Mobile payments in the Netherlands: alternatives for small businesses

Holland's mobile payment market just got “agglomerated” in the fall of 2014, when Swedish iZettle stepped in as the fourth mobile payment service provider, joining Payleven, SumUp, and Adyen Shuttle. For small business owners, sole traders, non-profits or individuals who want to accept debit and credit cards without the bureaucracy [...]

Istvan Fekete2021-09-19T09:43:01+01:00Published: October 5th, 2015|Tags: , , , |

M-PESA: how Kenya took the lead in mobile money

By Janet Kamana, Nairobi M-PESA is a mobile money transfer service supported by Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile network operator. It is arguably the most developed mobile money transfer system in the world, and has transformed the lives of many Kenyans. With over 18.2 million subscribers in a country [...]

Anne Taylor2021-08-15T05:38:27+01:00Published: April 7th, 2014|Tags: |

The mobile payment race in France: mobile card readers

Europeans are becoming more and more used to using plastic cards for everyday items. In some countries it’s now quite possible to get through a day and even week without using cash at all. According to Euromonitor International’s recent consumer payments study, card payments are expected to be more popular [...]

Ben Taylor2021-07-30T08:09:41+01:00Published: September 22nd, 2015|Tags: , |