Traditional cash pocket money is dying out as increasing numbers of parents are paying their children’s pocket money digitally, according to new research from financial technology company Intelligent Environments. However, in spite of an increasingly digitally-native generation of youngsters, only two UK high street banks cater for children under the age of 11.
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Santander Launches New App “Kitti” To Help Groups Manage Money
The days of the best man chasing the groom’s mates to get their contribution to a weekend of revelry, a tatty envelope going round the office collecting cash for a colleague’s birthday gift, or a jam jar stuffed with cash in a shared house could well be a thing of the past with the launch of KiTTi, a brand new money management app from Santander.
Apple Pay Coming To The UK In July 2015
Apple has announced that its payment service, Apple Pay, is launching in the UK this July.
iZettle Launches Card Reader to Support Apple Pay & Contactless Payments
iZettle has announced that it is the first major mobile payments company to offer small businesses a card reader that enables contactless payments and supports the long awaited Apple Pay.
iZettle Continues Expansion: Now Available In The Netherlands
iZettle, which claims to be “Europe’s number one mobile payments provider” has extended its European expansion to the Netherlands.
Oyster Card Users: Are You A Victim Of “Card Clash”?
Public transport in London has been pretty advanced when it comes to the use of contactless payments, but a problem has been uncovered whereby Oyster Card users could find themselves double charged, all thanks to the simplicity of the payment.
Mastercard To Launch Thumbprint-Reading Bank Card
Mastercard has announced that it is bringing a thumbprint-reading card to the UK, which it hopes will improve card security and do away with PINs.
Video: Apple Pay In Action
Leaving aside Apple’s latest shiny hardware, in the shape of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6+ and the forthcoming Apple Watch, for those of us interested in personal finance, the most important announcement at yesterday’s event was the launch of Apple’s mobile payment system, Apple Pay.
Infographic: Mobile Payments In 2015
The following infographic from Mobile Payments Today and Cellum takes a look at how mobile payments are currently being used and how they may change over the next few years.
iZettle Boosted By €5m Banco Santander Investment
iZettle has announced it is going to be given a significant boost thanks to a €5m investment from Banco Santander.