While few sectors of the economy were prepared to transition to completely online operations as coronavirus-related restrictions closed physical businesses, in-person service providers were particularly hard hit — even if they had digital payment solutions in place, they couldn’t book jobs or meet with clients. Today, a new app called Specialist is addressing all three […]
Tinder is the latest app to join the growing revolt against the fees charged by app stores, with the launch of a new payment process that bypasses the Google Play Store. Tinder’s new default payment process skips the Google Play Store by requiring users to enter their credit card information directly into the dating app, […]
Keen to jump on the mobile payments bandwagon, 7-Eleven’s Japanese business recently launched 7Pay for customers looking for a quick and easy way to purchase items in-store. But just days after the system went live at the beginning of last week, a number of customers started complaining that they were being charged for items they […]
Negative Space/Pexels Two recent supply-chain attacks have allowed hackers to collect the payment info and user passwords of more than 4,600 websites. According to ZDNet, the supply-chain attacks were spotted by Twitter user and Sanguine Security forensic analyst Willem de Groot and were still considered ongoing as of Sunday, May 12. The attacks involved the breaching […]
From the developers and designers who create the games to the esports athletes who compete on grand stages during tournaments, the global gaming economy is a major industry with over $ 150 billion in gaming revenue and an 11 percent annual revenue growth, according to Newzoo. As gaming forms its own economy, seamless payment experiences […]
Let’s block ads! (Why?) Mobile – VentureBeat
Online retail giant Amazon paid far less tax in the UK last year, despite seeing a jump in profits. Amazon Services UK paid tax of £1.7m, down from £7.4m in 2016, but operating profits rose to £80m from £48m. One reason for the lower tax bill was a rise in share-based payments for staff. Its […]