The debut of Apple Pay and similar services was expected to usher in an era of cashless, cardless transactions. So far, it’s not happening.
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The debut of Apple Pay and similar services was expected to usher in an era of cashless, cardless transactions. So far, it’s not happening.
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Google Wallet may not have been the hit Google had hoped, but according to a news report, the Silicon Valley giant may try to breath new life into its mobile payments business by tackling not just the digital billfold, but the digital cash register as well.
[company]Google[/company] has been testing new retail point-of-sale software that works on Android or device or integrates with a store’s existing payment processing system, according to a new report from The Information. The service is called Plaso – pronounced “Play-So” – and it allows customers to pay for goods and services by giving their initials to the sales clerk at the register, The Information’s unnamed sources said.
If that sounds like the failed Square Wallet, you’re right. Plaso appears to be using Bluetooth beacon technology to detect Google’s digital payments apps on smartphones physically in the store or near check out. Like Square…
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Mobility is the buzzword for consumer technology at present. From phones to computers, entertainment systems, navigation, and fitness or health tracking devices, being mobile is considered as the norm for practicality.
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The mobile payments space has fundamentally changed. ;
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One of Apple’s most recent products already has an unexpected fan from the competition, who is counting on Apple Pay to help the still-struggling NFC wireless payments business become popular with …
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Recently, the Capgemini’s World Payments Report 2014 projected mobile payments to grow 60.8% by 2015.
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