digital wallets

France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
France Keeps Mobile Wallets Ready for Post-Olympic Events
August 14, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Consumers in France are embracing digital wallets for payments. For example, more than one-third (38%) use them for online shopping. Surprisingly, we find millennials in...

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Credit Unions vs Big Tech: Winner Gets the Customer
Credit Unions vs Big Tech: Winner Gets the Customer
August 13, 2024  |  Banking

For banks — and especially for credit unions — the battle with Big Tech for the hearts, minds and wallet share of consumers may seem...

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Discover Global Network Points to Social Commerce as Example of Shopping’s Digital Transformation
Discover Global Network Points to Social Commerce as Example of Shopping’s Digital Transformation
August 12, 2024  |  Social Commerce

The lines between social interaction and commerce are increasingly blurred, and they show no signs of separating, at least not anytime soon. “Social commerce takes...

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Google Wallet and Acorns Launch Payment Solution Designed for Kids
Google Wallet and Acorns Launch Payment Solution Designed for Kids
August 09, 2024  |  Wearables

Parents can now provide their 7- to 12-year-old kids with a wearable payment device powered by Google Wallet and GoHenry by Acorns. The two organizations have partnered...

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They Said That: Notable Quotables for the Week of August 5
They Said That: Notable Quotables for the Week of August 5
August 09, 2024  |  Technology

While you were watching track and field, basketball, fencing and swimming we were keeping our usual close eye on the “faster, higher, stronger” world of...

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Grubhub VP Says in-App Wallet Could Boost Average Check
Grubhub VP Says in-App Wallet Could Boost Average Check
August 09, 2024  |  Aggregators

As aggregators look to drive spending despite consumers’ belt-tightening behaviors, Grubhub is using new digital features to drive up check sizes. The company announced earlier...

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The Road to Digital Healthcare Payments Starts With a Few Cashless Steps, Says Bank of America
The Road to Digital Healthcare Payments Starts With a Few Cashless Steps, Says Bank of...
August 09, 2024  |  Healthcare

There are few sectors outside of healthcare that are more emblematic of both digital technology’s potential and the challenges that come with implementing it. In...

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GCash Seeks IPO When Market Conditions Improve
GCash Seeks IPO When Market Conditions Improve
August 07, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Philippines-based mobile payments provider GCash wants to go public, when the time is right. “We recognize that the new round of investments further strengthens Mynt’s ability and position coming...

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Marqeta Becomes Issuer-Processor for Varo Bank
Marqeta Becomes Issuer-Processor for Varo Bank
August 06, 2024  |  Partnerships

Card issuing platform Marqeta has been named issuer-processor for online bank Varo. “Varo selected Marqeta for its ability to combine sophisticated virtual, tokenized and physical card-issuing technology with...

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