FINANCE & BANKING

Apple Pay has launched in the UK and we have tested it the contactless payment system to see how it works.

Users of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can now use Apple Pay to purchase items at retailers around the country

Open Europe tells IBTimes UK that Tsipras will have to form a 'national unity coalition'.

The NYSE was offline for over three hours but what was the cause of the problem - a glitch or a cyberattack?

Lord Bradley, Labour's shadow pensions minister, tells IBTimes UK he is 'glad' with the move.

Hours before the New York Stock Exchange shutdown, Anonymous group warned of potential problems on Wall Street.

Read the Conservative chancellor's full emergency budget here.

The chancellor announced the government has launched a green paper about the proposal.

Chancellor George Osborne could face strike action after the controversial announcement.

Angela Merkel 'not exaggeratedly optimistic' for a solution before 12 July summit.

The single currency is holding firm as Greece prepares to unveil new proposals to alleviate debt crisis.

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel meet in Paris ahead of euro leaders' summit on 7 July.

Number 10 says Cameron will do 'whatever is necessary' to protect the UK's economic security.

Data shows contactless spending in Europe hit £1.14bn in March - a three-fold surge from the same month in the previous year.

Following market plunges security companies and mutual funds are investing their own funds to avert disaster.

Ukraine has yet to break up Naftogaz or clean up the banking system.

The chancellor will unveil his emergency economic plan after the Tories won a shock majority.

The co-founder of Crowdcube told IBTimes UK about the growing crowdfunding market.

UK smartphone users can cash cheques by taking a photo of it and sending it electronically to the bank.

MasterCard's withdrawal as a payment option for Backpage.com could be a $100m opportunity for bitcoin.

Alpha Bank, Eurobank Ergasias, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank in 'selective default'.

Banking source says only 40% of cash machines in country have any currency in them.

The campaign group has proposed 25 reforms to the EU ahead of the UK's referendum.

Euro partners have made it clear: No deal means a Grexit.

Moves comes as Barclays faces up to the threat from Apple Pay in the UK.

The FTSE 100 dropped 2.9% and Germany's Dax fell 3.8% while the Euro fell below its $1.1 mark.

Greek Prime Minister ' trusts the will of the people'.

The fall came despite the successful IPO of China's third-largest broker Guotai Junan's shares.

FDI down to €5.7bn in 2014 from €10.5bn the year before.