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The ‘subscription economy’ has soared under lockdown, but it’s easy to lose track of how much you’re spending
Jack Dorsey’s deal in fast-growing fintech sector is largest in Australia’s history
UK telecoms group plans to invest in mobile payments system but is weighing future options
Pilot scheme is obvious solution to maintaining access to cash — but the clock is ticking
Scam victim Jenny didn’t know fraudsters could do this — did you?
Even with a potential record IPO on the cards, the digital payments app struggles to make money
Buy now, pay later can be a clever innovation, if shoppers use it wisely
Overvalued sector is already facing regulatory threats
Main providers in Norway, Denmark and Finland to join forces to become one of Europe’s biggest mobile wallet groups
Shoppers switching to contactless causes 35% reduction in number of cash payments
Facebook-owned messaging app relaunches a year after being blocked by regulators
More than 30 lenders designing rival to take on PayPal, Mastercard, Visa and Apple
VC firm New Wave backs service that allows customers to scan code on their table to settle bill
Lending services could be severely weakened by loosening ties to Alipay payment platform
South African telecoms group plans to spin out business within the next year
A new online commerce and payments infrastructure is finally starting to evolve
Chinese fintech boosts commissions to offset Beijing’s crackdown on lending business
Underpinning $95bn valuation is investors’ belief that payments digitisation still has some way to run
An increasingly cashless society, combined with Covid-19, raises existential questions about the accessory
Be wary of dynamic currency conversions, a charge that brings no value or added service
Biden should clarify whether he will roll back executive orders targeting Chinese business
Shift to cashless transactions exposes consumers and businesses to new variations of crime
Growth in online transactions has triggered a scramble for scale in a previously sleepy sector
Digital payment volumes are surging as lockdowns prompt consumers to do more shopping online
Nigerian city is the heart of continent’s fintech scene but has been hit by oil-price collapse and regulation
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