Neowin®

PayPal and Microsoft expand their partnership to include Pay Later and Venmo on more Microsoft platforms. Venmo is available to US customers on the Microsoft Store, Xbox, and Xbox Game Pass.

Apple has launched Tap to Pay in the UK. It's currently available to merchants through Revolut and Tyl by NatWest but it will be coming to lost more in the near future. It requires an iPhone Xs.

The online payment processor, Stripe, is going to lay off more than 1,000 employees due to a worsening economy. The cuts will primarily hit the recruitment department, as hiring will slow next year.

Google has been handed a $113 million fine by India's antitrust watchdog for forcing consumers and developers to use only its own billing mechanisms for purchases from the Google Play Store.

Microsoft Teams will integrate a payment service. It's the first such option introduced by Microsoft's video-conferencing tool to let participants pay directly in a meeting in a hassle-free way.

If you have a PayPal account, over time you've probably authorized a lot of payments. Some of those may stay "active" even after you cancel the service or no longer use the company.

Did you know that there is a quick way to open your Apple Wallet when you walk up to a register and want to pay for something? Join us today in this week's Tech Tip Tuesday to find out how!

Google has updated its older Google Pay and rebranded it as Wallet. The e-wallet currently offers tap-to-pay cards, but will eventually add several types of authentication and payment methods.

A new paper appears to show that the Bitcoin network while requiring a lot of power, is more energy-efficient than the existing electronic payment system used to send money between banks.

Apple has outlined the measures that it's taking to protect its customers from fraudulent payments and apps that contravene its policies in general such as those that contain spam or copy other apps.

Apple is introducing Tap to Pay on iPhone that will allow merchants across the US to accept payment through contactless NFC payments including Apple Pay, credit and debit cards, and digital wallets.

Through their partnership, Ripple and Modulr will deliver real-time, price-competitive, and reliable payments into the UK and Europe. Their services will be available globally in the coming months.

Samsung has introduced its new S3B512C fingerprint security IC that's designed to be used for payment cards. The new IC adds an extra layer of security when making contactless card payments.

Facebook is adding a new feature on Messenger called "Split Payments" that does exactly what it's named - it splits payments between friends or group members for dinners, household or even rent.

PayPal has launched Checkout with Crypto, a new service that allows consumers in the United States to pay with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Merchants all over the world receive the money as fiat.

Stripe, the payments processing company, is now valued at $95 billion following its latest funding round where it raised $600 million. It will use the money raised to expand its Dublin operations.

Snapchat has announced that it will pay users for their content that does well on its Spotlight. Creators will earn based on a proprietary formula that includes how many users heart content.

Google is teasing a "new Google Pay" slated to be announced tomorrow on YouTube. The firm might launch the version of the app rebuilt on Flutter with a host of new banking features.

Ecosia has announced that it now partially owns TreeCard, a firm that makes wooden debit cards. The search provider said that purchases with the card will fund its tree-planting efforts worldwide.

EE has partnered with Square to help small business owners begin accepting cashless payments. Any fees on the first £1,000 of payments will be waived to encourage people to use the service.

Facebook has announced that its Calibra Libra wallet is now going to be known as Novi which was inspired by the Latin word for new. The wallet will arrive in several countries before a wider launch.

Mozilla is set to extend Web Monetization in the Firefox Reality ecosystem. It is using the Coil payment system which will allow content creators to earn in their currency based on user attention.

PayPal has announced that it has withdrawn itself from the Libra Association, the governing body of the Libra cryptocurrency started by Facebook. The news follows speculation that the firm had doubts.

PayPal has announced that it has brought 70% equity interest in GoPay allowing it to operate in China. PayPal has become the first foreign payment platform to be allowed to operate in the country.

Google has announced that users of the Las Vegas Monorail can now save their mobile tickets to Google Pay in order to board the vehicle more quickly. Once saved, just scan your phone on the reader.

Facebook is rolling out mobile payments to UK users of its Messenger app. Senders and recipients will have to register their bank card with the service in order to receive and send money.