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Don't waste time lining up to buy a mass transit card. You can purchase bus and train fare using a tap-and-pay method on your mobile phone. Here’s how it works on iPhone and Android.

By Lance Whitney
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If you're looking for mobile payment options beyond Google Wallet, Samsung phone owners can use Samsung Wallet to purchase items, access gift cards, and earn cash back rewards.

By Lance Whitney
samsung wallet app

After a nudge from regulators, Apple will allow all kinds of new contactless abilities outside Apple Wallet, including car keys, corporate badges, and event tickets

By Tyler Hayes
person tapping their phone to an NFC terminal

With the demise of the Google Pay brand, Google Wallet is the new go-to mobile payment service on Android devices. Here's how to set up it up and pay for things from the app.

By Lance Whitney
google wallet app

Some Cash App users will get paid as part of a $15 million class action settlement. But you'll need to file before the deadline.

By Kate Irwin
Cash App App Store icon on iPhone, which is laying on a computer keyboard.

As GOP VP nominee J.D. Vance just found out, Venmo leaves several features public by default. Here's what you (and the senator) should change to ensure your account is private and secure.

By Chandra Steele
illustration of two anthropomorphic locks holding phones in front of the Venmo logo

Despite an international takedown earlier this year, Lockbit affiliates breached Evolve Bank, thereby exposing some Affirm users.

By Kate Irwin
Close-up on smartphone showing Affirm app open offering users a card for their purchases.

California labor regulators slap Amazon with a fine for having undisclosed quotas on warehouse work. Amazon says it's appealing the decision.

By Kate Irwin
Amazon package carboard box with black "Amazon Prime" tape on it on a metal roller conveyor belt.

Apple sunsets its own loan offering less than a year after launch in favor of third-party 'buy now, pay later' loans in the Wallet app instead.

By Kate Irwin
iPhone screenshot showing pay later options on phone's screen when purchasing sunglasses.

Currently, the app only requires that you have Android 7 or above installed.

By Emily Price
Google Wallet icon on a phone

Both will be added as soon as you get a confirmation email via Gmail.

By Emily Price
Google Wallet icon on a phone

The latest change sees Google cede person-to-person transfers to other apps.

By Rob Pegoraro
A store sign advertises its acceptance of Google Pay

Chase customers trying to use Apple Pay report their cards being unexpectedly declined.

By Emily Price
Apple Pay on a phone being touched to a register

Cash and physical cards are relics of the past. These top, tested mobile apps let you make contactless payments, lend money, or shop online with ease.

By Michael Muchmore  & Gabriel Zamora
Masterpass Contactless Payments

Retailers claim the companies inflated card fees by conspiring together to thwart competition.

By Emily Price
Apple Pay on a phone being used for a payment

While Amazon will still accept Venmo debit and credit cards, Venmo accounts can no longer be added to Amazon accounts.

By Emily Price
The Venmo app on a phone

Venmo Groups lets you track, split, and settle expenses with up to 30 people.

By Joe Hindy
Four screenshots showing how Venmo groups works

Refunds have been going out since June 30, but Zelle hasn't publicly announced the effort to avoid having scammers take advantage of that, too.

By Joe Hindy
Zelle's logo with a silhouetted person in front

With Sell the Trend Shops, build your brand around any product and earn income from home.

Sell the Trend SHOPS

Microsoft's credit card arrives on Sept. 21 to beta users through the Xbox Insiders program.

By Michael Kan
Xbox card