Visa’s V.me, MasterCard’s PayPass Wallet: An In-Depth Comparison

By  |  May 13, 2012
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The key features of each of the two largest payment networks’ newest digital wallet solutions — along with demo videos — were highlighted at TechCrunch last week.

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    Visa’s digital wallet is being called V.me, while MasterCard’s new service is called the PayPass Wallet. There are so many similarities between the two options, TechCrunch says, that the choice of which digital wallet to use might quickly become a difficult one for consumers.

    “With so many similarities between the services and some confusion on branding, the problem will soon become one of too much choice,” writes Sarah Perez. “Should you go with V.me or MasterCard’s PayPass (or a PayPass Wallet rebranded by your bank, perhaps?), Serve or PayPal? Wait, PayPal works at point-of-sale too? Does Google Wallet work on my phone? What’s Isis?”

    Karen Webster composed an in-depth digital wallet look of her own following a visit to this year’s CTIA conference in New Orleans.

    Read the full story from TechCrunch here.


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