Neowin News Feed for: Payments

PayPal's new super payment system makes it easier to pay across borders

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:12:01 +0000

PayPal's new global payment system unlocks wallets from China and India to make cross border payments. Read more...

PayPal hit with $2 million fine by regulators after investigation revealed massive breach

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:02:01 +0000

PayPal has been fined $2 million by the New York Department of Financial Services for exposing sensitive customer data like social security numbers and more. Read more...

Apple Pay's 10th Anniversary: More ways to pay, more places to use it

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:24:01 +0000

Apple is celebrating 10 years of Apple Pay with new features like installment payment options from various providers, reward redemption options and more. Read more...

Apple opens NFC access on iPhone to iOS developers, with conditions

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:48:01 +0000

Apple is opening up its NFC platform on iOS to third-party developers with the release of iOS 18.1. This will enable developers to create apps that allow users to perform NFC contactless transactions. Read more...

Microsoft Store adds Venmo in the US, PayPal Pay Later expands to more regions

Omer Dursun — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:28:01 +0000

PayPal and Microsoft expand their partnership to include Pay Later and Venmo on more Microsoft platforms. Venmo is available to US customers on the Microsoft Store, Xbox, and Xbox Game Pass. Read more...

Apple Tap to Pay arrives in the UK

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:50:01 +0000

Apple has launched Tap to Pay in the UK. It's currently available to merchants through Revolut and Tyl by NatWest but it will be coming to lost more in the near future. It requires an iPhone Xs. Read more...

Stripe is set to cut over 1,000 jobs to lower its costs as economy worsens

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:41:37 +0000

The online payment processor, Stripe, is going to lay off more than 1,000 employees due to a worsening economy. The cuts will primarily hit the recruitment department, as hiring will slow next year. Read more...

Google slapped with $113 million antitrust fine in India

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:22:01 +0000

Google has been handed a $113 million fine by India's antitrust watchdog for forcing consumers and developers to use only its own billing mechanisms for purchases from the Google Play Store. Read more...

Microsoft Teams will soon introduce a new payments feature

Hemant Saxena — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft Teams will integrate a payment service. It's the first such option introduced by Microsoft's video-conferencing tool to let participants pay directly in a meeting in a hassle-free way. Read more...

How to check Paypal for old "Active" payments

Adam Bottjen — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:00:01 +0000

If you have a PayPal account, over time you've probably authorized a lot of payments. Some of those may stay "active" even after you cancel the service or no longer use the company. Read more...

How to quickly open Apple Pay

Adam Bottjen — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:02 +0000

Did you know that there is a quick way to open your Apple Wallet when you walk up to a register and want to pay for something? Join us today in this week's Tech Tip Tuesday to find out how! Read more...

Updated Google Wallet will securely store tap-to-pay cards, will co-exist with GPay, for now

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:26:01 +0000

Google has updated its older Google Pay and rebranded it as Wallet. The e-wallet currently offers tap-to-pay cards, but will eventually add several types of authentication and payment methods. Read more...

A new paper claims that Bitcoin is more energy-efficient than the existing payment system

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:59:00 +0000

A new paper appears to show that the Bitcoin network while requiring a lot of power, is more energy-efficient than the existing electronic payment system used to send money between banks. Read more...

Apple says it stopped fraudulent payments in 2021 that could have cost users $1.5 billion

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:00:01 +0000

Apple has outlined the measures that it's taking to protect its customers from fraudulent payments and apps that contravene its policies in general such as those that contain spam or copy other apps. Read more...

Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone for accepting contactless NFC payments

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:26:01 +0000

Apple is introducing Tap to Pay on iPhone that will allow merchants across the US to accept payment through contactless NFC payments including Apple Pay, credit and debit cards, and digital wallets. Read more...

Seamless payments coming to the UK and Europe with Ripple, Modulr partnership

Fiza Ali — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:58:01 +0000

Through their partnership, Ripple and Modulr will deliver real-time, price-competitive, and reliable payments into the UK and Europe. Their services will be available globally in the coming months. Read more...

Samsung launches new integrated circuit for payment card fingerprint authentication

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:18:01 +0000

Samsung has introduced its new S3B512C fingerprint security IC that's designed to be used for payment cards. The new IC adds an extra layer of security when making contactless card payments. Read more...

Facebook is making it easier for you to get paid back for group dinners

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:42:01 +0000

Facebook is adding a new feature on Messenger called "Split Payments" that does exactly what it's named - it splits payments between friends or group members for dinners, household or even rent. Read more...

PayPal enables cryptocurrencies at checkout in the U.S.

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:56:02 +0000

PayPal has launched Checkout with Crypto, a new service that allows consumers in the United States to pay with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Merchants all over the world receive the money as fiat. Read more...

Stripe valuation hits $95bn after $600m funding round

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 06:32:01 +0000

Stripe, the payments processing company, is now valued at $95 billion following its latest funding round where it raised $600 million. It will use the money raised to expand its Dublin operations. Read more...

Snapchat wants to pay users for their Spotlight content

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:12:01 +0000

Snapchat has announced that it will pay users for their content that does well on its Spotlight. Creators will earn based on a proprietary formula that includes how many users heart content. Read more...

Google to unveil a redesigned Google Pay app tomorrow

Abhay V — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:28:01 +0000

Google is teasing a "new Google Pay" slated to be announced tomorrow on YouTube. The firm might launch the version of the app rebuilt on Flutter with a host of new banking features. Read more...

Ecosia will fund tree-planting with spend on wooden debit card

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:52:01 +0000

Ecosia has announced that it now partially owns TreeCard, a firm that makes wooden debit cards. The search provider said that purchases with the card will fund its tree-planting efforts worldwide. Read more...

EE and Square partner to advance contactless payments

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:56:01 +0000

EE has partnered with Square to help small business owners begin accepting cashless payments. Any fees on the first £1,000 of payments will be waived to encourage people to use the service. Read more...

Facebook Libra's Calibra wallet is rebranded as Novi

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 May 2020 16:18:01 +0000

Facebook has announced that its Calibra Libra wallet is now going to be known as Novi which was inspired by the Latin word for new. The wallet will arrive in several countries before a wider launch. Read more...

Mozilla to extend Coil support in the Firefox Reality ecosystem

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:16:01 +0000

Mozilla is set to extend Web Monetization in the Firefox Reality ecosystem. It is using the Coil payment system which will allow content creators to earn in their currency based on user attention. Read more...

PayPal withdraws its support from Facebook's Libra Association

Paul Hill — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 06:24:01 +0000

PayPal has announced that it has withdrawn itself from the Libra Association, the governing body of the Libra cryptocurrency started by Facebook. The news follows speculation that the firm had doubts. Read more...

PayPal comes to China, making it the first foreign payment platform to get license there

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:24:01 +0000

PayPal has announced that it has brought 70% equity interest in GoPay allowing it to operate in China. PayPal has become the first foreign payment platform to be allowed to operate in the country. Read more...

Amazon Go stores are reportedly set to accept cash over discrimination criticism

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:02:02 +0000

Reports suggest that Amazon Go stores could start accepting cash following criticism that the stores are elitist. Critics said not everyone had access to the required app, or have a bank account. Read more...

Instagram Checkout begins closed beta powered by PayPal

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:38:01 +0000

PayPal has partnered with Instagram in order to power Instagram Checkout, an in-app purchase option for customers to more easily buy goods from businesses from within the app, in the U.S. Read more...

IBM Blockchain World Wire launches in 72 countries

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:14:01 +0000

IBM has announced the launch of its blockchain-based wire service aimed at regulated financial institutions. It has launched in 72 countries so far but it's looking to expand this soon. Read more...

PayPal or a "similar platform" could launch in Pakistan soon

Usama Jawad — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:06:01 +0000

According to Pakistan's new finance minister, PayPal or an online payments platform similar to it could launch in Pakistan within the next 3-4 months, which is welcome news for freelancers. Read more...

PayPal just announced it has over quarter of a billion users

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:46:01 +0000

Just 18 months after reaching 200 million users, PayPal has revealed that it now has a 250 million users around the world. The firm stated that it is growing at three million users per month. Read more...

PayPal streamlines its mobile app making it easier to use

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:04:01 +0000

PayPal has begun rolling out its redesigned mobile app on Android. The app will come to Australia and Italy initially and then come to other markets. Apple iOS users will get the update later. Read more...

Save your tickets, split the bill and ask for money with Google Pay

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 18:48:01 +0000

Google is announcing some updates to its Google Pay service, making it easier to request and send money to friends, save your event tickets and split the bill from that expensive group dinner. Read more...

Las Vegas Monorail tickets now available through Google Pay

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:44:01 +0000

Google has announced that users of the Las Vegas Monorail can now save their mobile tickets to Google Pay in order to board the vehicle more quickly. Once saved, just scan your phone on the reader. Read more...

Google's Tez payments app updated with a chat system

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:16:01 +0000

Google has yet again added messaging integration to another of its services, this time in Tez, its India-exclusive payments app, in an attempt to take on WhatsApp's upcoming in-chat payments feature. Read more...

Google has made it easy to set up bill payments in Tez

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:46:01 +0000

Google has added new functionality to the Tez payments app in India which allows users to search for over 90 utility companies in order to quickly and easily get bill payments set up. Read more...

Private Internet Access enables Zcash shielded payments

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:20:01 +0000

The famous VPN provider, Private Internet Access, is now letting the privacy-conscious to pay for its services with Zcash shielded payments which make it difficult to identify payment information. Read more...

Google Pay merges Android Pay and Google Wallet

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:52:01 +0000

Google has announced that it is rolling Google Wallet and Android Pay into one service called Google Pay. It's an attempt by Google to unify its payment ecosystem. Tez will still exist in India. Read more...