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Walmart extends iPhone scan-and-checkout feature

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 20th, 2013)

Walmart is expanding its Scan & Go checkout feature to over 200 stores, up from the current 70, according to Reuters. Scan & Go allows Walmart shoppers to scan items in the store with the Walmart iPhone app and then pay for them at self-checkout terminals. The pilot program began in ...

US Bank releases NFC iPhone case for 'Go Mobile' payment service trial

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 14th, 2013)

US Bank has announced it is kicking off a limited trial of its Go Mobile payment service via an NFC-enabled iPhone case. The Go Mobile wireless payment service is initially being rolled out in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Portland, Ore. US Bank customers in either city can visit a bank branch for ...

Storific, PayPal to improve iPhone mobile payment

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 25th, 2012)

Mobile payment services are the next big thing for smartphone owners, with some analysts predicting that smartphone-based payments will become a $617 billion industry by 2016. Big name companies like PayPal are offering mobile payment solutions and working with app developers to get this ...

99Bill produces first iPhone credit card reader in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 11th, 2012)

99Bill, a leading electronic financial service provider in China, is launching a new mobile payment solution that looks surprisingly familiar. The square-shaped 99Bill Card Reader plugs into the audio jack of your iPhone or Android device and lets merchants accept credit card and bank card ...

T.G.I. Friday's to let diners pay with their iPhones

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2012)

In here, it's always Friday®, and you can always pay for your food and booze with your iPhone. Casual dining chain T.G.I. Friday's has announced that iPhone owners can now use a mobile payment option called Tabbedout to pay their bills. The option is part of a free mobile app called ...

PayPal may go after Square's mobile payments

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 13th, 2012)

PayPal is planning to take on Square with a new payment processing dongle, says a report from GigaOM. The dongle will supposedly tie into PayPal's already robust payment processing system and will be targeted towards small businesses. Smaller companies would be able to use this system to process ...

Study shows iPhone owners open to mobile payments

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 22nd, 2011)

A British study by research and consulting firm YouGov reveals that almost half of iPhone owners are open to making mobile payments. As noted by GigaOM, the study says 46% of iPhone owners in the UK would be willing to pay bills using their iPhone, 62% would transfer funds from one account to ...

Pay through your iPhone camera with card.io

by Steven Sande (Jun 23rd, 2011)

Using your credit card to pay for products or services through apps can be a pain, particularly if you need to type in that 16-digit card number and a three-digit security code on a virtual keyboard. A new startup, card.io, wants to make paying for something as easy as taking a picture with your ...

More iPhone than Android owners want mobile wallets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 17th, 2011)

Google may have beaten Apple to NFC, but a recent survey reveals that only 24% of Android users are actually interested in using the technology to make purchases. iPhone owners are still waiting for an NFC-enabled model, but 40% can't wait to pay in a store using their phone. Much of this ...

iPhone 4 getting stickers in Japan for mobile payment solutions

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 28th, 2010)

NFC technology comes to the iPhone 4 thanks to the Japanese carrier SoftBank, which is offering Sony's FeliCa payment system for the iPhone 4. The system includes an NFC-enabled "seal" that affixes to the back of the iPhone 4 and is compatible with the official Apple bumper case. From the ...