Apple Succeeds in Delaying Court-Mandated Changes to App Store Payments
The changes were supposed to go live by December 9, but have now been delayed pending the result of Apple's appeal in its case against Epic Games.
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Instagram Quietly Launches Native Payment Option for Some Users
Instagram quietly launched a new in-app payment feature for some users.
Charities Forced to Adjust as Canadians Turn Away from Cash
Charities in Canada are being forced to adjust as Canadians start turning away from cash, in favour of other card-based payment methods.
China’s Largest Mobile Payment Service WeChat Pay Launches in Toronto
Tourism Toronto and OTT Financial Group announced a new strategic partnership that brings WeChat Pay to Toronto.
Facebook Reportedly Giving Some Developers Access to SDK to Build Chat Bots
Facebook is giving select third party developers access to an SDK to let them build their own chat bots for Messenger.
Canadians Can Now Use PayPal to Top-Up a Prepaid Phone in a Foreign Country
PayPal and TransferTo announced that they are bringing Mobile Airtime Top-Up to Canada.
Greece Limits Online Payments, Affects Apple App Store, iTunes, and PayPal
Greece enacted capital control restrictions to control the outflow of money, limiting international credit card payments to web services like Apple’s App Store and iTunes.