WorldPay Creates Proof-of-Concept for VR Payments [Video]
When virtual reality shopping finally becomes the norm, WorldPay wants to make sure consumers will have a way to pay for those virtual pants. The payments processor developed a way to bring payments...
View ArticleSamsung, Bank of America Start Work on Iris Authentication for Mobile
Mobile and electronics company, Samsung and Bank of America will start working with a focus group over the next six months, as they pilot the iris authentication scan that will allow customers to log...
View ArticleThe Future of the Financial WorkStation is Mobile, says Samsung
EXCLUSIVE—Do bank employees, Wall Street traders, or other financial professionals really need a desktop computer anymore? Samsung says, no. Rather, financial professionals should focus on the mobile...
View ArticleBBVA to Launch Mobile Iris Scanner Through Partnership With Samsung
Spanish bank BBVA will integrate a biometric authentication feature into its mobile app, allowing users to log into their app via iris scan. The feature, announced today, will use Samsung’s iris...
View ArticleNew ‘Samsung Pay Story’ Feature Could Soon Let Android Users Share Transactions
South Korean technology company Samsung has filed a patent for a new feature of its mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, that could allow users to share their transaction history with other users. The...
View ArticleCoolest Brands 2014: Strength in Wearables
Apple’s iPhones get the oohs and ahs, but it’s Samsung’s name on 3 out of 10 smartphones around the world — and that share continues to grow. Samsung has a smartwatch that already has banking apps (and...
View ArticleVIDEO: PayPal Leaps to the Forefront of Biometric Authentication
Biometrics have arrived, and not a moment too soon. The so-called Heartbleed vulnerability has just about everyone worried about the fidelity of passwords, which are hard to remember and not secure...
View ArticleVIDEO: Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Hacked
Oops! Looks like Samsung‘s fingerprint scanner has already been hacked, revealing problems with its implementation. The scanner allows unlimited attempts before asking for a password, and does not...
View ArticlePayPal User Count Nears 150M, Rebranding Push in the Wings
PayPal, the payments powerhouse owned by eBay, Inc., is nearing 150 million active users, according to eBay CEO John Donahoe. The company also announced a brand refresh based on a more modernized...
View ArticleNo, Google Did Not ‘Level the Playing Field’ Buying Softcard
Where does the acquisition (read: assumption) of Softcard leave Google in its drive to compete with Apple Pay? Not as far along as some industry observers would suggest. Wired offered a glowing review...
View ArticleFirst Look at Samsung Pay [VIDEO]
Samsung introduced its new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge yesterday in Madrid, and Samsung Pay, its contactless payment initiative built on LoopPay technology, was a big part of the announcement. Below is a...
View ArticleSamsung Pay Hits the Scene With 4 Megabanks on Board
Samsung didn’t just introduce Samsung Pay yesterday. It introduced it with four megabanks as partners. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, Citigroup and US Bancorp all are launch partners of...
View ArticleUS Bank Pay in the Works
US Bancorp is working on launching US Bank Pay. The disclosure was made by a company executive at Bank Innovation 2015, this blog’s annual event in Seattle this week. The executive, Niti Badarinath,...
View ArticleCoolest Brands 2015: Honorable Mention
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View ArticleCard Not Present — For a Day
I left my payment cards at home yesterday. And… it didn’t matter. It’s getting easier these days to keep that card in your pocket — or wherever. For example, BMO Harris announced this week it is...
View ArticleHere’s What Samsung Pay Looks Like [VIDEO]
The world is finally getting a look at Samsung Pay, the latest entry in the mobile payments space. At yesterday’s Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in New York, Injong Rhee, head of payments for the the...
View ArticleMasterCard Leaps into Internet of Things with Two New Deals
MasterCard is bringing payments to the Internet of Things with partnerships with Samsung, which makes a smart refrigerator, and Coin — yes, that Coin. MasterCard’s IoT deals portend what we expect will...
View ArticleCoolest Brands 2016: MasterCardMaking Payments Happen in the IoT
Is it possible for a payment network to be cool? And what if that payment network was launched in — gasp! — in 1966? It is when that payment network is gamely inventing internet of things payments on...
View ArticleMasterCard Releases Its IoT App for Samsung Refrigerator
The vision of a refrigerator — and internet of things — that can facilitate home shopping has been realized. MasterCard several days ago quietly released its iOS app to support a partnership with...
View ArticleSamsung Pay Leapfrogs Rivals with Epic Alipay Deal
Take that, Apple. Samsung Pay may not be available in the United Kingdom yet, but it’s rapidly expanding its reach in China in a March deal with UnionPay, the world’s largest credit card network, and...
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