The use of smartphones as e-wallets has caught on elsewhere; now it's spreading in America. The new Google Wallet app lets shoppers who own Android smartphones pay at the counter with a mere wave at ...

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 ...

Brady Snyder is a technology journalist that has written about mobile devices and computers for multiple publications for over two years. He graduated from St. John's University with a B.S. in ...

These days, you don't even have to take your credit card out of your wallet in order to buy something. If you are shopping online, you can store your credit card numbers on your computer and just hit ...

Google Wallet goes beyond tap-to-pay and can store library cards, car keys, and boarding passes. You can add your digital ID if you live in supported states, though it can't completely replace a ...

Wallets are a thing of the past. Well, kind of. It's still good to carry a physical wallet with you, just in case, but if you do forget it at home you can always fall back on a virtual one. Modern ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...