Mobile wallet stories

botim money links with TerraPay to power real-time UAE-Africa remittances, targeting key mobile wallet corridors and rising USD $96.4 billion flows.

Tinaba expands Alipay+ tie-up to let Italian travellers pay in euros via its app at over 80 million QR code merchants in mainland China.

Mastercard and TerraPay team up to let mobile wallet users tap and pay at over 150 million Mastercard contactless locations worldwide.

CelcomDigi and Vircle launch SafePAY Jr, a prepaid card and e-wallet with parental controls to teach kids cashless, safer spending.

TELUS and kini mobile launch dual-number prepaid plans letting Filipino-Canadians use Philippine and Canadian lines on one 5G device.

Flywire links Weixin Pay to tuition in South Korea and Malaysia, giving Chinese students in-region RMB payment for university fees.

Australian banks must invest in secure, reliable databases to meet rising customer expectations, comply with new privacy laws, and prevent costly downtime.

Clover's new Tap to Pay update lets Australian businesses accept contactless payments via mobile phones, boosting ease and flexibility without extra hardware.

As 2025 ends, security trends show a shift from risk reduction to strategic business enablement, amid challenges in cloud adoption and staff shortages.

EatClub launches in London, offering app users dynamic discounts of up to 50% at venues with seamless payment and no coupons required.

A Thales survey reveals that one-third of UK residents are storing official ID on their phones, raising alarms over potential identity fraud.

Milton Keynes' Unity Place unveils The Corner Store, the first in the city with Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, enhancing retail with frictionless shopping.

Waave launches Waave Wallet, a novel payment method using biometric security and real-time account transfer; a move to tackle cyber breaches and reduce Australia's AU$3 billion in annual merchant fees.

SAP Emarsys reveals upgrades to boost personalised customer engagement, testing LinkedIn integration and enhancing AI capabilities while focusing on Omnichannel Excellence, Marketer Intelligence, and a Composable, Extensible Platform.

SAP Emarsys has innovated its omnichannel customer engagement platform, enhancing AI capabilities for marketers and debuting new functions including LinkedIn integration.

Edenred Payment Solutions partners with UK e-money firm, thinkmoney, strengthening card and account capabilities. This critical collaboration boosts thinkmoney's product range and enhances their customer experience.

Australian consumers are at the forefront of mobile wallet use and adoption of digital banking tools, abandoning cash and physical payment experiences.

Banks and consumers in Southeast Asia are increasingly adopting one-time passwords for online transactions, according to new research by Kaspersky.

Digital money transfer numbers are expected to grow in Australia and worldwide, according to WorldRemit's APAC managing director.

Mobile wallets are approaching technological maturity, with one in two consumers expected to use a mobile wallet by 2025.