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 »
Samsung is in talks with mobile payments startup LoopPay about potentially incorporating the latter’s wireless credit card technology into its smartphones, according to a report from Re/Code. The two have already… Read more »
Square on Wednesday started taking pre-orders for a new version of its Reader and an accessory for Square Stand that will allow its mobile payments service to accept new chip-embedded cards… Read more »
Revel Systems had something to celebrate today. The maker of point-of-sale terminals announced on Tuesday it has raised $100 million in a Series C round from private equity firm Welsh, Carson,… Read more »
First Data’s slick new payments terminal is going mobile. The handheld slate is one of several new point-of-sale systems we’re seeing emerging from the banking industry. 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 »