digital wallets

47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
November 21, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Brazil is reshaping the global use of digital wallets, with consumers relying on them for bill payments and identity verification, unlike other countries, where they...

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90% of Consumers Are Familiar With Digital Wallets, but Struggle to Define Them
90% of Consumers Are Familiar With Digital Wallets, but Struggle to Define Them
November 19, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

As digital wallets become a staple of modern consumer life, there’s a need for clarity around their functions. While many consumers are familiar with the...

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Samsung and Audi to Begin Rollout of Digital Key Functionality
Samsung and Audi to Begin Rollout of Digital Key Functionality
November 15, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Select Audi owners will soon be able to use their Galaxy smartphones to lock, unlock and start their vehicles, without needing a physical key. Samsung...

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Citi and Bank of Shanghai Team on International Travel Payments
Citi and Bank of Shanghai Team on International Travel Payments
November 13, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Citi and the Bank of Shanghai have teamed to streamline payments for visitors to China. The payments solution announced by the two banks Wednesday (Nov. 13) is designed for the...

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CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
November 11, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

In Latin America, where many consumers are unbanked or underbanked, roughly three-quarters of consumers don’t have credit cards, so prepaid cards are widely used to...

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Alipay+ and PayPay Expand Partnership for Cross-Border Payments in Japan
Alipay+ and PayPay Expand Partnership for Cross-Border Payments in Japan
November 06, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

PayPay, a QR payments operator in Japan, is expanding its partnership with Alipay+ to widen its merchant coverage network across Japan. More than 3 million...

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Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
November 05, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Contactless Google Wallet payments are coming to Brazil’s Pix system. The country’s central bank this week previewed the new offering — Pix by Proximity —...

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Mastercard Expands APAC Digital Wallet Reach With ‘Pay Local’
Mastercard Expands APAC Digital Wallet Reach With ‘Pay Local’
November 05, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Mastercard debuted a service that lets consumers make card-based payments via local digital wallets. With Pay Local, Mastercard cardholders link their credit or debit cards...

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Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
November 04, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and NatWest partnered to introduce a mobile virtual card payment tool for businesses in the United Kingdom. Approval2Buy is the first service in Europe...

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