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Payscout debuts VR commerce

US processor Payscout has released an app which enables users to make payments for physical products in virtual reality via Google's Cardboard view finder.

27 June 2017

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Android Pay lands in Canada and Taiwan

Android Pay has arrived in Canada, with several of the country's biggest banks making the mobile payments service available to Mastercard and Visa credit cardholders as well as Interac debit card users.

31 May 2017

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Google and PayPal partner for mobile shopping by fingerprint

Android Pay users that have linked their PayPal accounts will soon be able to pay for goods when mobile shopping using the Chrome browser with just just a touch of their fingerprint.

18 May 2017

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PayPal forges mobile payments deal with Google

Consumers in the US will soon be able to use PayPal in Android Pay to make purchases at retailers in-store, in-app and online.

18 April 2017

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Android Pay gets inside bank apps

Google has teamed up with several banks - including BofA - to let customers add cards to Android Pay from within their apps.

12 April 2017

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Google brings P2P payments to Gmail Android app

Google is wading back into the crowded P2P payments arena, adding a feature to its Gmail Android app that makes sending friends funds as easy as attaching a file to an email.

15 March 2017

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Google kills off Hands Free payments app; Samsung Pay comes to more Android handsets

After a 10 month pilot, Google is ditching its Hands Free payments app, which let users leave their wallets and phones in their pockets and pay just by talking.

03 February 2017

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Google gets festive with Android Pay Christmas crackers

Google is playing Santa over the holidays, hoping to win converts to its Android Pay service by rewarding Brits who use it with virtual Christmas crackers filled with prizes.

06 December 2016

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Big tech policy group calls on Trump to promote fintech innovation

Financial Innovation Now, a public policy coalition comprised of Amazon, Apple, Google, Intuit and PayPal, has called on President-elect Trump to develop a national vision and co-ordinating strategy to promote the development of fintech innovations in financial services.

01 December 2016

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BBVA in management reshuffle for digital banking push

Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is set to embark on a second management reorganisation within 14 months in anticipation of a further push of its digital banking plans, according to Bloomberg.

28 July 2016

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Aussie banks team up for Apple Pay legal challenge

Four Australian banks are joining forces to negotiate with Apple and be allowed to offer their own payment services on the tech giant's hardware.

27 July 2016

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Indian digital payments market to hit $500bn by 2020 - Google

India is set for a digital payments revolution, with the value of transactions set to hit US$500 billion by 2020, ten times its current level, according to research from Google and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

27 July 2016

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