The mobile payments market in Russia

The mobile payments market in Russia

Although the Russian payments market is characterised by little contactless infrastructure and simple mobile devices without NFC technology, the percentage of people paying for goods and services using mobile devices is growing fast, writes Yandex Money’s business development director Maria Gracheva.

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PSD2 — Opportunities and challenges for existing players and new market entrants

PSD2 — Opportunities and challenges for existing players and new market entrants

The introduction of the EU’s revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) will create a range of challenges for payment service providers who will have to comply with new requirements for stronger authentication and data sharing while also adapting to competition from new entrants, says Helene Oger-Zaher, retail banking conduct supervision expert at the European Banking Authority (EBA).

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May 2017 edition of Mahindra Comviva’s Vritti magazine

Vritti from Mahindra Comviva

This latest issue of Mahindra Comviva’s quarterly magazine Vritti looks at the trends and technologies driving the next wave of mobile payments and digital commerce and includes articles about conversational commerce, the use of biometrics in payments and ways to address the gender gap in the uptake of mobile money.

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What is Samsung Pay and how does it work?

Rambus guide to Samsung Pay

This 10-page guide from Rambus provides an overview of Samsung Pay and introduces its key features, including security and authentication protocols.

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What is Android Pay & how does it work?

Rambus What is Android Pay

This seven-page guide from Rambus gives an overview of what banks and service providers need to know about Google’s Android Pay platform and its use of NFC, host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization.

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Five factors for quick and effective ID verification deployment

Gemalto's ID verification white paper

This six-page white paper from Gemalto explains why mobile network operators (MNOs) need to take a systematic approach to the implementation of large-scale in-store ID verification systems for signing up new customers.

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Emerging markets: How contactless transactions are making a difference

Famoco Emerging Markets white paper

This 19-page white paper from Famoco examines the role of secure, affordable and dedicated mobile Android devices in the development of emerging economies. It covers the participation of low-income people in the financial system, how to counter the informal economy and improve the distribution of humanitarian aid.

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How will we pay in 2020?

Rambus How Will We Pay in 2020 ebook

This eight-page guide from Rambus examines the changes taking place in the mobile payments industry and the key developments that will take place over the next three years.

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Enabling an economy of digital trust with mobile payments

Rambus - Enabling economy digital trust mobile payments

This 13-page e-book from Rambus examines why the mass adoption of mobile payments remains slower than initially anticipated, and what providers need to do to build trust before, during and after the payment experience.

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