Articles about Mobile payments

Seattle transit’s new ‘tap-to-pay’ feature goes live next week as region gears up for World Cup

The ubiquitous tap-to-pay technology that has become commonplace in grocery stores and coffee shops is coming to Seattle-area buses and trains beginning Feb. 23. Read More

Seattle-area transit payment card ORCA will soon be accessible in Google Wallet

Public transit riders in the Seattle area will soon be able to access their ORCA Cards for digital payments via… Read More

Mobile marketplace OfferUp adds ‘Hold Offers’ feature as it battles Craigslist, eBay and Facebook

OfferUp is rolling out a new feature that aims to solve a major pain point for local buyers and sellers,… Read More

Square takes aim at Stripe, PayPal with new payments kit for mobile software developers

Betting that users of its in-store payments hardware and web services want to use Square across their mobile apps as… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new open-source software helps impoverished communities around the world access financial services

For the billions of people living without access to a bank account, simple transactions, like paying rent electronically or registering… Read More

Craigslist rival OfferUp tests mobile payments in Seattle, letting buyers pay sellers inside its app

OfferUp is quietly testing mobile payments for users of its community marketplace in Seattle, giving buyers the option to pay sellers through its app… Read More

Starbucks rolling out new Rewards program this week, amid skepticism about changes

The new “Starbucks Rewards” program (formally My Starbucks Rewards) launches Tuesday with an app upgrade and a new system for… Read More

Square’s stock jumps 45 percent in opening hours as the IPO-weary tech world watches on

All eyes were on payments company Square on Thursday morning, as one of the Silicon Valley’s many so-called unicorns ventured… Read More

Tully’s Coffee launches fancy new iPad-based point of sale system

Tully’s Coffee has just rolled out a new high-tech point of sales system that allows baristas to ring up a… Read More

Subway partners with PayPal to let you order that foot-long sandwich from your phone

Subway customers can now skip the line by placing orders for their six-inch or foot-long sandwich on their phone or… Read More

PayRange raises $12M to install new payment technology in old vending machines

PayRange wants to help you buy items from a vending machine without cash or coins. The Portland-based startup today announced… Read More

Google testing hands-free mobile payments, no tapping or swiping required

Google yesterday unveiled its latest mobile payments system, Android Pay, a successor to Google Wallet with the ability to use secure digital… Read More

Discover cards coming to Apple Pay this fall

Discover cardholders will be able to use their credit cards with Apple Pay later this year, thanks to an agreement… Read More

Facebook introduces friend-to-friend payments in Messenger app

People who owe their friends a few bucks after a night on the town have a new way to get… Read More

Softcard kills Android, Windows Phone apps following deal with Google

Earlier this week, Softcard announced that Google purchased some of its assets and technology, and now the company is shutting down… Read More

Google teams with Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T on mobile payments, buys Softcard technology

Google is taking another swing at the mobile payment market by partnering with three of the major U.S. wireless carriers… Read More

Mobile bill pay app Prism raises $2M to help you pay your bills on time

Prism, a three-year old startup, has raised $2 million over multiple rounds to help people pay their bills using a free… Read More

Federal government adds support for Apple Pay

Apple has just picked up a major new partner for its mobile payment service: the U.S government. Company CEO Tim… Read More

Finsphere teams with Visa to end declined transactions for travelers

Finsphere, a Bellevue-based payment services startup, has partnered with Visa to help people with credit cards avoid the embarrassment of… Read More

Starbucks finally integrates Apple Pay — but not for buying lattes

Starbucks is rolling out an updated iPhone app today that will finally enable Apple Pay. The Seattle coffee chain was one of… Read More

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Square raises $150M to achieve a $6B valuation

Square has raised an additional $150 million in capital, valuing the six-year-old San Francisco payments company at $6 billion, reports… Read More

EBay trades lower as investors question reasons for PayPal spin off

eBay shares are not getting a bump from Wall Street today, following Tuesday’s announcement that it is spinning off PayPal into a separate… Read More

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Starbucks finally updates Android app to allow for digital tipping

Starbucks has finally updated its Android app to enable its customers to tip their baristas using their phone. Customers will now have… Read More

5 reasons Apple is poised to finally usher in a cashless society

A endless list of companies — from wireless carriers and handset makers to tech giants as big as Google — have… Read More

Mobile payments: Retailers weigh cost of using Amazon’s system, even if price is right

Will book sellers, bike shop owners and electronics stores use Amazon as its payment provider if they are already worried about it stealing their business?… Read More

OpenTable serves up another way to pay the bill using your phone

There’s no shortage of companies trying to come up with high-tech ways for consumers to pay the check using their… Read More

Amazon begins testing a mobile wallet app, but stops short of enabling payments

Amazon has 244 million active customers, who trust the e-commerce behemoth to keep their credit cards on file, and yet, the… Read More

Isis mobile wallet to change name to avoid confusion with ISIS militant group

Isis, the digital wallet venture started by Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T, says it will roll out a new brand — aiming to avoid confusion with… Read More

How the Starbucks and Square payments venture ran out of steam

Two years ago, Starbucks promised to change the way people pay for coffee when it invested $25 million into Square,… Read More

Mobile milestone: 10% of U.S. Starbucks transactions now made with phone

When you step up to the register to pay at the coffee shop, do you reach for cash, a card… Read More