Category: Mobile Payments

Many referred to mobile payments to be NFC technology but there are other avenues that many businesses are taking to keep up with this trend. For instance, some have used QR codes on bills that resolve to a mobile site enabling a secure mobile payment.

QFPay digital payments receives funding to expand globally

Sam Lambert
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QR code-based payment technology company, QFPay receives $20 million in funding. The new funding comes from QFPay digital payments investors, Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners. The Hong Kong-based company also received funding from new investors, Japan-based Rakuten Capital, Dubai-based VentrueSouq, and the corporate VC arm of Telkom Indonesia, MDI Ventures. With this new financial support, QFPay intends to expand its digital payments presence further. These new investments will give QFpay digital payments the chance to not only continue to expand within its core markets across Asia, but also further…

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OTT Pay announces launch of UnionPay QR code payments in Canada

John Montgallo
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OTT Pay’s rollout of the QR code payment service is in partnership with UnionPay International. OTT Pay, the Toronto-based leading payment company in Canada that specializes in helping Canadian merchants navigate the growing Chinese market, has announced the rollout of their UnionPay QR code payment solution to the Canadian market. The launch of this new quick response code payment solution is in partnership with UnionPay International. Businesses in Canada will be able to better take advantage of the growing Chinese consumer market. OTT Pay is a leading FinTech smart payment…

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Sionic Mobile introduces No-app mobile payments at gas pumps

Jesse Collins
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Sionic Mobile has partnered with Gilbarco Veeder-Root to bring mobile payments to consumers with a ULink profile. If all goes according to plan, Atlanta-based Sionic Mobile will roll out a no-app mobile payments system at participating gas stations. The leading provider of cloud-based connected commerce services has announced the integration of its secure zero-friction ULink service with Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Passport Point-of-Sale (PoS) solution at fuel dispensers. The integration will allow for fast and convenient payments at all PoS manufactured by Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Gilbarco Veeder-Root is a respected supplier of fuel…

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Ghana Universal QR code to roll out to help speedup use of digital payments in country

Jennifer Goula
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Ghana becomes latest nation to announce upcoming launch of a universal QR code payment system. A Ghana universal QR code will be rolling out across the West African nation later this year. The country’s government wants to push the adoption of digital payments and hopes the universal quick response code-based payment system will help. The goal is to make it easier for businesses to accept electronic payments. The Ghana universal QR code, which is planned to be introduced in the fourth quarter of 2019, was announced by Ghana’s vice president,…

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Litecoin becomes official Miami Dolphins cryptocurrency

Jennifer Goula
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Litecoin Foundation announces partnership with American NFL team the Miami Dolphins. The start of the 2019 NFL season will see Litecoin become the official Miami Dolphins cryptocurrency. The partnership between Litecoin Foundation, the Miami Dolphins and Aliant Payments, will begin on September 5, 2019 The crypto payments will be made possible by Aliant Payments. Aliant Payments’ system will make the Miami Dolphins cryptocurrency payments possible. The partnership gives Litecoin the ability to reach one of the NFL’s largest fan bases via in-game branding and advertising opportunities at Hard Rock Stadium.…

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