Google has unveiled a new Google Wallet web app that will allow users to send money to friends and family through a web browser... More
Google Wallet unveils payments app for web browsers
PayPal tops US digital payment preference
More than half of US consumers (60%) are currently using a method of digital payment with the most popular proving to be PayPal, used by 51%, a study conducted by Thales in conjunction with Wakefield Research reveals... More
Google Maps update enables food ordering from app
An update to Google Maps on iOS allows users to order food from their favourite restaurants directly from the app... More
Visa opens up its tokenization platform to third-party suppliers
Visa is allowing third-party partners to offer its Visa Token Service (VTS) platform, allowing device manufacturers, issuers, internet of things developers, wallet providers, merchants and others to offer its digital payment service on any device... More
Mastercard adds online Masterpass payments to Android Pay, Samsung Pay and Microsoft Wallet
Mastercard has signed deals with Google, Samsung and Microsoft to allow its customers that use Android Pay, Samsung Pay or Microsoft Wallet to shop online wherever Masterpass is accepted, while Google has announced a similar deal with Visa to offer the same functionality to Android Pay users via Visa Checkout... More
Proxama to create UK’s biggest BLE beacon advertising network
PARTNER NEWS: Digital payment solutions provider Proxama has secured deals with media and location owners Mobile Media Group, Emblem Group and Hathaway Chivers to create the UK’s biggest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon-based advertising platform... More
Google unveils VR headset that pairs with NFC
Google has launched a virtual reality headset that works in conjunction with smartphones supporting its Daydream mobile VR platform and uses NFC to connect the devices... More
Android Pay ends Google Wallet card transfer
Previous users of Google Wallet will not be permitted to transfer cards to Android Pay from October 14... More
Android Pay users get free London travel and coffee
Mastercard customers using Google’s Android Pay will be able to travel for free around London when using the city’s transport network on four Mondays in October... More
Android Pay adds 44 US banks
Google has added a further 44 banks and credit unions to its list of Android Pay supporters in the US, following support from UK banks Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest and Ulster Bank earlier this month and the addition of TSB announced this week... More
More UK banks sign up for Android Pay
UK banks Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Ulster Bank now support Android Pay... More
Android Pay heads to the web
Android Pay will soon be available as a checkout option on mobile websites... More
Proxama gains certification to use Google’s Eddystone beacons
PARTNER NEWS: Digital payment solutions provider Proxama has gained certification from Google to deliver a range of consumer experiences that utilise the Eddystone open beacon format, after passing the technical requirements to demonstrate full stack integration... More
Android Pay heads to Japan
Google is collaborating with financial services giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to launch its Android Pay mobile payment service in Japan this autumn... More
Google Wallet gets automatic transfers
An update to Google Wallet is adding support for automatic transfers to bank accounts... More
JPMorgan Chase to support Android Pay
US bank JPMorgan Chase is to support Android Pay from 7 September 2016, claims a leaked internal document seen by Android Police... More
Australian banks seek stronger negotiating powers with third party mobile wallet providers
A group of Australian banks have submitted an application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), urging for the right to ensure they are able to “collectively negotiate” with third party mobile wallet providers. More
Android Pay adds 19 banks
Google has added a further 19 banks and credit unions to its list of US financial institutions that support Android Pay... More
Android Pay launches in Australia
Google has begun rolling out its Android Pay mobile payment service in Australia with support from American Express and Visa. The service will be available from 27 banks and credit unions at launch and from an additional seven financial institutions “soon”. MasterCard support is expected “in a few days”. More
Android Pay launches in Singapore
Google has begun rolling out Android Pay across Singapore, marking the mobile payment service’s debut in Asia. It will work with MasterCard and Visa cards from DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, POSB Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and UOB. More