The now-defunct mobile payment service Softcard hasn’t made the headlines in a while, but its name showed up again yesterday (Aug. 27) when Gemalto, a mobile chip and smart card maker, reported its mobile revenue figures, Reuters reported. While the chipmaker said it saw a 33-percent...
Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they sell, the companies announced on Monday (Feb. 23). The deal finally puts an end to...
Google may be positioning itself to add another mobile wallet under its umbrella, as reports have surfaced that the technology giant may be in talks to buy the mobile payments company Softcard. Although neither Softcard nor Google officials have confirmed the reports, TechCrunch reported that...
Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile payment system, their corporate parent announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). The official rollout comes weeks...
August 28, 2015
The now-defunct mobile payment service Softcard hasn’t made the headlines in a while, but its name showed up again yesterday (Aug. 27) when Gemalto, a mobile chip and smart card maker, reported its mobile revenue figures, Reuters reported. While the chipmaker said it saw a 33-percent boost in profit from operators in the first half of […]
February 24, 2015
Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they...
January 16, 2015
Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile...
January 12, 2015
Just two months ago, Softcard announced it was launching a new national $1.5 million campaign to invigorate its digital wallet with a Muppet named Tappy. Two months later, Tappy’s future...
