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Samsung Pay Killed to Make Room for Samsung Wallet

Samsung Pay Killed to Make Room for Samsung Wallet

The new Samsung Wallet combines Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, and Samsung SmartThings. It even offers access to your…

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PublishedJune 16, 2022

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Five Years Later, Google Express Is No Closer to Beating Amazon

September 25 will mark five years since Google first launched Shopping Express, the e-commerce offering meant to…

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PublishedAugust 29, 2018

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12/11/15

Google Wallet Now Lets You Send Money With a Text

Google Wallet in its newly revamped form is meant to be a way to send money to other people without difficulty or…

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PublishedDecember 11, 2015

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The New Google Wallet App is an Absurdly Easy Way to Send People Your Money

The New Google Wallet App is an Absurdly Easy Way to Send People Your Money

Previously, Google Wallet was some kind of hybrid payment system that few people understood, and fewer used. The…

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2015

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Android Pay vs. Google Wallet: What's the Difference?

This week, Google announced Android Pay—a way to pay from your phone. No need for credit cards; just tap your…

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PublishedMay 29, 2015

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Android Pay Is Google’s Plan for the Mobile Payments Future

We suspected that Google would announce a new payments system at I/O, and we were right. Enter Android Pay.

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PublishedMay 28, 2015

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TechPrivacy and Security

TechPrivacy and Security

What Happens Behind the Scenes When You Buy Things with Your Phone

You’ve decided to buy a new pair of shoes, and you’re going to pay for them by tapping your smartphone against the…

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Kiona Smith-Strickland

PublishedMay 20, 2015

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2/23/15

Google Wallet Will Be the Easiest Way to Pay on Your New Android Phone

Apple has Apple Pay. If you have an iPhone 6, your mobile payments platform of choice is pretty much set in stone.…

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2015

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1/27/15

Apple Pay Is Coming to Thousands of Vending Machine and Parking Meters

Apple Pay, and other mobile payment services like it, all share a similar vision of the future, one where people can…

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2015

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1/11/15

NFC Payments May Finally Be Heading To Restaurants

Mobile payments are great and all, and Apple Pay has certainly helped things along, but there are still lots of…

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PublishedJanuary 11, 2015

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10/29/14

The Horrible No Good Apple Pay War No One Signed Up For

The Horrible No Good Apple Pay War No One Signed Up For

Earlier this week, we walked you through the stridently awful Apple Pay alternative being cooked up by Walmart, CVS,…

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PublishedOctober 29, 2014

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What Do Smartphones Need That They Don’t Already Have?

Welcome to the first week of September, also known as crazy-insane IFA 2014 and iPhone event extravaganza. During…

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PublishedAugust 31, 2014

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Report: Apple Might Finally Embrace NFC With iPhone 6

After years of ignoring the promise of NFC, Apple may finally be ready to take the plunge—and one of its major…

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PublishedAugust 28, 2014

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7/22/14

Amazon Wallet: Gift Card Central For the Everything Store

There's a new contender in the digital wallet arena: Amazon has launched Amazon Wallet, the e-commerce company's…

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PublishedJuly 22, 2014

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7/16/14

Google Wallet Can Now Store Gift Cards and Pester Your Friends for Money

Google Wallet's latest update includes several new features, including a way to store gift cards and a way to easily…

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PublishedJuly 16, 2014

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Google's New Wallet Card Brings It One Step Closer to Being a Bank

Over a year after rumors first surfaced, Google has finally unveiled the Google Wallet Card, a physical debit card…

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Adam Clark Estes

PublishedNovember 20, 2013

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Oh hey, Google Wallet is on iOS. The new app comes a few days after Wallet's wide release to Android phones. Since iOS devices don't support NFC, you won't be able to use the "tap and pay" function, but you can send money to friends with just an email address, as well as scan in your loyalty cards. [Apple via Engadget] Read more

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PublishedSeptember 19, 2013

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Google Wallet Will Let You Attach Money in Gmail

Google Wallet Will Let You Attach Money in Gmail

We already knew Google's got big plans to become your default money manager, killing the other contenders in the…

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Ashley Feinberg

PublishedMay 16, 2013

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Help Site Confirmed Physical Google Wallet Card

After last week's leaked news about Google launching its own physical credit card to sit alongside Wallet, a new…

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Jamie Condliffe

PublishedNovember 7, 2012

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There's a New Google Wallet on the Way

Google Wallet is getting an overhaul, and Google has started accepting requests for invites to the new incarnation…

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PublishedOctober 22, 2012

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