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Many More Banks Adding Support for Samsung Pay, Here’s the List

Tim March 29, 2016 75

A large number of banks across the US are adding support for Samsung Pay this week, which is great news for owners of the Galaxy S7 or any other Samsung device that supports the company's mobile payments platform. In the list of new banks supported, there are...

No Hands, Ma: Google Intros Hands Free Mobile Payment App, Piloting in South Bay

Tim March 2, 2016 37

Google is launching a pilot program for a new mobile payments solution, separate from Android Pay, called Hands Free. Available to residents of the South Bay (Bay Area, California), Hands Free allows you to pay for goods at select retailers without ever...

Android Pay Arrives in Apps for Speedy Checkouts

Kellen December 15, 2015 17

Android Pay isn't just an NFC, tap-and-pay tool, kids. Starting today, Google says that you will start to see Android Pay buttons within your favorite apps, so that you can quickly checkout or buy goods or other items without having to pull out your credit...

Samsung Pay Support for Gear S2 Pushed to 2016

Tim December 8, 2015 46

It was previously believed that Samsung Pay support for the Gear S2 smartwatch would be launched in November, but as you may know, it is now well into December. Thankfully, instead of leaving consumers completely in the dark, Samsung has reached out to a...

Square’s New Reader Takes NFC Mobile Payments, Launches Today

Kellen November 23, 2015 11

Square, the payment dongle that you see stuffed into iPads at all of your favorite overpriced coffee shops in hipster neighborhoods across the US, has a new reader out today that allows merchants to accept mobile payments over NFC. Square has teamed up with...

Samsung Pay Adds Chase, Another Handful of Cards, and Gives Out $100 Coupon for Signing Up

Kellen November 23, 2015 88

Samsung added Chase to its line-up of supported cards for Samsung Pay! Nice timing there, with holiday shopping for everyone about to kick into overdrive. The mobile payment system also now supports cards from Citizens Equity First Credit Union, Randolph-...

Capital One Wallet Now Does NFC Payments

Kellen October 14, 2015 62

Add Capital One to the growing list of companies getting into the NFC mobile payment game. Through an update released today to the Capital One Wallet app on Android, the credit card company is allowing you to pay for things with your Capital One card(s)...

BBM Gets PayPal Integration for Device-to-Device Payments

Kellen October 5, 2015 6

If you are still hanging on to your BBM PIN and are a fan of that Priv thing, we have good news for you! Blackberry's BBM got a big update today on a variety of platforms, but on Android we care about the fact that it now has PayPal integration. So, as the...