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American Express reportedly didn't sign off on new Google Wallet app

By Dieter Bohn on August 2, 2012 08:26 pm + 206 comments

Google Wallet's major overhaul created a kind of a workaround that allowed any credit card to work Continue reading…
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PayPal Here now 'generally available' within the US and Hong Kong

By Amar Toor on July 19, 2012 03:13 am + 15 comments

More than four months after its unveiling, PayPal Here is now generally available within the US and Continue reading…
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Google confirms ‘software issue’ with HTC Evo 4G LTE and Google Wallet; update forthcoming

By Bryan Bishop on June 21, 2012 04:07 pm + 12 comments

Some owners of the HTC Evo 4G LTE on Sprint have been voicing complaints that Google Wallet isn't Continue reading…
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Square launches loyalty program with digital punch cards

By T.C. Sottek on June 19, 2012 09:59 am + 7 comments

Square has launched a digital loyalty card feature for its payment platform that allows merchants to Continue reading…
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Square now processing $6 billion in payments annually, hires first CFO

By Adi Robertson on June 13, 2012 01:12 pm + 14 comments

Square, the upstart mobile payment processing system that's given pause to giants like VeriFone, is Continue reading…
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Google allegedly working on Wallet 2.0, but Sprint wants its own mobile payment system

By Justin Rubio on June 8, 2012 12:24 pm + 72 comments

Despite being the only carrier to pre-load Google Wallet on its devices, Sprint is purportedly Continue reading…
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Square credit card readers now available at Walgreens, Staples, and FedEx Office stores

By Jeff Blagdon on June 4, 2012 09:23 pm + 4 comments

Payment processor Square is making its credit card readers for mobile devices available at even more Continue reading…
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Google Wallet app for Android down, 'cannot contact bank' (update: working now)

By Dante D'Orazio on June 4, 2012 03:59 pm + 28 comments

If you're planning on using your NFC-equipped phone and Google Wallet to make some purchases this Continue reading…
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Coca-Cola and Foot Locker among first ISIS Mobile Wallet merchant partners

By Andrew Webster on May 15, 2012 11:46 am + 7 comments

ISIS has slowly been adding new payment options to its forthcoming Mobile Wallet platform, and today Continue reading…
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iCache Geode hands-on: an iPhone case to replace your wallet

By Dante D'Orazio on May 9, 2012 12:42 pm + 36 comments

If you're unimpressed by NFC payment systems like Google Wallet but want to use your phone to carry Continue reading…