Samsung has entered the mobile payments fray with its acquisition of LoopPay, giving it the technology to turn its smartphones into wireless credit cards that can purchase goods and service with a… Read more »
Sunnyvale startup Qvivr is is building a universal credit card named Swyp , competing with the likes of LoopPay, Coin and Plastc, but it’s adding its own unique twist. Swyp is a “learning”… Read more »
Three months ago, Apple Pay kicked off a new flurry of excitement about contactless payments. Now the retail industry is in a race to catch up, which is why in the… Read more »
When the Apple Watch comes out this year, it will have a pretty unique feature among wearables in the market: you’ll be able to buy stuff by waving the wearable at… Read more »
Plastc is a new entrant to the universal credit card space, but unlike the others it supports chip and PIN transaction technologies from the get-go. Read more »
The idea of a payment card with a programmable magnetic strip sounded great when Coin debuted it last year. Unfortunately, those who pre-ordered won’t be getting their Coin this summer; the… Read more »
Mobile wallet startup Loop has launched its iPhone app and is selling its credit-card emulating fob and iPhone case on its websites. I gave a Loop a spin this week, and… Read more »
A new payments system promises to enable consumers to use a single, credit card-sized device to conduct transactions and use loyalty programs through conventional credit card readers. The gadget, which won’t… Read more »
Coin isn’t trying to replace the physical wallet with a digital one. Instead it’s trying to reduce all of the credit, debit, gift and loyalty cards that clutter up our wallets… Read more »