Tag: Android Pay

Alphabet streamlines its mobile wallet app for improved offering

Jorge Gonzalez
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Android Pay and Google Wallet will soon be combined into a single Google Pay service. Alphabet Inc. has announced that its mobile wallet app offerings will soon be streamlined into a single service. It will be bringing its Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single brand, which it will call Google Pay. The goal is to make it easier for users to make mobile payments using information saved into their Google Account. “With Google Pay, it’ll be easier for you to use the payment information saved to your Google…

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Google and PayPal launch new joint mobile shopping strategy using fingerprints

L. Green
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The two companies have agreed to create a commerce experience combining three major components. Google and PayPal have entered into a new mobile shopping strategy bringing together the Chrome browser, Android Pay and PayPal. The concept behind this integration involves using a consumer’s fingerprint through a scanner on the smartphone. This integration represents a very powerful partnership within the m-commerce space. The companies aim to create a mobile shopping experience in which consumers will use their fingerprints for a highly customized and more seamless experience. At first launch the experience…

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Android Pay gives Japanese consumers a new mobile wallet option

Jorge Gonzalez
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The payments app has now arrived in Japan and will be available at over 470,000 shopping locations. Japanese consumers with smartphones powered by Google’s mobile operating system will now have access to Android Pay. The mobile wallet will bring them access to smartphone payments at over 470,000 locations in Japan. Anywhere that already accepts Rakuten Edy e-money will now also accept Android’s mobile wallet. A Google statement pointed out that Android Pay will become an alternative to the prepaid Rakuten Edy service. This is only the most recent attempt the…

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Mobile apps now work with Android Pay

Jesse Collins
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Though Google’s mobile payments service has been out for a while, it just stepped into a new market. Though Android Pay was originally launched earlier this fall, it’s only very recently that it has now become available for use within mobile apps to pay for purchases as an alternative transaction method. Google has stated that people will be able to use the option in several Android apps selling goods and services. This means that when someone reaches the checkout and is ready to pay for his or her purchases within…

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Chase Pay mobile wallet announced by JP Morgan Chase

L. Green
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This has added yet one more digital payments app to the rapidly growing number in the market. JP Morgan Chase has now added its name to the ever-growing list of different banks and retailers that have created their own mobile wallet in order to compete with more established giants such as Apple, Google and Samsung. The JP Morgan Chase consumer banking arm has now announced the launch of the Chase Pay app. This mobile wallet can be used by consumers who want to use their smartphones in order to pay…

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