The days of Square clones popping up, everywhere you looked and capitalizing on Square’s conservative approach to global expansion, are long gone. But those startups are not. And today, one of them is announcing a Series D round. Sourced through Scoop.it from: thegadgettechnews.com

Vodafone has has announced a strategic partnership with PayPal to expand contactless payments across its mobile wallet. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com

Payment security was cited by 72 percent of retailers polled, with integrated loyalty options, 71 percent, and seamless ordering, 55 percent, as top three features wanted in mobile apps. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

The days of Square clones popping up, everywhere you looked and capitalizing on Square’s conservative approach to global expansion, are long gone. But.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: techcrunch.com

WeChat is bringing the Chinese custom of Lucky Money to New York pedestrians, enabling Times Square passersby to shake their smartphones in front of the billboards and have digital money placed in the messaging application’s mobile wallet. Sourced through Scoop.it…

For more Mobile Commerce news related articles.Visa Developer may aid in the development of new mobile payments servicesVisa has released a new developer program that is designed to accelerate the adoption of mobile payments. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.qrcodepress.com

Kelly Passey, the EVP of business and product development at Access Development, believes providers still haven’t given consumers a good reason to adopt mobile payments. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

According to the survey results, more than half (54 percent) of respondents said their company had a security or data breach involving payment data. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.eweek.com

Square shares jumped Friday after Visa detailed its previously announced investment in the mobile-payment startup, raising questions about the future relationship between the payment processors. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

Because Square only went public three months ago, this is the first time the public is getting details about Visa’s ownership, which investors interpreted as an endorsement. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.tulsaworld.com