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Sports Direct partners with Zapp for on-demand World Cup merchandise delivery

British sportswear giant Sports Direct has partnered with delivery platform Zapp to offer FIFA World Cup 2026 merchandise to customers across London, with the goal of making products available within 20 minutes. The collaboration will run throughout the tournament and gives football fans access to official merchandise, including shirts and...

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|UPDATE

Zapp mobile payment app set to go live with Barclays Pingit this Autumn

Barclays Pingit app is set to be the first service to go live with Zapp's new mobile payment service, set to launch this autumn. Barclays has joined the growing list of retailers, billers and payment providers, including House of Fraser, Shop Direct and Asda, to support the mobile payment service Pay by Bank with Pingit users being the first to...

Fashion

Asda, HoF and Shop Direct to introduce mobile payment in 2015

The future of mobile payment may be closer than expected, as a group of leading UK retailers, including House of Fraser, Asda, Shop Direct and Sainsbury's have announced partnerships with mobile payments service Zapp. As soon as next year, high street retailers such as Dune and Clarks will be begin offering mobile payments with Zapp, the...