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Softcard’s Closure Puts Dent In Gemalto’s Mobile Revenue
Mobile Commerce // August 28, 2015

The now-defunct mobile payment service Softcard hasn’t made the headlines in a while, but its name showed up again yesterday (Aug. 27) when Gemalto, a mobile chip and smart card maker, reported its mobile revenue figures, Reuters reported. While the chipmaker said it saw a 33-percent...

Google Buys Softcard Technology And Buries The Brand
Mobile Commerce // February 24, 2015

Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they sell, the companies announced on Monday (Feb. 23). The deal finally puts an end to...

Google May Be In Talks To Buy Softcard
News // January 19, 2015

Google may be positioning itself to add another mobile wallet under its umbrella, as reports have surfaced that the technology giant may be in talks to buy the mobile payments company Softcard. Although neither Softcard nor Google officials have confirmed the reports, TechCrunch reported that...

Apple Pay Goes Live At Another Grocery Chain, And It Wasn’t As Easy As It...
Apple Pay // January 16, 2015

Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile payment system, their corporate parent announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). The official rollout comes weeks...

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Softcard’s Closure Puts Dent In Gemalto’s Mobile Revenue

August 28, 2015
The now-defunct mobile payment service Softcard hasn’t made the headlines in a while, but its name showed up again yesterday (Aug. 27) when Gemalto, a mobile chip and smart card maker, reported its mobile revenue figures, Reuters reported. While the chipmaker said it saw a 33-percent boost in profit from operators in the first half of […]

Google Buys Softcard Technology And Buries The Brand

February 24, 2015
Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they...

Apple Pay Goes Live At Another Grocery Chain, And It Wasn’t As Easy As It...

January 16, 2015
Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile...

Softcard’s Future Calls For Layoffs

January 12, 2015
Just two months ago, Softcard announced it was launching a new national $1.5 million campaign to invigorate its digital wallet with a Muppet named Tappy. Two months later, Tappy’s future...