Mobile Wallets news and trends

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

Samsung South Africa has added a new QR payment feature to its digital wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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

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 the United States the same contactless payment infrastructure already common across much of the market. Get the Full Story Complete...

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

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 payment routine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Samsung Integrates Stablecoins Into Mobile Wallet
Cryptocurrency // July 24, 2026

Samsung Wallet will be expanded to embrace stablecoins, Lee Dinham, product specialist at Samsung, said Wednesday (July 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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X Money Wants to Make the Feed a Financial Front Door

August 17, 2026
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 payment routine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our […]

More Than 4 in 10 Digital Bank Users Prefer Wallets Over Cards

May 18, 2026
Digital bank customers are not just experimenting with new payment methods. They are increasingly reshaping what mainstream payments behavior looks like, particularly as mobile-first consumers lean into digital wallets and...

31% of Consumers Use Mobile Wallets In-Store as Apple Faces Faster Rivals

May 12, 2026
Apple Pay has spent 11 years teaching consumers to tap their phones at checkout, but the bigger story may be how many rivals are now benefiting from that lesson. Get...

32% Increased Spending After Using a Credit Card App

April 24, 2026
A credit card’s place in a consumer’s wallet is now shaped as much by its app as by its rate, perks or brand, a shift that looks especially strong among...

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Mastercard Sees Digital Wallet Users Exceeding 6 Billion by 2030

September 10, 2026
By 2030, more than 6 billion people could be using digital wallets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets

August 30, 2026
Samsung South Africa has added a new QR payment feature to its digital wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Samsung Integrates Stablecoins Into Mobile Wallet

July 24, 2026
Samsung Wallet will be expanded to embrace stablecoins, Lee Dinham, product specialist at Samsung, said Wednesday (July 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Samsung Debuts 1st US Credit Card in Answer to Apple

July 21, 2026
Electronics giant Samsung has teamed with Barclays to roll out its first credit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...