Google and the mobile carriers have long been at odds over mobile payments, but faced with the runaway success of Apple Pay, the two rivals have become friends. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile… Read more »
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 »
It looks like Amazon’s diapers weren’t the only product the e-commerce giant retired Wednesday. The company has shut down its mobile wallet beta, which allowed Android and Fire phone users to… Read more »
The smartphone may still be a long way from replacing the back-pocket or purse wallet, but people around the world are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to buy goods, transfer… Read more »
LoopPay has an alternate mobile payments system for the new iPhones that relies on a magnetic-field generating smartphone case instead of NFC. Why use LoopPay over Apple Pay? It works in… Read more »
MCX can’t have members break ranks and support Apple Pay or Google Wallet. Its own forthcoming app CurrentC will challenge both the mobile and finance industries, so it needs solidarity among… Read more »
Visa’s technology chief Rajat Taneja has high hopes for Apple Pay, but not for all of the reasons you might expect. He believes Apple will pave the way for a multitude… Read more »
Apple will have to address some big challenges if it is to succeed in a mobile payments market that has yet to get legs in the U.S. If Apple Pay thrives,… Read more »
Apple’s new mobile wallet won’t just support contactless payments at the register. It will broker online and in-app payments on your smartphone. Read more »