Mobile Wallets

Google Wallet Tests Asking Users to Confirm Identity Before Every Payment
Google Wallet Tests Asking Users to Confirm Identity Before Every Payment
November 02, 2026  |  Authentication

The latest Google Wallet update includes a new Tap to pay option in the verification settings that may control how often the app asks users...

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54% of Wallet Users Keep Just One Payment Method Saved
54% of Wallet Users Keep Just One Payment Method Saved
October 30, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

A mobile wallet can hold several ways to pay. For most users, it holds just one. That leaves card issuers competing for a place in...

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Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option
Google Developing New Cross-Border Payment Option
October 28, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Google is reportedly developing a new travel payments capability for its digital wallet. According to a report Tuesday (Oct. 27) from the website Android Authority,...

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Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles
Apple Wallet Car Keys Now Work With GM Vehicles
October 20, 2026  |  Mobile

Automaker General Motors has begun offering Apple Wallet car key support in some vehicles. The integration went into effect last month, and was flagged Monday (Oct. 9) in a report on...

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At 12, Apple Pay Has Yet to Break the Card Habit In-Store
At 12, Apple Pay Has Yet to Break the Card Habit In-Store
October 20, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Your phone can handle the checkout. Your hand may still reach for the same old card. Twelve years after Apple Pay arrived, mobile wallets are...

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Mastercard Sees Digital Wallet Users Exceeding 6 Billion by 2030
Mastercard Sees Digital Wallet Users Exceeding 6 Billion by 2030
September 10, 2026  |  Payment Methods

By 2030, more than 6 billion people could be using digital wallets. That’s according to Mastercard, which on Thursday (Sept. 10) introduced a set of solutions designed to...

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Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets
Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets
August 30, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

Samsung South Africa has added a new QR payment feature to its digital wallet. Scan to Pay is designed to offer Samsung Galaxy users an...

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Walmart NFC Rollout Accelerates the Move to Wallet-Based Checkout
Walmart NFC Rollout Accelerates the Move to Wallet-Based Checkout
August 24, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart’s move to NFC lands as mobile wallets are taking a larger role at the register, giving one of the prominent remaining retail holdouts in...

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X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door
X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door
August 17, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

Digital wallets have made the phone a familiar place to pay. X Money is testing whether a social platform can claim a place in that...

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