This week featured a handful of announcements relating to using your iPhone as a virtual wallet including news of Boston’s smartphone-based commuter rail payment system and CVS integrating its loyalty card system into its iPhone app. Capping the week is news that restaurant chain T.G.I. Fridays announcement that more than of its franchises in the [...] Related Stories Solar-Powered In-Car Hands-Free Bluetooth Speakerphone Sherlock Holmes Uses His iPhone To Beam Up To The U.
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Alipay has launched in a new payment system in the Beijing subway that uses sound waves to connect smartphones with ticketing machines. The sound wave payment system was introduced with the Alipay Wallet mobile app in January and us... Read Post
After hitting $11 million in mobile payments volume per day, Square is announcing more news—an update to the startup's flagship iOS payments app. As you may know, Square Card Reader and companion app transforms any iPad, iPhone or A... Read Post
Tabbedout, which allows restaurants to offer mobile payments to their customers, is now providing a mobile SDK so businesses with a mobile app can easily integrate Tabbedout payments instead of relying on Tabbedout's app. Read Post