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Square processing racks up huge numbers processing mobile payments

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

We have heard a lot about Square over the years, this was one of the first companies to offer a credit card scanner for the iPhone. I remember at the time thinking it was pretty cool, but not expecting it to do all that well. I was wrong on it not doing well. Square has announced that it is making some changes and along with those changes, it offered up details on how many users it has. Read The Full Story

PayPal to open pop-up store next month in NYC, showcasing new mobile payment options

, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Paypal is all set to open a new pop-up store in the trendy streets of downtown Manhattan, New York, to announce and showcase their new payment options and point-of-sale features that are coming soon. PayPal plans to invite local merchants to visit the store, located at 174 Hudson, to experience and see real-time demos of the company's payment processing technology for retail stores, and see it in action how they intend for it to be at brick and mortar stores nationwide. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet App Hands-on [Video]

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Though the update for the masses isn’t technically released until Friday, we did some jimmy-rigging and honest finagling to get that Nexus S 4G Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread from the streets so we could bring you Google Wallet before it’s even fully activated. You know basically how it works already – you enter your cards in, activate the card you want to use, and tap the console at your local participating store. Now you can see the interface as your humble narrator holds it.

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Isis vows to rival Google Wallet with more choices and Android support

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Isis will likely be the largest rival to the newly launched Google Wallet mobile payment platform when it arrives in early 2012. The platform is a multi-million dollar joint-venture between carrier heavyweights Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Despite not being first to launch as it had hoped, the project aims to differentiate by offering more choices. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet app delayed until Friday

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google Wallet was officially launched on Monday, but it looks like the full app won't be available to download until Friday. The mobile payment app was to be installed via an over-the-air update, originally to be completed by tonight. But now a Google spokeswoman has confirmed by email with Computerworld that the downloads won't complete until Friday evening. Read The Full Story

Google Wallet confirmed to launch on Nexus S 4G

, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Reports earlier this morning tipped that Google's NFC-based mobile payment service called "Wallet" would be launching first on the nation's third largest carrier sometime today. And indeed, Google has confirmed now that the Wallet app will begin rolling out to Nexus S 4G handsets via an over-the-air update. Read The Full Story

HTC teams up with Unionpay in China for smartphone with mobile payment capability

, Aug 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC and China Unionpay have announced that HTC will have a new smartphone on the Chinese market as early as September that supports mobile payments. Unionpay is the only bankcard processing service in China. HTC and Unionpay have reportedly been working together on the mobile payments for about six months. Read The Full Story
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