Samsung Pay connects Four
Samsung Pay can now be used by NAB customers, making the smartphone mobile wallet the first to be compatible with all of the Big Four Australian banks.
Samsung Pay can now be used by NAB customers, making the smartphone mobile wallet the first to be compatible with all of the Big Four Australian banks.
Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, and National Australia Bank have announced they are launching a new payments app.
ANZ has added Samsung Pay to its offering, leading the big four in its coverage of the major contactless mobile payments options.
ANZ has taken the wraps off Android Pay, making it the first major bank to launch the contactless payment solution to its five million customers in Australia.
NAB is the latest bank to unveil a mobile payments service, launching an offering that allows consumers to use their Android smartphone to make purchases without the need for a physical card.
Google has announced it will release Android Pay in Australia during the first half of 2016, allowing users to make mobile payments by tapping their Android smartphones on terminals.
On Thursday Walmart announced a payment system of its own that uses barcodes and it doesn't look too clumsy.
It's the biggest week in payment technology since Apple Pay was introduced last year, and the changes could have a long-term impact on how you buy goods and services in stores.