2022: Top five payments stories
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top developments and stories in payments.
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QR codes – changing the consumer experience in banking
Introducing the “touches ATM experience” with QR codes.
Is Your Wallet Ready for 2020?
It’s safe to say mobile is just getting started as a payments form factor, but don’t chuck your plastic cards just yet. Personalization, including QR codes, can boost usage and help you stay top of wallet.
mVisa Takes on M-PESA with Free Domestic Mobile Money Transfers
Move over M-PESA, customers of a Visa-led bank partnership in Kenya will be able to send money to each other domestically without paying transaction fees using mVisa, and the payments network has added additional in-store merchant acceptance for the QR-code-based payment method.
Wirecard Opens European POS to Chinese Travelers with Tencent Deal
Wirecard and Tencent are working together to give European retailers access to more than 938 million active WeChat and Weixin users by enabling QR code payments at the POS.
Bots and Biometrics: The Mobile World Congress Shows the Future of Payments
Bots, biometrics and wristbands stood out as examples of payments innovation this week at the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Judging by the product releases and displays, the future promises to involve more use of fingerprints in payments, and technology that allows quick purchasing from social media.
