Another day, another advance for a “Pay.” Today’s pay in play is Android Pay — which is launching in Japan, according to announcements out from Google via blog post. “The next time you pop into your local “conbini”, your Android phone will be all you need...
Vantiv and iModerate know that the word wallet has come to mean much more than just the accessory thrown in a purse or back pocket. Today, the word can also describe a mobile app that stores digital versions of a person’s payment cards, loyalty cards,...
Credit card issuer American Express announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) it is enabling contactless mobile pay for cardholders in Canada that have an Android device. In a press release, Amex said the ability to pay without whipping out a card is available through the Amex app for...
We at PYMNTS desperately wish we had a short-range time machine. We don’t want to go very far back in time — we don’t need to pet a dinosaur, don’t wish to live through the Black Plague, and while character building, don’t think we’d like to live in a...
Walmart shares are up amid a push to boost its eCommerce presence to allow the retail giant to compete with e-retail behemoth Amazon. Walmart’s eCommerce growth also recently accelerated by 12 percent. Though Walmart is second only to Amazon in terms of online users (and most other...
With the adoption of digital wallets growing in the U.S. and globally, USAA Bank recently launched new mobile pay features for its digital wallet to meet the needs of its user base, which are constantly changing. According to USAA, one of the new features it...
MFS Africa announced Tuesday (Nov. 22) its MFS Hub is now connected to 120 million mobile wallets in sub-Saharan Africa. In a press release, the company said the 120 million mobile wallet connections are due to partnerships with mobile network operators, including Airtel, Econet, MTN,...
Measure twice; cut once. It’s one of those old school pieces of advice from a parent or grandparent at some point that exudes a basic common sense that is easily to believe. It is also a piece of advice that easily gets supplanted by the...
Mention “mobile payments,” and many people might immediately answer that they 1) pay with smartphones or other devices but 2) spend much more time bellying up to the register and paying with physical cards or cash. Therein lies a conundrum. The promise of mobile has...
