Google Pay app is shutting down in the US later this yearStarting in June, you'll need to use Google Wallet instead. By S. Dent, 02.23.2024
PayPal is laying off 2,500 employeesThe cuts come almost exactly a year after PayPal slashed seven percent of its workforce.By P. Dixit, 01.30.2024
Amazon ditches Venmo as a direct payment option after just 14 monthsVenmo debit and credit cards are still accepted, though.By K. Holt, 12.07.2023
Venmo's Groups feature could spell trouble for bill-splitting appsIt aims to help you figure out who owes what and settle up in one app.By K. Holt, 11.14.2023
Zelle may refund your money if you were scammedThe payment processor started reimbursing scam victims on June 30.By M. Moon, 11.14.2023
Patreon is fixing canceled payments and inaccessible funds for creatorsBanks have flagged ‘a slightly higher-than-normal number’ of payments as fraudulent.By W. Shanklin, 08.03.2023
NFC tech could get faster and go fully contactless within the next five yearsThe NFC Forum has revealed its roadmap for the technology through 2028.By M. Moon, 06.23.2023
PayPal is laying off 2,000 employeesThe cuts will affect 7 percent of the company’s total workforce. By I. Bonifacic, 01.31.2023
Amazon brings Prime shipping to more third-party sites on January 31stBuy with Prime offers free shipping and other perks — if you're also paying Amazon.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2023
India fines Google $113 million for abusing the Play Store's dominanceAn antitrust regulator ordered the company to allow Play Store developers to use third-party payment services.By K. Holt, 10.25.2022
Amazon now lets you pay using VenmoThe option will be available to everyone in the US in the next few weeks.By J. Fingas, 10.25.2022
PayPal's new rewards program includes Honey shopping discountsThe company bought Honey three years ago.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2022
Samsung Wallet payments and passes are coming to 13 more countries this yearMore people will be able to store bank cards, IDs and digital car keys.By J. Fingas, 10.13.2022
Affirm's pay-over-time option comes to Canada through AmazonIt's the first time Affirm has made a significant move beyond the US.By J. Fingas, 09.22.2022
Google allows Android apps to use third-party payments in the EUThe policy doesn't apply to gaming apps on the Google Play store for now.By K. Holt, 07.19.2022
Facebook Pay is now Meta Pay, and hopes to be the metaverse's digital walletWho could have seen this one coming? By I. Bonifacic, 06.22.2022
PayPal will let users split the cost of purchases over up to 24 monthsPay Monthly is building on the company's previous buy now, pay later schemes.By K. Holt, 06.15.2022
Apple staff are already using 'Tap to Pay' at the HQ visitor centerIt lets retailers accept contactless payments using only an iPhone. By S. Dent, 05.16.2022
Google's latest security upgrades include virtual credit cardsYou can also expect stronger phishing protections.By J. Fingas, 05.11.2022
Apple reportedly wants to handle more financial services in-houseYou'd even go through Apple for credit checks and payment processing.By J. Fingas, 03.30.2022