Google Wallet to take over Google Checkout after November 20
Wed, May 22, 2013: Google yesterday announced that Google Checkout only can be used by merchants to accept payments until November 20, 2013 as it transition to Google Wallet. After the transition, shoppers can continue to use Google Wallet to make purchases on merchant apps and websites as well as Google properties, such as Google Play and Chrome Web Store by looking for the Google Wallet button. Google Wallet is a payment system...
Sony Entertainment Network online store available in Japan from May 29
Wed, May 22, 2013: Sony Computer Entertainment Japan finally launched its Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) online store for Japan after it was launched in the United States early this year. The new SEN store will be available for users to buy video games, television shows and forms for their PS3, PS Vita or PSP from May 29, 2013 onwards.
PayPal drives the transformation of retail shopping
Wed, May 22, 2013: To achieve the vision of the future shopping, PayPal will launch Cash for Registers next month, a new program that helps to accelerate the transformation at the retail shopping. According to PayPal, it will offer free credit, debit card, check, and PayPal processing for the remainder of the year to any qualifying U.S business turning in their dusty old cash register in exchange for a modern end-to-end solution like...
Youtube celebrates 8th anniversary
Wed, May 22, 2013: Video-sharing platform YouTube which was founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chard Hurley and Jawed Karim, celebrated its 8th birthday yesterday. According to YouTube, currently it has more than 1 billion visitors a month and more than 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
WorldPay bags Best Card Processor award
Wed, May 22, 2013: The global payment processor WorldPay yesterday announced that it has been named “Best Card Processor” for its approach to rolling out contactless infrastructure at the prestigious European Cards and Payments Awards 2013 held in London on May 15, 2013.
PayPal unveils its mobile SDK for Android
Wed, May 22, 2013: PayPal recently has released its new Android SDK, a native mobile payments solution that integrates simply and seamlessly into Android apps, and removes payment friction so developers can focus on creating amazing experiences. It is quick to integrate and easy to use, providing everything a developer needs to accept both PayPal and credit card payments. It supports Android version 2.2 and...
Morrisons teams up with Ocado to offer online groceries shopping
Tues, May 21, 2013: UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain Morrisons has inked a strategic partnership with Ocado Group, an online food retailer to provide online groceries shopping to customers by January 2014, reports BBC News. The report shared that the new online groceries shopping site and delivery vans will carry Morrisons’ name, while Ocado will provide logistical support for the venture from its Dordon distribution centre...
Accenture acquires digital marketing company Acquity Group
Tue, May 21, 2013: Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has announced that it will acquire Acquity Group Ltd. to strengthen and expand the broad range of digital marketing services that Accenture provides to clients. Acquity Group is the second largest independent digital marketing company in the U.S. provides strategy, digital marketing, and technical services to hundreds of...
Rakuten expands its e-marketplace into Austria
Tue, May 21, 2013: Rakuten, one of the largest e-marketplaces has opened its e-marketplace for Austria, www.Rakuten.at recently, reports the Internet Retailer. This is its fifth European e-marketplace after Play.com in the U.K., PriceMinister.com in France, PriceMinister.es in Spain and Rakuten.de in...
CUP joins standards body EMVCo
Tue, May 21, 2013: Chinese bank card organization China UnionPay (CUP) has been added by EMVCo as its latest member to have an equal interest in the standards body, the PayPers reported. EMVCo, owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, manages, maintains and enhances the EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications to ensure global interoperability of chip-based payment cards with acceptance devices including point of sale...
