In a recent report from Juniper Research it was predicted that the total global mobile payment volume will reach $1.3 trillion by 2017 with at least $180 billion of this coming from Near Field Communication (NFC) retail payments. Read More
Discover Partners with, now Compatible with Google Wallet
Discover Financial Services recently announced their partnership with Google Wallet allowing cardholders to use their Discover cards within the Google Wallet application for Near Field Communication (NFC) payments at the point-of-sale as well as through using Google Wallet online. The key feature of this partnership is that Discover customers can login and save their credit
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Sprint Prepares NFC Mobile Wallet and Apple Demos Passbook, Potential Precursor to a Mobile Wallet
It was recently revealed that Sprint is preparing a mobile platform and wallet called Touch Wallet and Apple demoed a new addition to their upcoming iOS 6 called Passbook, which stores gift cards, tickets, coupons and store loyalty cards that can be used and redeemed with merchants via scannable barcodes. Read More
The Mobile Wallet Wars Begin
Since launch Google Wallet has been available on the Samsung Nexus smartphone offered by Sprint, but when Verizon started offering the same device at the end of 2011 they blocked the Google Wallet application. Read More
