Tag Archives: mobile-payments

Apple has reportedly launched its Tap to Pay iPhone feature in Apple Stores across the US. Customers who visit Apple’s retail locations can use their iPhones to make payments with Apple Pay, digital wallets or their contactless debit or credit cards. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweeted that the feature began rolling out at Apple Stores on …

Venmo on Thursday rolled out eight digital “gift wrapping” options for in-app payments, adding a bit of color and animation to the process of zapping someone a little cash. In a release about the new feature, Venmo owner PayPal noted that 78% of Venmo users said they’d sent a gift last year through one payment app or another. People will be …

Last fall, I realized my decades-old wallet strategy was due for an update. Since I was a teenager, I’d been stuffing everything into a traditional folding wallet. But now I’ve made a dramatic change to the way I haul around money and cards, and I’m expecting even more radical changes to come. I felt no need for a new approach …

Pretty soon you might find Amazon Go-like concepts just about everywhere. Mastercard on Friday said it’s joining the effort to create more of these kinds of cashierless stores, unveiling a platform it calls Shop Anywhere. It teamed up with retail tech company Accel Robotics to create a handful of new test concepts that let customers check into a store, grab …

With the occasional exception of retrieving a credit card from my wallet, I’ve barely reached inside my purse since mid-March when I began to work from home and shelter in place. One arm of my sunglasses hangs lazily over the side, next to a soft cleaning cloth that’s also draped over the edge. It isn’t just the coronavirus lockdown that’s turned …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. During the coronavirus pandemic, cash is out and touch-free payments are in. Adding to that trend, PayPal on Tuesday announced a new feature in its mobile app that will let customers make payments at stores, farmers’ markets and just about anywhere else using …

PayPal is working to make it easier for people without bank accounts to get access to money transfers. The payment company said Tuesday that its Xoom business, which focuses on money transfers from the US to other countries, will now provide domestic transfers, too. Using Xoom’s mobile app or website, people can send friends and family cash that can be …

Samsung on Thursday rolled out two new features for its Pay service: a cash card and international money transfer.  Samsung Pay Cash is a virtual prepaid cash card that lives in your Samsung Pay account wallet. It works anywhere Samsung Pay and Mastercard are accepted. You can store and use the card, which is secured by Mastercard’s tokenization service, without …

Apple just launched the Apple Card, a digital-first credit card for iPhone users. Anyone in the US can apply for an Apple Card with just a few taps on your iPhone’s screen. Apple’s new credit card comes with incentives for using the Apple Pay version of the card to make payments. There’s also a sweet titanium card you can order to carry …

Apple Card is available to everyone now. Here’s how you can apply for Apple Card today. Taking on its own credit card, rather than piggybacking on your bank card, is a bold move for Apple that no other media giant has sought, even Google and Samsung, two companies that also have robust mobile payment systems may not follow Apple’s footsteps.   Backed by Mastercard and Goldman Sachs, …