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Inrupt Debuts Data Wallet as Digital Wallet Use Grows
Mobile Wallets // July 23, 2024

Enterprise software firm Inrupt has introduced a digital wallet designed to hold user data. Businesses and governments, the company wrote on its blog Tuesday (July 23), can use the technology to give customers and citizens a place to store their data. “Over 60% of the...

Samsung-IDEMIA Partnership Brings Mobile IDs to Iowa Drivers
Identity // July 22, 2024

Biometrics firm IDEMIA has teamed with Samsung to bring mobile IDs to Iowa. The collaboration, announced in a news release Monday (July 22), allows Iowa residents to store their mobile ID in their Samsung Wallet. Residents can now use the mobile ID to confirm their...

Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe
Regulation // July 12, 2024

For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge a continuum of commerce, content and payments. But Apple’s opening its payments tech and its...

Coinbase Debuts Wallet App as Hub for Onchain Activity
Blockchain // July 11, 2024

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase introduced a centralized hub for monitoring onchain activity. “In the rapidly evolving, decentralized world of crypto, keeping track of your onchain activities can be hard,” the company said in a Thursday (July 11) blog post. “Today, many people use manual spreadsheets and...

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Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe

July 12, 2024
For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge a continuum of commerce, content and payments. But Apple’s opening its payments tech and its App store to rivals in Europe, which seemingly loosens some […]

Data: Consumers Are Using Digital Wallets for More Than Payments — Here’s How

June 27, 2024
Consumers’ use of digital wallets is evolving beyond just making purchases, and younger generations are showing the way forward. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Digital Wallets Beyond Financial Transactions: A Global...

Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments

June 11, 2024
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. But a set of announcements...

Digital IDs and Biometrics Upgrades Define Future of Transaction Security

June 11, 2024
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 use are emerging as components...

Quick Reads
TerraPay Enables Cross-Border Payments to 2.1 Billion Mobile Wallets

July 23, 2024
TerraPay says financial institutions can now send money to mobile wallets via the Swift system. The announcement Tuesday (July 23) by the money movement company applies to 2.1 billion mobile wallets worldwide, and is designed to enhance the cross-border payments experience for businesses and consumers. “Payments initiated by financial institutions over Swift will reach TerraPay’s system with speed […]

Inrupt Debuts Data Wallet as Digital Wallet Use Grows

July 23, 2024
Enterprise software firm Inrupt has introduced a digital wallet designed to hold user data. Businesses and governments, the company wrote on its blog Tuesday (July 23), can use the technology...

Samsung-IDEMIA Partnership Brings Mobile IDs to Iowa Drivers

July 22, 2024
Biometrics firm IDEMIA has teamed with Samsung to bring mobile IDs to Iowa. The collaboration, announced in a news release Monday (July 22), allows Iowa residents to store their mobile...

Coinbase Debuts Wallet App as Hub for Onchain Activity

July 11, 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase introduced a centralized hub for monitoring onchain activity. “In the rapidly evolving, decentralized world of crypto, keeping track of your onchain activities can be hard,” the company...