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Google Wallet for Android Gets Maps Integration, Search Tool to Find Transactions

Kellen April 3, 2015 9

A Google Wallet update is rolling out today on Android that introduces two new features - maps and locations of transactions on receipt pages, and a search tool to help you find transactions. On receipt pages, if available, you will see full Google Maps...

Softcard App Will Shut Down on March 31, Accounts Closed With It

Kellen March 4, 2015 101

Softcard, the failure of a mobile payment system created by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, that tried its hardest to kill Google Wallet for years only to be acquired last month by Google in the most hilarious turn of events, is officially shutting down on...

Samsung Pay Can Work at 30 Million Retail Locations, Compared to the “Thousands” of Apple Pay

Kellen March 2, 2015 112

When Samsung acquired LoopPay in February, we assumed they would attempt to include the ground-breaking mobile payment technology into their new phones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Yesterday, they confirmed as much with the announcement of Samsung Pay, a...

Sundar Pichai Confirms MVNO Ambitions and Android Pay, Was Wearing an Unreleased Device Earlier

Kellen March 2, 2015 33

Early this morning, Google's Sundar Pichai sat down for a keynote address at Mobile World Congress to talk about a handful of new ideas that his company is working on. From Google Translate to Project Loon delivering LTE to Project Titan's little planes taking...

Google Wallet Will Come Pre-Installed on Android Devices at AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile

Kellen February 23, 2015 118

It's official. Google has acquired "some exciting technology and intellectual property" from Softcard, the carrier-owned mobile payment system that for years, was the reason Google Wallet couldn't exist on your Android phone. Oh how the times have changed....

Report: Google to Revive Wallet, Partner With Carriers to Compete Against Apple Pay

Tim February 20, 2015 87

A report from the Wall Street Journal claims Google is looking to revamp Google Wallet this year, making it a true competitor to Apple Pay. In order to do so, Google will go to great lengths, even offering US carriers a portion of revenue from mobile...

Samsung Buys LoopPay, is Ready to Get Serious About Mobile Payments

Kellen February 18, 2015 25

I would be lying if I said that this surprises me, but Samsung just acquired LoopPay, a company specializing in mobile payments in a way that doesn't require NFC or changes from retailers. The two companies were previously rumored to be working together to...

Hilarious Turn of Events: Carrier-Backed Payment System That Tried to Block Google Wallet Might be Bought by Google

Kellen January 19, 2015 57

You remember Isis Mobile Wallet don't you? That would be the mobile payment system that carriers - specifically, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile - created to be the only payment system you would need on your phone. That would also be the payment system that...