Samsung and Mastercard are working on a fingerprint payment card

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Engadget

Samsung is collaborating with Mastercard on a biometric scanning payment card with a built-in fingerprint reader, Samsung has announced. The technology appears to be similar to Mastercard's biometric payment cards unveiled in 2017 that let you au...

The old Google Pay app will soon lose person-to-person transfers in the US

Posted on 23/02/2021 by Engadget

Google has informed US users of the older Google Pay app on Android, iOS and the web that they'll need to move to the new app to continue sending, receiving and transferring money. The original version will lose that feature on April 5th, as well...

Facebook will start paying UK publishers for news stories

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Engadget

Facebook’s dedicated News tab, first seen in the US, will launch in the UK with a promise to pay UK news sites to license articles, the social media giant announced. It’ll arrive in January 2021 with partner sites including The Guardian, The Economis...

Electrify America rolls out a ‘plug and pay’ charging system

Posted on 16/11/2020 by Engadget

Electrify America is looking to simplify the payment process at its charging stations. The company has rolled out a system called Plug & Charge, which can automatically take care of payment when you connect a compatible electric vehicle. Electrif...

Chase takes on Square with its own contactless payment system

Posted on 22/10/2020 by Engadget

JP Morgan Chase is clearly eager to compete with Square in contactless, app-based store payments. It just launched a Chase-branded Business Complete Banking account with a QuickAccept feature that promises simpler (and crucially, faster) payments for...

Venmo’s first credit card offers adjustable cashback rewards

Posted on 05/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After an almost year-long wait, Venmo is ready to offer its first credit card to customers in the US. The new piece of plastic is issued by Synchrony and backed by Visa. The main perk of the card is a cashback rewards program that adapts as your spen...

Google delays its 30-percent Play Store cut in India after pushback

Posted on 05/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

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 202...

Epic is acquiring SuperAwesome, a company focused on kids’ online safety

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Epic Games is acquiring UK-based SuperAwesome, a company that powers kid-safe internet technology. “More kids interact online than ever before and now is the time to double down on their safety,” said Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.It’s the company...

Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil pumps

Posted on 01/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The next time you need to fill up your car, you might pay for your gas using your voice. Amazon, ExxonMobil and payment provider Fiserv have announced that you can pay with Alexa at some pumps. The Alexa skill was announced at CES in January, and it’...

Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts ‘free services at risk’

Posted on 17/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

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 starte...

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