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Ease In Payments And Ordering Are Central To Restaurant Success, A Survey Finds

“Hassle-free ordering and payment are especially important to younger consumers, defined as those between 18 and 37 years old. Seventy-four percent of them said ease of ordering and payment is extremely important to them, yet only 45% of restaurants meet that expectation, found the report from Boston-based BRP Consulting, which specializes in retail and restaurants.”

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Chat App Line Plots Finance ‘Revolution’ With Mobile Payments

“In a strategy also geared to take on competitors like China’s Alipay, the company outlined on June 28 a three-year plan for a “payment revolution” using its Line Pay mobile transaction service, which lets users send one another money free of charge by smartphone anytime and anywhere. Line is rolling out a version of its app that will […]

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Two Years Ago, India Lacked Fast, Cheap Internet—One Billionaire Changed All That

“Mukesh Ambani, head of Reliance Industries , EQRELIANCE -0.96% one of India’s largest conglomerates, has shelled out $35 billion of the company’s money to blanket the South Asian nation with its first all-4G network. By offering free calls and data for pennies, the telecom latecomer has upended the industry, setting off a cheap internet tsunami that is opening the market […]

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Bill Gates Foundation eyes Kenya with software that allows mobile money interoperability

“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations is seeking to launch a free software that will enable Kenyans transact money across different banks and telcos. The Business Daily reports that the foundation plans to hold talks with Kenya’s Central Bank in order to rollout the software known as Mojaloop. The software will be expected to connect the six mobile money […]

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Nxt-ID Announces Intention to Spin-Off Payments Division

“Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ : NXTD) today announced that it intends to separate its payments, authentication and credential management business into an independent company and distribute shares of the newly created company to its shareholders through the execution of a spin-off, which the Company believes will qualify as a tax free distribution.”

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Fiserv to Acquire Third-Party Debit Processing Solutions of Elan Financial Services

“Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has agreed to acquire the debit card processing, ATM Managed Services and MoneyPass® surcharge free network of Elan Financial Services, a unit of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB). The acquisition will further enhance the value proposition of Fiserv, deepen its presence in […]

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Australia’s big banks slammed for greed and dishonesty

“The report explains: “Much more often than not, when misconduct was revealed, little happened beyond apology from the entity, a drawn out remediation programme and protracted negotiation with ASIC of a media release, an infringement notice, or an enforceable undertaking that acknowledged no more than that ASIC had reasonable ‘concerns’ about the entity’s conduct.”

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Invoice Ninja is Launching Android and iOS Apps Built With Google’s New Flutter Framework

“Invoice Ninja, a technology company that offers business apps for freelancers and small businesses, has just launched new Android and iOS apps built from the ground up utilizing Google’s new Flutter framework for mobile. Invoice Ninja’s new app is free and open-source, and the Flutter framework offers an incredibly fast, smooth movement, intuitive user experience.”

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Order a Coffee and Pay, With a Tap on the Dash

“For owners of some General Motors vehicles, a taste of this future is already here. Since December, G.M. has equipped about three million cars with an in-dash system it calls Marketplace. The free-to-use system communicates directly with merchants, enabling a driver or passengers to order and pay for a variety of products and services without a […]

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