The iPhone maker has rolled out its mobile payments software in the country, extending its global reach. Apple Pay Russia has now been launched as the iPhone maker brings its mobile wallet to the Russian population. This has allowed the American tech giant to extend the worldwide reach of its digital payments service. This has made Russia the tenth nation where Apple Pay transactions can be accepted. Among the other countries where these mobile payments are available include the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. It was originally launched in…
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Visa QR codes let Tata Sky customers recharge their accounts
Direct home service customers can pay their bills with their smartphones through their TV screens or online. Tata Sky has partnered with the largest credit card company in the world to offer mobile payments via Visa QR codes. This allows the company’s subscribers to top up their accounts through the use of their smartphones. The QR code payment solution is entirely powered by mVisa and is meant to provide convenient and secure transactions. Subscribers to Tata Sky services are able to recharge their accounts through simple scans of Visa QR…
Read MoreImportant Visa mobile payments milestone reached in India
The financial giant has announced that it has issued over one million of its contactless cards in the country. Visa recently announced the issuing of over one million of its branded contactless cards in India. These were all issued through eight major banks within the country. These cards function on the same technology as contactless Visa mobile payments. The widespread use of these cards is opening the door for easier mobile payments to be rapidly adopted. There are over 100,000 merchant locations in India that are now set up to…
Read MoreNFC mobile payments will be used by 1 in 4 Brits in 2017
New research from MasterCard has predicted that over the upcoming 12 months there will be a significant shift. MasterCard has now released the results of a new research study in which it determined that NFC mobile payments will be used by one quarter of all Brits throughout the next twelve months. This will represent a considerable increase in the trend toward the use of mobile wallets in the U.K. At the moment, MasterCard’s figures show that the current rate of use of NFC mobile payments within this market is at…
Read MoreNFC tags and QR codes make it onto Jones packaging
A new packaging solutions partnership with Tuku has added quick response codes and near field communication tags. Jones Packaging has partnered up with Tuku, a mobile marketing specialist, in order to add NFC tags and QR codes to its packages in order to make them mobile friendly and able to share information, messages, offers and promotions with customers. This type of strategy is becoming increasingly commonplace as print packaging and mobile marketing combine. This addition of QR codes and NFC tags will make it easier for both pharmaceutical and consumer…
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