Google Wallet is set for a further update and users can request an invite today... More
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MetroPCS to support gWallet
Google has announced that US carrier MetroPCS, soon to merge with T-Mobile, is to add support for Google Wallet... More
Google Wallet to get P2P transfers?
A detailed examination of the Google Wallet APK (application package file) carried out by Android Police reporter Ron Amadeo suggests that the search giant has completed work on a P2P payments service and is conducting in-house tests... More
US Cellular to add Google Wallet?
A leaked device service bulletin from US Cellular spotted by Android Police indicates that the US mobile network operator is about to add support for Google Wallet, beginning with the Samsung Galaxy S III... More
Utah food stores sign up for Google SingleTap offers
Associated Food Stores, which provides warehouse facilities and services to more than 400 grocers in the US mid-West, has entered into a partnership with Google to enable shoppers to redeem digital coupons and pay with a tap of their NFC phone using Google Wallet’s SingleTap feature, the Salt Lake Tribune reports:... More
Google doubles Wallet usage
Last month’s launch of Google Wallet 2.0 has led to usage of the NFC mobile wallet doubling, Frank Young, commerce business development manager for Google Wallet, has revealed on the Google Commerce blog... More
Card issuers add support for Google Wallet
Barclaycard US, Green Dot, and Silicon Valley Bank as well as six credit unions have joined Discover in adding support for the NFC mobile wallet. More
Google discontinues Prepaid Card
The Google Prepaid Card service will end on 17 October, Google has announced, due to the arrival of the new Google Wallet 2.0 NFC service... More
Google: Isis model “not scaleable”
“There are 8,500 issuers in the US and literally it will take them a lifetime to actually work through negotiations with all these issuers,” Google Wallet’s Robin Dua has told developers during an online Q&A session on its recent move to a cloud-based approach to card provisioning. More
Discover signs up for Google Wallet
Cardholders will be able to add their Discover cards to Google Wallet using a simple “click-to-add” process, via the card issuer’s online account centre, their Google account online or the Google Wallet app on their Android NFC phone. More
US retailers move into the mobile wallet market
Walmart, Target, 7-Eleven, Best Buy, Publix, Sears, Shell and Sunoco are amongst a dozen major merchants that have formed a new company called Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) that will provide an alternative to services like Isis and Google Wallet. More
Google Wallet 2.0: The easy way to pay with NFC?
Google has unveiled a new version of its Google Wallet service that avoids the requirement for individual payment cards to be loaded onto a secure element. Instead, a prepaid MasterCard which draws funds from linked credit and debit cards is pre-loaded onto the secure element. More
Google Wallet takes New Yorkers to the beach
Google is promoting adoption of its Google Wallet service in the New York area with the offer of a free trip to the beach this weekend... More
EU set to approve Project Oscar UK NFC venture
The European Commission is set to green light the creation of a joint venture company to bring NFC to market in the UK, according to the Financial Times... More
Gwallet UK launch imminent?
Google reps have been spotted demonstrating Google Wallet to customers in central London department store Selfridges, NFC World has learned... More
Google adds ‘Save to Wallet’ APIs for payments cards and offers
The new APIs will allow consumers to save offers directly from a merchant’s website into Google Wallet and then redeem them at the point-of-sale via NFC, mobile barcodes or by simply showing the offer code to the sales assistant. More
Windows Phone 8 launch video details Microsoft’s plans for NFC
The launch presentation for Windows Phone 8 shows how Microsoft plans to make its NFC mobile wallet more widely accepted than Google’s, provides details of a forthcoming NFC-enabled Chase payments app and highlights a new deals platform and in-app purchasing technology that charges items to the user’s default payment card. More
Leaked Sprint slides reveal NFC wallet designs
The slides suggest the US carrier, which has previously chosen to avoid Isis and partner with Google for NFC, is preparing to launch its own “Sprint Touch” mobile wallet service. More
Google CEO hints at NFC future for Motorola
Google CEO Larry Page has taken to the search giant’s blog to announce the completion of its acquisition of Motorola Mobility — and obliquely mentioned NFC’s key role in Google’s plans for the future... More
Virgin Mobile adds gWallet phone
The LG Optimus Elite is now available to pre-order from Virgin Mobile USA for US$149.99... More