the consumer shift towards online shopping via smartphones. The new category, which is set to be unveiled on November 5, will see all the shopping apps removed from its existing 'lifestyle' section to help...

Retail

Zalando launches 60-minute courier returns service

Online fashion retailer Zalando is piloting a 60-minute returns service for its customers in London as it looks to make the returns process even more convenient. The Berlin-based retailer is allowing its customers to send back their unwanted shopping through its My Returns ‘On Demand’ 60-minute courier collection service on the day of purchase...

Retail

Apple Pay's UK launch unsuccessful for millions of users

Tuesday marked the much awaited UK launch of Apple Pay, which saw millions of users with some of the UK's largest banks left on the sidelines when they were unable to use the new contactless mobile payment service. Customers at HSBC, Lloyds and Halifax took to social media platforms, including Twitter to vent their thoughts on not being able to...

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Apple Pay officially goes live in the UK

London - Apple fans are rejoicing today because the awaited Apple Pay has gone live in the UK, nine months after the contactless mobile payment service first launched in the US. According to Apple, its mobile payment service was activated over 1 million times over the first three days of its launch in the US and the firm has has similar...

Fashion

House of Holland to unveil 'world's first' on catwalk during LFW SS16

Henry Holland, the British designer behind the label House of Holland has teamed up with innovation hub Visa Europe Collab to bridge the gap between fashion and technology. Together the two plan on unveiling cutting-edge creations to incorporate payments into designs during the upcoming London Fashion Week. As mobile payments continue to grow,...

Retail

Apple Pay coming to the UK this summer

Apple is set to introduce its contactless mobile payments service, Apple Pay, to the UK next month, which will allow retailers to accept payment via iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch devices. The news was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The technology giant stated that Apple Pay, which is being supported by...