Mobile Payments

Microsoft To Roll Out Direct Carrier Billing For Windows 10 Devices In Switzerland

Microsoft has launched in the US a new feature that allows Windows 10 users who are Sprint customers to add their phone number to the Windows Store and make purchases on all kinds of devices, including mobiles and desktops. Next stop

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Swatch NFC-Enabled Bellamy Available In Switzerland

Swiss watchmaker Swatch is partnering with Visa Europe to enable cardholders to “tap and pay” with the firm’s freshly announced NFC-enabled analog watch the Swatch Bellamy. Announced at the landmark Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, the new Swatch Bellamy

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Retail Payments: European Banks Under Threat

Emerging fintech players and regulatory reforms are posing new challenges to European retail banks notably in the area of payments. Banks will need to collaborate with other banks and non-banks in order to stay in the game, according to a

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Aduno Group, Netcetera and Swisscard Team up to ‘Drive the Digital Transformation of Credit Cards’

The Aduno Group and Swisscard, two leading credit card companies, have teamed up with software company Netcetera, to launch SwissWallet, a digital wallet service that promises to “drive the digital transformation of credit cards.” The service, which will operate through

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All-In-One Nudipay: Mobile Payments and Loyalty Points With ‘The Barest of Fees’

Online payment startup Nudipay wants to “redefine how we use money for everyday living.” And to do so, it has developed its very own ecosystem in which consumers can make online and mobile payments easily without risking their personal financial information,

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OK Karte: So viel kostet die Valora Debitkarte

Seit wir alle ein Smartphone besitzen verkaufen die Kioske viel weniger Printprodukte wie Zeitungen, Fachzeitschriften. Im Zuge der Digitalisierung erweiterte das Retailunternehmen Valora ihr Sortiment erfolgreich um weitere Produkte und Services. Unter anderem verkaufen die Valora Kioske Debitkarten und betreiben

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Das Portemonnaie: Pièce de Résistance für (Schweizer) Mobile Payment

Das Mobile Payment, das Bezahlen mit dem Smartphone, das nächste grosse Ding in der Finanzbranche ist, scheint unumstritten zu sein. Fast kein Tag an dem keine neue Studie über die Nutzung von Mobile Payment erscheint. Fast im Wochenrhythmus künden Global

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Startup Challenge am Swiss Payment Forum

Am 24. und 25. November findet das Swiss Payment Forum statt. Und der wohl spannendste Teil davon wird ganz bestimmt die FINNOVA Startup Challenge! Startup Challenge am Swiss Payment Forum. An diesem Wettbewerb können Startups antreten und ihre innovative Payment-Lösung

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Zahlungsabwickler heiraten: BitPay gewinnt Ingenico

Im Rahmen der Blockchain-Week gaben BitPay und Ingenico eine Partnerschaft bekannt. Wird damit auf einem Schlag die Zahlungsabwicklung an über 27 Millionen Terminals via Blockchain-Technologie wie Bitcoin oder anderen Cryptocurrencies möglich? Ingenico vertreibt POS-Terminals, beschäftigt über 5’000 Angestellte in über

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Payrexx Connects Merchants to All Major Payment Service Providers

Thun-based Payrexx is a Swiss fintech startup that provides a cloud-based payment platform that connects merchants to 11 international payment service providers and 15 payments methods, including bitcoin.     Founded in January 2014, it took Payrexx more than a

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