Neowin News Feed for: Wallet

Google announces a raft of new Android productivity features

Steve Bennett — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:16:01 +0000

Alongside Android's newly revealed look, Google has announced new features for its apps and devices designed around productivity and communication to keep on top of tasks and stay connected. Read more...

Check out these iPhone mockups revealing the alleged Health, Wallet and Wallpapers redesign

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:56:01 +0000

Freshly baked mockups have arrived for iPhone's Health app, Wallpapers, and Wallet app. They reveal all the different visual changes that Apple might include in the iOS 17 update later this year. Read more...

Visa cuts ties with collapsed crypto exchange FTX

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:14:01 +0000

Visa has terminated its global debit card agreements with FTX, which has now declared bankruptcy. The Bahama-based crypto exchange platform had launched crypto debit cards with Visa in October 2022. Read more...

Apple launches savings account for Apple Card users

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:12:10 +0000

Apple has launched its own savings account with no joining fees, minimum deposits, and any minimum balance requirements for Apple Card users with Daily Cash deposited directly into the account. Read more...

Apple may allow deleting its own Wallet app on iPhone and iPad to avoid legal troubles

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:24:01 +0000

Apple might allow deleting, as in completely uninstalling its own Wallet app. Code inside the iPadOS 16.1 indicates users could permanently remove the app, but will it cripple the Apple Pay platform? Read more...

Updated Google Wallet will securely store tap-to-pay cards, will co-exist with GPay, for now

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:26:01 +0000

Google has updated its older Google Pay and rebranded it as Wallet. The e-wallet currently offers tap-to-pay cards, but will eventually add several types of authentication and payment methods. Read more...

Polium One is an upcoming shady looking console for Web3 games

Usama Jawad — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:30:02 +0000

Polium One has been announced as the next-gen console for Web3 gaming. However, it has received a lot of criticism because it exists only as a render for now and has grave errors in documentation. Read more...

Valve patches Steam exploit that allowed inflation of wallet funds

Usama Jawad — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Valve has awarded a bounty of $7,500 to a person who identified a bug through which they could artificially inflate their wallets funds on Steam by changing the POST request via certain email IDs. Read more...

PayPal buys Curv to bolster cryptocurrency expertise

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:30:02 +0000

PayPal has acquired the cryptocurrency firm Curv to bolster its credentials in the field as it looks to offer these services to users around the world in the first half of the year. Read more...

Facebook Libra's Calibra wallet is rebranded as Novi

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 May 2020 16:18:01 +0000

Facebook has announced that its Calibra Libra wallet is now going to be known as Novi which was inspired by the Latin word for new. The wallet will arrive in several countries before a wider launch. Read more...

The Microsoft Wallet app for Windows phones will stop working on February 28

Rich Woods — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft published on its website that the Wallet app for Windows phones will be retired at the end of next month. The service allowed people to organize their loyalty cards and make mobile payments. Read more...

Ledger wallets could let hackers steal your money

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:08:01 +0000

Ledger's software wallets are vulnerable to an exploit which could see your bitcoins get surreptitiously sent to a hacker. The firm said that it doesn't plan to fix the issue but will raise awareness. Read more...

Electrum bitcoin wallet patched to fix vulnerability

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:16:01 +0000

The popular bitcoin wallet, Electrum, has been patched to fend off a JavaScript attack that had been discovered. All users should install the updated client as soon as possible to be safe. Read more...

FreeCharge gets Windows Hello support for its Windows 10 app

Gurkaran Singh — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 19:24:01 +0000

One of India's leading online wallets FreeCharge now has Windows Hello support for Windows 10 devices. The update also brings late payment support as well as QR payments for the platform. Read more...

Windows 10 build 14393.479 breaks tap-to-pay, according to known issues

Rich Woods — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:52:01 +0000

After the build was released three days ago, Microsoft has finally published a partial changelog for Windows 10 build 14393.479. While it's only a known issue, it should only affect a few devices. Read more...

BitPay introduces namesake wallet on mobile and desktop

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:44:01 +0000

BitPay has launched its new BitPay wallet, built on its Copay platform. The wallet includes features such as allowing users to buy bitcoins from within the app and support for the BitPay card. Read more...

Chase Support says it won't be coming to Microsoft Wallet until next year

Rich Woods — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:36:01 +0000

According to the Chase Support Twitter account, the bank won't be supporting Microsoft's mobile payment solution, Wallet, until next year; meanwhile, it has said 'coming soon' since launch. Read more...

PNC Bank officially announces support for Microsoft Wallet; still no support from Chase

Rich Woods — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:08:01 +0000

After being listed on Microsoft's website for a couple of weeks now, PNC Bank has officially announced support for Microsoft Wallet; meanwhile, Chase is still listed as "coming soon". Read more...

Microsoft formally announces NFC tap to pay for Windows 10 Mobile

Rich Woods — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:08:01 +0000

Earlier today, Microsoft released the Wallet 2.0 app to Insiders on the Fast ring. Now, the firm has formally announced the tap to pay feature, also publishing a video to show it off. Read more...

Wallet 2.0 now available for Windows 10 Mobile on Insider Fast ring; offers NFC tap to pay

Rich Woods — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:01:58 +0000

While Microsoft still hasn't made any formal announcements about it, NFC tap to pay is now available for Windows 10 Mobile Insiders on the Fast ring. The update is available for the Wallet app. Read more...

Windows Store Weekly: Starbucks to land soon, Halo 5 to remain an Xbox title, and more

Adrian Potoroaca — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:22:01 +0000

Another week has passed, and as usual, we round up the most important news bits from the world of Windows apps, from the most significant updates and new arrivals, to exciting new things to come. Read more...

Microsoft to release Wallet 2.0 with Tap to Pay feature for Windows 10 Mobile

Boyd Chan — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:20:01 +0000

NFC Tap to Pay functionality looks set to be enabled for Windows 10 Mobile in the forthcoming Anniversary Update, supported by a significantly improved version of the crippled Wallet app. Read more...

Wallet on Windows 10 Mobile to get a new look

Rich Woods — Tue, 17 May 2016 17:02:01 +0000

Microsoft is planning to overhaul its Wallet app for Windows 10 Mobile. The app will also have new features, such as the ability to change colors, scan barcodes, and add membership and loyalty cards. Read more...

Bitcoin wallet - Electrum - arrives on Android

Paul Hill — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 13:14:01 +0000

The Bitcoin wallet - Electrum - has now come to the Android platform with a newly crafted UI. The app is still based on the desktop app making the two compatible. An iOS version will come soon. Read more...

Target in consideration of its own mobile pay system

Chris Schroeder — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:46:01 +0000

Target in early development stages of mobile "wallet" pay system that would put the company in direct competition with tech giants such as Apple and Samsung. Read more...

Isis mobile wallet is rebranding to avoid sharing a name with the terrorist group

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:48:17 +0000

Isis, the mobile payment system which launched last year, has announced that they will rebrand and change their name to avoid similarities with the militant Jihadist group of the same name. Read more...

Google launching Wallet mobile payments on Google Glass

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 May 2014 09:17:11 +0000

A new report from inside sources at Google says the company is looking to launch its Wallet payments system on Google Glass. There's no official info yet but the launch may come very soon. Read more...

Google hints at future bitcoin support for their payment services

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:13:39 +0000

Google seems to be curious about bitcoin. Some e-mails that were made public show the company is looking at ways of supporting the digital currency and integrating it into their payments services. Read more...

Google Wallet prepaid debit card launched

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:35:33 +0000

Google announced the availability of Google Wallet prepaid debit card today which lets users perform transactions directly using their online balance without the need of a compatible smartphone. Read more...

Google launches Helpouts, lets you help out and get paid

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:59:12 +0000

A new service from Google, Helpouts, allows users to find and offer help via video chat for a multitude of situations. Those offering help will get paid for their time and expertise. Read more...

Gmail to receive Google Wallet button soon; sending money just got easier

Paul Ferson — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:24:40 +0000

Google is to add functionality for transferring money to friends via Wallet and its most popular non-search service, Gmail. The concept should make moving money between people easier than ever. Read more...

Microsoft Research pushes mobile payments to the creepy edge with Zero Effort Payment

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:19:32 +0000

Microsoft Research is testing a mobile payment method that takes a new different approach. It combines Bluetooth and Kinect for facial recognition and the customer doesn't have to do anything. Read more...

NFC is not an easy task, but mobile payments are already here

Owen Williams — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:03:50 +0000

Technology has revolutionized almost everything, but if there's one thing it hasn't fixed it's loose change. We talked to a company that's changing the world with mobile phone based payments. Read more...

Google wants you to enter your credit card as part of Gmail signup?

Brad Sams — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:32:15 +0000

Google is testing a new email signup page where it will ask the user to enter their credit card information to also create a Google Wallet account. Read more...

Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:19:37 +0000

Researchers at security firm Zvelo discovered that Google Wallet PINs can be cracked through brute force methods - though only on rooted Android devices. Read more...

Verizon says it is not blocking Google Wallet

Brad Sams — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:14:52 +0000

Verizon has sent out an official statement on Google Wallet and states that the current information about it blocking Google Wallet is false. Read more...

Google Wallet launches on Sprint

Owen Williams — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:28:49 +0000

Nexus S users can now use Google Wallet, the company's first "tap and go" payment solution if they're on the Sprint network. The technology uses NFC and will soon support most major credit cards. Read more...

Google Wallet to be compatible across platforms

Owen Williams — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:44:00 +0000

Late last year Google announced the Nexus S, the first mobile phone to be equipped with NFC (Near-field Communication) technology. We haven't seen widespread adoption of the standard yet, but Google released a product called... Read more...

Google Wallet NFC payment system launching tomorrow

Brad Sams — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:28:27 +0000

The next generation of payment systems is about to get a massive shot in the arm thanks to Google. Near Field Communication (NFC) is a technology that is on the verge of becoming mainstream. While... Read more...

AMD Won't Burn a hole in your wallet, or your motherboard?

Steven Parker — Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:25:00 +0000

Cheers PM5K for the heads up on this one. There is a new video out on the internet showing what REALLY happens to an AthlonXP (or MP) when your heat sink falls off, or when... Read more...