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Transferring money through mobile is becoming increasingly popular as mobile wallets continue to develop and evolve. Millennials are in particular aboard the hype and helping to drive the digital wallet revolution. It’s no secret that the functions of the smartphone are endless, but their payment capabilities now represent a whole different ball game. And it’s…
If Google and Apple can have their mobile payment services, so can Samsung. They are the world’s largest phone maker, after all. And they want to increase their ARPU, no matter what. No matter if no one uses their apps and platforms. No matter that people hate all the bloatware that comes with every Galaxy…
We don’t usually associate Acer with cool mobile devices. Quite the contrary, their gear seldom praised, and the company is struggling to stay relevant in this space. They, obviously, don’t like this and are preparing to change some things in the future. Beyond better devices, the Taiwanese company is also looking to launch an Apple…
It has been suggested that the next iPhone may finally integrate an NFC chip to enable contactless mobile payments, among other things. Alongside that rumor, we’ve also heard that Cook & Co. are preparing to launch their own payments platform and have apparently cornered American Express, MasterCard and Visa over some kind of deal. We’re…
Without much fanfare, Amazon is joining the mobile wallet craze with an app of its own. Available in beta for Android devices, the application isn’t really feature rich and is rather released to gather some initial feedback and chart the road ahead for the world’s largest online retailer. That said, I really think Amazon’s effort…
Transport for London is looking to enable users to pay for rides with their smartphones. According to The Financial Times, the agency is already holding talks with EE and Vodafone, both of which could offer the capability as the extension of their respective mobile wallet solutions. The initial trial is expected to be a “pay…
Domino’s Pizza is adding support for Google Wallet in its Android app, allowing pizza lovers to pay for their meal using cash from their Google’s digital wallet. To spice things up and get more folks to use Google Wallet — while getting some media attention along the way — Domino’s will offer a free order…
PayPal has launched fingerprint-based payments service for the Samsung Galaxy S5 that works in 25 countries. Using this technology users are able to seamlessly and securely make payments at millions of retailers that support PayPal. Plus, to fire things-up, they’ll get free $50 to “spend with their finger.” Customers can use their finger to pay…
Google will stop allowing users with non-KitKat devices to use the Google Wallet Tap & Pay capability after April 14th. Folks with Android smartphones and tablets with older version of the platform will still be able to store loyalty cards and offers, send money to friends, view orders, and use the physical Google Wallet card…
BlackBerry is investing some serious resources into its instant messaging client. Just when we saw it getting optimized for secure communication in the enterprise environment (BBM Protected), we’re hearing about some new plans involving mobile payments. That’s right, the Canadian company is apparently exploring an option to allow BBM users to beam money to one…