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WhatsApp has introduced a new shopping feature called WhatsApp cart for an easier more integrated m-commerce shopping experience on the platform. The “Add to Cart” feature enables users to browse through catalogues and include multiple products from one merchant. They...

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched an investigation into competition in smartphone-based NFC payments, examining whether limitations on access to NFC payments functionality on some devices violates domestic laws. In a statement, ACM noted many phones...

UK-based clearing bank ClearBank has entered into a strategic partnership with Temenos, a Swiss banking software developer, to leverage its cloud-based payments platform. ClearBank aims to provide banks with access UK payment systems and a quick way to market for...

Troubled private lender Yes Bank finalised an agreement for the sale of 100 per cent equity shareholding of Yes Asset Management and Yes Trustee to GPL Finance and Investments which is 99 per cent owned by White Oak Investment...

Global tech giant, Google, on Friday criticised India’s move to cap the share of transactions of some companies within the country’s digital payments space, saying it would hinder the nation’s burgeoning digital payments economy. Google’s criticism came after India’s flagship...

Bitcoin Latinum, the next-generation Bitcoin fork capable of massive transaction volume, digital asset management, cyber security, and capacity is announcing its official pre-sale. Bitcoin Latinum is an enhanced Bitcoin fork. The Bitcoin Latinum algorithm and infrastructure break barriers and speed...

Western Union just took another big step toward ramping up its growing digital payments arsenal. The legacy global remittance giant said that it has expanded its real-time digital payout capabilities in a move that encompasses billions of bank accounts...