Mobile Wallets

47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
November 21, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Brazil is reshaping the global use of digital wallets, with consumers relying on them for bill payments and identity verification, unlike other countries, where they...

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90% of Consumers Are Familiar With Digital Wallets, but Struggle to Define Them
90% of Consumers Are Familiar With Digital Wallets, but Struggle to Define Them
November 19, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

As digital wallets become a staple of modern consumer life, there’s a need for clarity around their functions. While many consumers are familiar with the...

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Samsung and Audi to Begin Rollout of Digital Key Functionality
Samsung and Audi to Begin Rollout of Digital Key Functionality
November 15, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Select Audi owners will soon be able to use their Galaxy smartphones to lock, unlock and start their vehicles, without needing a physical key. Samsung...

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CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
CEO Interview: Pay-as-You-Go Options Help LatAm Consumers Battle ‘Prepaid Fatigue’
November 11, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

In Latin America, where many consumers are unbanked or underbanked, roughly three-quarters of consumers don’t have credit cards, so prepaid cards are widely used to...

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Alipay+ and PayPay Expand Partnership for Cross-Border Payments in Japan
Alipay+ and PayPay Expand Partnership for Cross-Border Payments in Japan
November 06, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

PayPay, a QR payments operator in Japan, is expanding its partnership with Alipay+ to widen its merchant coverage network across Japan. More than 3 million...

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Mastercard Expands APAC Digital Wallet Reach With ‘Pay Local’
Mastercard Expands APAC Digital Wallet Reach With ‘Pay Local’
November 05, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Mastercard debuted a service that lets consumers make card-based payments via local digital wallets. With Pay Local, Mastercard cardholders link their credit or debit cards...

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Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
Mastercard and NatWest Launch Mobile Virtual Card Partnership
November 04, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and NatWest partnered to introduce a mobile virtual card payment tool for businesses in the United Kingdom. Approval2Buy is the first service in Europe...

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Visa Unveils New Push-to-Wallet Virtual Card Solutions
Visa Unveils New Push-to-Wallet Virtual Card Solutions
October 29, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Visa says it is expanding its push-to-wallet capabilities to cover virtual card use. As the payments giant said in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 29), this lets users...

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Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
Marqeta to Embed BNPL in Payment Apps and Digital Wallets
October 28, 2024  |  BNPL

Marqeta has unveiled a new solution that delivers buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options inside payment apps and digital wallets. The new Marqeta Flex...

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