Tag: mobile wallet app

Mobile wallet app launched specifically for US truck drivers

Sam Lambert
Mobile wallet - Truck Driver using Phone

The new system makes it possible for funds to be sent to the drivers’ digital accounts to cover fuel costs. Freight brokers in the United States are now able to use mobile wallet technology to send advance fuel payments to carriers and their drivers. Truckers can then use their smartphones to make contactless payments at the pump along their route. Using the Transflo Wallet makes it possible for brokers to monitor, manage, and send fuel advances to carriers or owner-operators. These funds are sent in digital payment card form that…

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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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Chinese mobile payments taking off as country moves toward cashlessness

Sam Lambert
Chinese mobile payments

A growing number of cities throughout the nation are accepting smartphone transactions for public transit. Chinese mobile payments are becoming increasingly valuable as residents, merchants and services adopt its use on a rising basis. During the quarter running from July through September 2017, their value tripled. Alipay and WeChat Pay use has been spreading like wildfire throughout Chinese cities. Consumers are using these Chinese mobile payments apps to pay for products, services, tickets and even high yield financial products. During that same quarter, the transactions in the country totaled an…

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The #3 Apple App Store application is an unofficial cryptocurrency wallet

Sam Lambert
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A recent report revealed that an unofficial version of the MyEtherWallet.com service was open for iOS device users. According to a recent report from TechCrunch, an unofficial MyEtherWallet.com application is being sold on the Apple App Store for users of iOS based devices. The unofficial version of the popular service comes with a price tag of $4.99 and is already #3 on the store’s list. The iOS app is only a week old and its name has already drawn a very high number of downloaders. The Apple App Store has…

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Scary Samsung Pay security flaw identified

John Montgallo
Samsung Pay Security

A company representative has revealed that the mobile wallet may not be as safe as previously believed. A Samsung Pay security flaw has been identified. A representative of the company has released a statement to the public to help to explain the problem. The scary component of this report is that it could place the transaction details in the hands of a hacker. This has arrived at a time when mobile payments are only just starting to be accepted by consumers. Among the main barriers to the adoption of mobile…

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