Mobile wallets are gaining in popularity, with more than half of Americans using mobile payment apps to make purchases. Tap to Pay technology has increased the safety and security associated with ...

Like Apple Pay, Google Wallet will let kids buy stuff in stores but not online while using accounts their parents control. Like Apple Pay, Google Wallet will let kids buy stuff in stores but not ...

Digital wallets use tokenization and encryption to prevent your real credit card number from being transmitted. This ...

Let’s face it: When there’s a line of impatient people behind you at the checkout counter, tapping your phone to pay instead of digging around for a credit card can feel like a godsend. Digital ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Apple has spent years pitching the iPhone as a true wallet replacement, but in iOS 26 that promise finally feels much closer ...

From groceries to gas, more people are tapping their phones instead of swiping cards to pay. But what happens if that phone goes missing or falls into the wrong hands? Consumer Reports tells you how ...

Google Wallet for kids will roll out in 2025. “Following the positive response of tap-to-pay on Fitbit Ace LTE devices, we’re expanding tap-to-pay for kids to Google Wallet,” Google wrote in a ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule to supervise the largest nonbank companies offering digital funds transfer and payment wallet apps, including Google and Apple ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

The retail giant wants you to use its app or digital wallet instead. Here's how to get around that. Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards. Previously, ...