The RFID Octopus Card has been around for two decades. Perhaps it's finally time to move it to smartphones. Samsung Pay is the first step.
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Two Korean banks start accepting Samsung Pay for transactions
Not just putting cards on the app, but letting customers withdraw money at banks and ATMs with their phones. Iris scanning is the new PIN.
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Apple Pay Cash applet can be deleted, but it can’t be re-downloaded
The iMessage app can be deleted, but, for some reason, can't be re-downloaded anyhow unless the user factory resets the device.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is announced, no specifics given
VR headsets, laptops and, yes, smartphones will all be able to take advantage of better silicon for image processing, security and more.
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Apple Pay Cash service now activated for most users
iOS 11.2 is now live and so is Apple Pay Cash, Apple's answer to PayPal within its Siri, iMessage and Apple Pay ecosystems.
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Android Messages updated with Google Wallet cash transfers
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Video calls can be made through the app on Duo while Google Wallet can be used inside Android Messages to move money around.
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Android Pay is available in Brazil and Czech Republic today, starting ‘soon’ in Slovakia as well
After recently debuting in Ukraine, Android Pay follows Samsung Pay in Brazil while beating both Samsung and Apple Pay to the punch in Czech Republic.
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Apple Pay Cash now active in iOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2 betas
Peers can send money to each other through iMessage and use whatever money they put into the system with Apple Pay merchants.
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US Venmo users can now use it to pay at web stores
Venmo will soon be as available as PayPal is. Two million merchants are coming into this social-mobile payment mixture with Braintree support.
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It’s finally time for the Razer Phone | #PNWeekly 274 (LIVE at 3pm ET)
Oculus Go takes VR wireless, the Nokia 8 won't be taken to the US and the Razer phone is nearly set to take us away. All that and more on our show!
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Wells Fargo launches more than 5,000 ATMs with NFC support
Android Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay users or those with the Wells Fargo Wallet app can simply tap into an ATM, enter their PIN and withdraw.
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A tale of trademarks: Huawei Pay registered in Europe, US
But where will it actually launch, if the long-imagined mobile payments system actually does? Nothing is assured from a trademark application.
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Google launches Tez in India for simple and secure online and offline mobile payments
Instead of trying to adapt the NFC-only Android Pay platform to the rigors of the Indian market, Google has released a brand new payments app called Tez.
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Digging into Apple Pay Cash, iMessage’s new P2P payments system
If you've been paying attention to the developments coming out of the firmware of the HomePod, the iPhone 8 has pretty much been spoiled for you.
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PayPal is now on Nintendo Switch
Nintendo finally joins Sony and Microsoft in letting PayPal users funnel funds for games and apps with its first full-power portable console.
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