Venmo, a mobile payment app popular among college students and recent grads, has security holes “you could drive a truck through,” according to an article posted on Slate this week. The report… Read more »
iOS 8.1 is ready for download and Apple Pay is the main feature. A quick look at the change log, however, shows some welcome updates, fixes and features such as return… Read more »
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can make their first Apple Pay transactions starting October 20, as more than 500 banks have signed on to participate. The new iPad Air 2 and… Read more »
Training materials obtained by 9to5Mac show product screens for Apple Pay and offer up a few clues on how the service will be setup and its relationship to banking partners. Read more »
To create a successful mobile payment initiative that will appeal to a wide range of consumers and retailers, only Apple has all of the moving parts to make it happen with… Read more »
LoopPay’s digital credit card has attracted the attention of credit card titan Visa(s v), which may be just be looking for alternatives to plastic. LoopPay said on Thursday that Visa has… Read more »
Loop’s ChargeCase fits over an iPhone 5 or 5s but otherwise works exactly like it’s fob. You press a button and the case emits a magnetic field that emulates the data… Read more »
Wallet wasn’t the hit Square was expecting, as consumers found little reason to abandon their credit cards. But a new Square app rolling out in NYC and SF refocuses Square’s digital… Read more »
NFC has failed to see any real uptake in most Western markets, and Bluetooth-based technologies like Apple’s iBeacon are suddenly getting a lot of attention. But there are a few reasons… Read more »