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TakeMe Pay allows 'au PAY' to be accepted across Japan

News | Mobile Payments | 07 Jan 2021

TakeMe Pay has announced that from January 2021, the au smartphone payment service ‘au PAY’, operated by KDDI – Japan’s mobile carrier – will be added as a new payment method.

TakeMe Pay, au PAY, Japan, product launch, smartphone payment, mobile payments, payment methods

Standard Chartered partners with Secret Double Octopus

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 15 Oct 2020

Standard Chartered’s venture capital arm SC Ventures has made a strategic investment in Secret Double Octopus, an Israel-based startup providing passwordless authentication technology.

Standard Chartered, Secret Double Octopus, SC Ventures, strategic investment, Israel, startup, passwordless, authentication, Sony Financial Ventures, telecoms, KDDI, banks, financial institutions, cyber security, online threats

Bango launches SoftBank payment option for Amazon.co.jp

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Jun 2020

Bango, a mobile commerce company, has enabled carrier billing for mobile operator SoftBank on Amazon.co.jp.

Bango, mobile commerce, carrier billing, mobile payments, Japan, Amazon, monetisation, subscription

Ecommerce company Rakuten partners KDDI for mobile phone services

News | Ecommerce | 05 Nov 2018

Rakuten has unveiled a partnership with telecom company KDDI as the Japan-based ecommerce company aims to enter the mobile phone services business.

Rakuten, partnership, KDDI, Japan, ecommerce

Hitachi tests retail payments system using fingerprints and blockchain tech

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 Jul 2018

Hitachi, a Japan-based tech conglomerate, and KDDI, a large telecom, have started testing a blockchain-based system that can settle retail payments validated using shoppers’ fingerprints.

retail payments, biometric, identity verification, blockchain, Japan, fingerprints, KDDI, partnership

Bango implements carrier billing for Amazon customers in Japan

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Nov 2017

Bango has announced the expansion of its direct carrier billing service to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programs.

Bango, carrier billing, Amazon, Japan, Amazon Prime, mobile payments, ecommerce

Internet outage in Japan takes down online services

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 28 Aug 2017

Widespread internet outages in Japan occurred for about an hour, on Friday, August 25, caused by an error from Google.

internet outage, Japan, Asia, online banking portals, reservation systems, government portals, Google

Bango offers new payment option for Amazon customers in Japan

News | Mobile Payments | 06 Jun 2017

Bango, a mobile payments company, has added carrier billing as a payment option for Amazon customers in Japan.

Bango, Amazon, Japan, online payments, carrier billing

Sonys FeliCa NFC technology equips Apple Pay in Japan

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Sep 2016

Apple has announced that iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2 will be equipped with Sony FeliCa NFC technology. 

iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch Series 2, Sony, FeliCa, NFC, Apple Pay, Japan, Apple

Apple expands carrier billing services to Asia

News | Mobile Payments | 23 Aug 2016

Apple has rolled out carrier billing options in Taiwan and Japan allowing users charge iTunes purchases directly to their monthly cellphone bill.

Apple, Taiwan, Japan, Switzerland, carrier billing, mobile payments, iTunes, App Store

MasterCard inaugurates processing center in the UAE

News | Payments General | 16 May 2014

MasterCard has started to provide integrated processing services to customers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through a multi-brand cards and payments processing center located in the UAE.

MasterCard, UAE, payments , general, processing center

MasterCard, KDDI partner to launch au WALLET prepaid card program

News | Cards | 08 May 2014

MasterCard has entered a partnership with Japanese mobile operator KDDI to launch the ‘au WALLET’ prepaid card program for 34 million au-brand mobile network subscribers in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region.

MasterCard, KDDI, au WALLET, prepaid, card, program, wallet, mobile, cards, network, subscribers