digital wallets

Blockchain Firm Squad Labs Raises $10 Million for Smart Wallet
Blockchain Firm Squad Labs Raises $10 Million for Smart Wallet
June 12, 2024  |  Investments

Blockchain tech company Squad Labs has raised $10 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by Electric Capital with participation from RockawayX, Coinbase Ventures, L1D,...

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Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments
Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments
June 11, 2024  |  Apple Pay

The first few days of Apple’s annual developer conference, stretching from Monday (June 10) to Friday (June 14), may seemingly be all about artificial intelligence....

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Digital IDs and Biometrics Upgrades Define Future of Transaction Security
Digital IDs and Biometrics Upgrades Define Future of Transaction Security
June 11, 2024  |  Authentication

The interlinked future of digital identity and biometrics is already starting to transform payments. As digital wallets increasingly gain traction, the security features driving their...

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Apple’s Tap to Cash Lets Users Pay By Touching iPhones
Apple’s Tap to Cash Lets Users Pay By Touching iPhones
June 11, 2024  |  Apple

Apple’s new iPhone update will include a new way for users to transmit funds. In addition to the various AI announcements the tech giant made...

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Digital Wallet Provider Curve Appoints CEO to Drive US Growth
Digital Wallet Provider Curve Appoints CEO to Drive US Growth
June 07, 2024  |  Personnel

Digital wallet provider Curve has appointed Nancy Yaffa as its USA CEO and Reeta K. Holmes as its new board member. These appointments come at...

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Security Features Drive Digital Wallet Usage
Security Features Drive Digital Wallet Usage
June 06, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Mobile payments — and by extension, mobile wallets — are proving to be a favorite means of paying for all aspects of daily life as...

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Paytm Continues to Lose Digital Payments Ground to Google and Walmart
Paytm Continues to Lose Digital Payments Ground to Google and Walmart
June 06, 2024  |  Digital Payments

India-based Paytm’s share of the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues to slip. The FinTech made up 8.1% of total UPI transactions last month, down...

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Apple Pay Overtakes PayPal as Favored In-Store Mobile Wallet
Apple Pay Overtakes PayPal as Favored In-Store Mobile Wallet
June 05, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Retail shoppers making purchases using digital wallets have shifted from favoring PayPal to Apple Pay, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals, and the latter only continues to gain...

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Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?
Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?
June 04, 2024  |  Social Commerce

Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The...

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