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Is Palm Payment The Future? How WeChat’s New Service Could Revolutionize Luxury Retail In China
What Happened: Already freed from carrying wallets, Chinese citizens can now also leave their phones at home. On May 21, Tencent’s WeChat Pay rolled out a new “palm payment” method, whereby users can complete an entire transaction with a simple “wave” of their hand. According to Tencent, the technology — developed by the YouTu artificial intelligence
iPad plus NFC could be the ultimate payment terminal with rumored Apple Pay upgrade
Apple has been investing in payment technologies for a long time. Since Apple Pay was introduced in 2014, the company has also launched a peer-to-peer payment platform and even its own credit card. Now the company is reportedly working to enter the payment terminal market using the iPhone – but the iPad should also be…
Sony is removing payment options from the PS3 and Vita stores this month
Bottom line: Sony doesn't seem to be preparing to remove the ability to buy legacy digital content for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PSP again (not yet anyway). It is, however, adding another hurdle to go through for those who are still buying things through those systems. On October 27th, Sony will remove the ability…
Visa Is Building A Payment Channel Network On Ethereum
Visa has been active in engaging with crypto, and this week is no exception. Reports have emerged that the payment facilitator and financial services firm has deployed it’s first smart contract on Ethereum Testnet. The move isn’t the first to signal Visa’s increased acceptance to adopt crypto in their operations. Visa’s Universal Payment Channel The…