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Mobile payment app Google Pay has been installed 100 million times
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Alan Friedman
Pop open the champagne, cut a big slice of cake, and celebrate. Mobile payment app Google Pay has reached...
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Apple Pay expands to even more banks in the US and five other countries
2 days ago, 17:50
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Cosmin Vasile
Besides the United States, Apple Pay is now available for more banks in Canada, China, Italy, Russia,...
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WSJ: Apple is annoying some iPhone owners by constantly pushing Apple Pay on them
05 Apr 2018, 12:22 | by
Alan Friedman
If you're an Apple iPhone user, you might have noticed the red circular badge on the Settings icon seen...
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Check out the two latest ads for the Apple iPhone X right now
03 Apr 2018, 22:31 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple's latest ads for the iPhone X both run for less than 15 seconds, so you can't blame the ad agency...
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Use Google Assistant to send money to family and friends via Google Pay
22 Mar 2018, 13:09 | by
Alan Friedman
Google Assistant is a virtual helper that can handle many tasks for users with a simple voice command....
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Apple Pay goes live for 25 more banks in the United States
21 Mar 2018, 01:57 | by
Cosmin Vasile
Apple Pay, the mobile payment and digital wallet services covers almost all of the United States, as...
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Apple Pay updated with support for 22 more banks and credit unions in the US
07 Mar 2018, 02:38 | by
Cosmin Vasile
Apple retains .15% of the value of each credit card transaction when you're using Apple Pay, so it looks...
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Apple Pay Cash reportedly starts rolling out globally
23 Feb 2018, 23:59 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple's peer-to-peer payment service Apple Pay Cash, has started rolling out on a global basis. The feature,...
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22 more banks and credit unions now support Apple Pay
20 Feb 2018, 17:44 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple's mobile payment service Apple Pay has added 22 new banks and credit unions to the list of financial...
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Huawei Pay to expand outside of China thanks to a deal with UnionPay
31 Jan 2018, 01:32 | by
Alan Friedman
After launching in China back in 2016, Huawei Pay is expanding internationally. Last weekend, Huawei...
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Samsung Pay now available in Mexico
29 Jan 2018, 19:27 | by
Alan Friedman
Mobile payment service Samsung Pay is now making its way to Mexico, where it will be the 20th global...
Apple updates App Store prices due to VAT changes
25 Jan 2018, 05:28 | by
Mihail Nikolov
Apple is about to readjust App store prices due to changes in VAT of several countries.
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Samsung Pay update includes an updated UI
15 Jan 2018, 19:23 | by
Alan Friedman
What makes Samsung Pay different (at least until LG Pay hits the states in H1 of 2018), is the fact that...
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LG Pay to launch in the U.S. on the LG G7 during the first half of 2018?
10 Jan 2018, 16:09 | by
Alan Friedman
According to a report published today, LG Pay is finally going to expand out of South Korea. The mobile...
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Save $5 on movie tickets selected on Fandango and paid for using Apple Pay
28 Dec 2017, 22:06 | by
Alan Friedman
Remember when movie tickets were $2? Those were the days when the front of the local theater would have...
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LG K10 (2018) will be the first mid-range smartphone to feature LG Pay solution
17 Dec 2017, 11:14 | by
Cosmin Vasile
The rest of the phone's specs are rather standard, so expect a 5.3-inch display with full HD (1080p)...
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Use Apple Pay at certain retailers today through December 21st, and score a $5 iTunes/App Store card
14 Dec 2017, 14:15 | by
Alan Friedman
Just in time for last minute holiday shopping, Apple is running a promotion that starts today and runs...
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Apple posts new video tutorial showing you how to use Apple Pay on the iPhone X
14 Dec 2017, 12:45 | by
Alan Friedman
When Apple unveiled its tenth anniversary model in September, it was obvious that certain features would...
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PSA: Do not delete Apple Pay Cash from your iPhone running iOS 11.2
10 Dec 2017, 16:44 | by
Alan Friedman
It was just last weekend when Apple pushed out iOS 11.2 to stop a bug related to the date of December...
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Official Apple video shows you how to use Apple Pay Cash
06 Dec 2017, 22:34 | by
Alan Friedman
Now that Apple Pay Cash is up and running in the states, Apple has produced an animated video showing...
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Apple Pay Cash is now up and running
04 Dec 2017, 13:26 | by
Alan Friedman
On Saturday morning, Apple sent out an update to iOS 11.2 to put a end to the December 2nd date bug that...
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If you tried to get Apple Pay Cash to work on your iPhone, you're about a week too early
03 Dec 2017, 13:17 | by
Alan Friedman
As you probably know by now, Apple was forced yesterday morning to release iOS 11.2 in order to eradicate...
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Groovy Nokia 8 ad features doughnuts, glowing roller skates, and Android Pay
24 Nov 2017, 08:51 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
HMD Global loves to show off the Nokia 8...
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38.5% of iOS devices are running iOS 11; Apple executives testing Apple Pay Cash?
04 Oct 2017, 00:19 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple launched iOS 11 on September 19th. 24 hours after being released, iOS 11 was running on 10% of...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 units updated to Android 8.0 beta are now supporting updated Samsung Pay
30 Sep 2017, 23:53 | by
Alan Friedman
Samsung's Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8/S8+ is designed to allow owners of Sammy's latest flagship...
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Huawei Pay coming to the U.S.?
18 Sep 2017, 12:48 | by
Alan Friedman
Huawei has said that it aims to be the top smartphone manufacturer in the world by 2021. To leap frog...
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Photo ID might be required to verify your identity with Apple Pay Cash
26 Aug 2017, 02:04 | by
Alan Friedman
According to lines of code found on the latest iOS 11 beta, Apple's peer-to-peer money transfer service...
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By the end of 2017, Apple Pay should be running in Sweden, Finland, UAE and Denmark?
02 Aug 2017, 11:35 | by
Alan Friedman
Since Apple does get a small percentage out of each credit card transaction that is paid for using mobile...
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Samsung is reportedly looking into bringing Samsung Pay to other manufacturers' devices
27 Jul 2017, 09:12 | by
Kaloyan C.
Sources indicate that Samsung is in talks with third-party phone makers regarding an expansion of its...
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With iOS 11, NFC is for more than just using Apple Pay
15 Jul 2017, 19:22 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple currently uses NFC for mobile payment system Apple Pay. NFC, which stands for Near Field Communication,...
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You can now pay with PayPal on the App Store, iTunes and Apple Music
12 Jul 2017, 03:34 | by
Cosmin Vasile
Once PayPal is selected, it will become the default payment method for all purchases you make using your...
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Android Pay coming to Canada on May 31st, according to new report
25 May 2017, 04:06 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
At last week's I/O event, Google revealed that Android Pay is set to expand to a number of new markets...
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Fooling Galaxy S8's iris scanner deemed as "unrealistic" by Samsung
25 May 2017, 03:12 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
Bypassing the Galaxy S8/S8+'s iris scanner is not easy at all, according to Samsung...
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Android Pay coming to five new countries, streamlined PayPal support to be added
19 May 2017, 00:01 | by
Cosmin Vasile
With the addition of the new territories, Android Pay will be available in 15 countries, which is quite...
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Samsung Pay officially launches in the UK, three major banks supported from the get-go
16 May 2017, 06:48 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
It looks like the folks from Samsung Support were correct - Samsung Pay has indeed launched in the UK...
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Samsung Pay could make its debut in the UK on May 16
01 May 2017, 11:52 | by
Cosmin Vasile
The problem is it's still unclear whether or not Samsung Pay will support both NFC (Near Field Communication)...
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Apple is once again rumored to start a P2P money transferring network similar to Venmo and PayPal
27 Apr 2017, 18:47 | by
Alan Friedman
Venmo is a free digital wallet that allows users to wire funds into or out of their Venmo account, bank...
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Samsung Galaxy S8's iris scanner could be used for mobile payments
21 Apr 2017, 08:33 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
The iris scanning authentication method which Samsung introduced with the Galaxy S8 and S8+ could soon...
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Google integrates Android Pay with mobile banking apps, official app no longer needed
12 Apr 2017, 21:51 | by
Cosmin Vasile
Beginning this week, Android Pay users can add cards to the service directly from their mobile banking...
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Google Play Store carrier billing support added for Boost Mobile in the US
10 Apr 2017, 18:51 | by
Cosmin Vasile
Boost Mobile is the sixth carrier in the US to support this payment method, as it joins a long list comprised...
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Samsung Galaxy J budget line to get fingerprint scanners
29 Mar 2017, 11:54 | by
Alan Friedman
While the big news of the day is the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+, there...
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Your smartphone might soon be the only thing you need to withdraw cash from ATMs
24 Mar 2017, 08:34 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
Ah, the wonders of mobile technology! It looks like credit and debit cards might no longer be the go-to...
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LG follows the footsteps of Apple and Samsung by launching its own mobile payments service
22 Mar 2017, 07:39 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
In an effort to keep up with global smartphone leaders Apple and Samsung, today LG Electronics announced...
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Millennials fuel increasing usage of mobile payment systems
12 Mar 2017, 13:51 | by
Alan Friedman
Apple's fiscal Q1 earnings report showed a 500% increase in Apple Pay transactions year-over-year. Since...
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Samsung Pay is now available in India in early access
06 Mar 2017, 02:24 | by
Kaloyan C.
It feels like mobile payment services are a dime a dozen these days, even though the indisputable leaders...
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Android Pay adds support for 31 new US banks
01 Mar 2017, 05:55 | by
Plamen Dimitrov
Another month, another enlargement of Android Pay's roster. This time, the number of US banks added by...
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Android Pay has added support for 9 more banks
14 Feb 2017, 04:16 | by
Kaloyan C.
It's been some time since the last update to Android Pay's roster, but today Google has added support...
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Samsung Pay Mini is unveiled in South Korea
01 Feb 2017, 23:02 | by
Alan Friedman
Samsung introduced on Thursday, its mobile payment system for Android called Samsung Pay Mini. The service,...
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LG wants to trademark four new smartwatches as well as "LG Watch Pay"
29 Nov 2016, 04:56 | by
Peter K.
LG might be secretly prepping not one, not two, but a whole lot of four smartwatches. At least this is...
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Google dresses up Android Pay for Halloween
29 Oct 2016, 12:53 | by
Alan F.
With October 31st rapidly approaching, there might be plenty of undecideds remaining. No, we're not talking...
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