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Apple clarifies how Apple Card Family sharing will work
Apple is providing more details about its Apple Family Card in a new support document containing terms and conditions.
WhatsApp now lets users send and receive money in Brazil
WhatsApp payments are now available in Brazil again, according to Reuters.
Venmo built crypto trading into its payments app
PayPal-owned payments company Venmo is rolling out the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrency to users.
Visa will allow some transactions to be settled with cryptocurrency
Support for the USDC stablecoin will streamline crypto-based payments.
Samsung and Mastercard are working on a fingerprint payment card
Samsung is collaborating with Mastercard on a biometric scanning payment card with a built-in fingerprint reader.
The old Google Pay app will soon lose person-to-person transfers in the US
You'll also need to switch to the new app to view recent activity and transactions.
Facebook will start paying UK publishers for news stories
Facebook is launching its dedicated News tab in the UK with a promise to pay UK news sites substantial sums to license articles.
Electrify America rolls out a 'plug and pay' charging system
The 2021 Porsche Taycan and Lucid Air are among the first Plug & Charge EVs.
Chase takes on Square with its own contactless payment system
Chase has introduced a competitor to Square, Business Complete Banking, that makes contactless payments easy.
Venmo's first credit card offers adjustable cashback rewards
After an almost year-long wait, Venmo's first credit card is here, bringing with it a couple of interesting features.
Google delays its 30-percent Play Store cut in India after pushback
Google will delay enforcement in India of a new billing policy that will force some developers to pay a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases, the company announced (via TechCrunch). The new rules are set to go in effect globally by September 2021, but after facing pushback from an alliance of app developers, Google will postpone them in India until April 2022.
Epic is acquiring SuperAwesome, a company focused on kids' online safety
Epic Games is acquiring UK-based SuperAwesome, a company that powers kid-safe gaming technology.
Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil pumps
The option's available at more than 11,500 stations across the US.
Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts 'free services at risk'
In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it started earlier this year.
Facebook forms financial group to focus on payments
Facebook has decided to delve deeper into commerce with the creation of a new group focused on payments.
PayPal and Venmo QR payments are coming to CVS Pharmacies
CVS pharmacies will soon let you do touch-free payments using your PayPal or Venmo accounts by using PayPal’s QR code payment system, PayPal has announced.
Brazil's Central Bank forces WhatsApp to suspend mobile payments
Brazil’s Central Bank has put a pause on WhatsApp payments in the country, according to Bloomberg.
WhatsApp adds payments, starting in Brazil
It's taken several years, but WhatsApp has started to roll out payments functionality.
Samsung will introduce an 'innovative' debit card this summer
Samsung is diving further into payments with a debit card arriving this summer.
Bird wants you to make purchases through its mobile app
E-scooter startup Bird has started testing a new in-app payments feature called Bird Pay. If you live in Santa Monica or Los Angeles, you can try it out at select businesses across the two cities. If you see a tablet like the one pictured above, you can pay for a purchase by opening the Bird app, scanning a QR code, entering the amount you owe and then swiping up to confirm the payment. It's not as straightforward of a solution as say Apple Pay, but it does bypass the need for an NFC terminal -- which businesses in the US have been slow to adopt.