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Fresh figures from the UK Cards Association shows that a quarter of card payments are now contactless in the UK. With 325 million purchases made using contactless debit and credit cards in November 2016, this accounted for 25% of all card payments. Contactless payments are growing rapidly in popularity as it was only in August 2016 that the 20% barrier was
As a freelance human, I have to track my own time when working on projects for clients. This is crucial if I want to get paid for the work I've done (and I definitely do want to get paid). I've explored a number of different systems for doing this. And while I have yet to find one that I absolutely
I used the crowdfunding platform Tilt a few times back when it was called Crowdtilt. My overall experience with Tilt was good, as I was able to successfully fund a couple of small campaigns. Since then, Tilt has expanded beyond just crowdfunding campaigns into event ticketing and peer-to-peer payments. All of these new features are front and center in the
PayPal, the ubiquitous money-handling service used by millions of people around the world, came under fire earlier this year after the company posted an update to its terms of service. That update contained language that made it sound like PayPal could (and would) be able to constantly make automated phone calls to its customers. Not surprisingly, people weren't too happy
Credit cards, debit cards, rewards program cards, ID's... The list of small plastic rectangles we're saddled with is just one of the costs of doing business in the 21st century. Technology has been relatively slow in terms of providing solutions to the glut of cards we have to carry around every day. The rise of mobile apps has given us some
Continuing the "bane of modern life" theme, the plastic rectangles otherwise known as credit, debit, bank, membership and loyalty cards are high up the agenda. My wallet bulges with cards that are infrequently used but I don't want to leave behind "just in case". Plastc looks to replace all those cards with just one. Todd finds out more about his
One of the common problems facing start-ups and small businesses are the costs associated with taking credit card payments. The transaction costs can be high for small turnovers and point-of-sale machines are expensive with a monthly rental fee. To counter this problem, Payleven offers a low-cost mobile payment solution for European businesses using a Chip'n'PIN card reader that uses Bluetooth to