Apple Receives Patent for Motion-Based Confirmation System
The digital wallet industry may soon have another major player. Today, Apple was granted a patent for their iWallet app which could help consumers confirm the payment transactions that take place on...
View ArticleMobile Payments Booming at Starbucks
Starbucks continues to be a retail leader in the mobile payment industry. Last week, it was announced that the company has surpassed 70 million mobile payment transactions since it introduced its...
View ArticleCourt Rules Online Retailers Can Require Personal Data
The California Supreme Court ruled that online merchants like Apple can require consumers to give personal information, such as home address and phone number, for verification when they make credit...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–February 8, 2013
California Supreme Court Makes it Easier for Apple, Online Businesses to Collect Personal Data A divided California Supreme Court ruled that online merchants such as Apple and Ticketmaster can require...
View ArticleApple e-Wallet Will Get a Jump Start with iTunes
Analysts believe Apple will be launching an e-wallet in the next few years, with some rumors suggesting it is less than a year away from arrival. This program will allow users to save credit card...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–April 12, 2013
Analysts See Steady Credit Card Use, Despite Fears of Consumer Cutbacks Analysts expect upcoming earnings from American Express, Visa and other large credit card companies to show that shoppers...
View ArticlePayPal Now Accepted on Apple.com in Germany
Apple has announced it will allow users to pay for transactions through PayPal, but only in Germany. PayPal has been an accepted form of payment for iTunes and Mac App Stores for quite some time, but...
View ArticleiPhone 5S Turns Fingerprints into Credit Cards
There are a variety of new features that have come with Apple's latest development, the iPhone 5S. Perhaps the most remarkable feature is a fingerprint scanner known as Touch ID. Touch ID is designed...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–September 27, 2013
Google Wallet Arrives on iPhone Google introduced the Wallet app to the iPhone, a move which will hasten the replacement of cash and credit cards. The iOS app will allow users to store gift and loyalty...
View ArticleAutofill Credit Card Info on Facebook
Facebook launched a new mobile shopping opportunity that allows users to connect credit cards to their social accounts. As a result, Facebook will automatically fill in the credit card numbers for...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–January 31, 2014
Were You Charged $9.84? It Might Be Fraud Be on the lookout for a recent $9.84 charge on your debit or credit card. It might be part of a massive, worldwide scam. Thieves are using stolen payment cards...
View ArticleThe Mobile Wallet Battle Heats Up
Domino's Pizza is now accepting payment via Google Wallet. You can pay for your pizza with your Android app. That might not sound like big news but it signals a significant move in the battle for how...
View ArticleApple Primed to Become Mobile Wallet Leader
Apple published its quarterly earnings last week, a few hours after we published our original story "The Mobile Wallet Battle Heats Up". Apple CEO Tim Cook took the earnings call as an opportunity to...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–May 2, 2014
After Data Breach, Target Plans to Issue More Secure Chip-and-PIN Cards Still pushing to right itself after an enormous data breach by cybercriminals, Target announced that it would switch its debit...
View ArticleWill the Apple iWatch be a Revolutionary New Payment System?
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco begins on June 2 and everything from Apple TV to the Beats acquisition for $3.2 billion has been mentioned as possible groundbreaking...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–May 30, 2014
Correcting Your Credit Report Gets Easier You just got more of a say in fixing errors on your credit report. Pushed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, major credit reporting companies...
View ArticleScan Credit Card into iOS 8 Safari Using Your iPhone Camera
Apple has made some major improvements to iOS 8 over the last few months, and one of them is a new ability to take pictures of your credit card to use in Safari. Instead of entering your card...
View ArticleFTC Sues Amazon Over In-App Purchases by Children
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon on behalf of parents who were charged for purchases their children made without their permission. The lawsuit claims Amazon allowed kids to rack up millions...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–September 5, 2014
Home Depot's Credit Cards May Have Been Hacked A massive batch of credit and debit card information that went on sale on a criminal Internet site Tuesday may be from Home Depot stores and could be...
View ArticleApple’s Introduction May Lead to the End of the Plastic Credit Card
The date of September 9, 2014 may very well be the beginning of the end of the physical credit card. As we forecasted in June, there is a good chance Apple will announce a watch and/or phone on Tuesday...
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