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

By Emily Price
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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
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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
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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

Network software updates confused internal systems and took down Square last week. 'There is no evidence that this was a cybersecurity event,' Square says.

By Josh Hendrickson
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Gift givers can load up a Hallmark + Venmo Card with digital funds that the recipient scans and adds to their own Venmo account.

By Joe Hindy
A Hallmark card with a Venmo QR code inside

Teenagers can use the Venmo app and debit card under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

By Matthew Humphries

Apple Pay Later lets you pay off big purchases in installments, but Apple is slow-rolling the launch, inviting 'select users' in the US to try out a prerelease version.

By Stephanie Mlot

The popularity of P2P payment apps is growing, and so are payment requests for less than $5, particularly between friends and siblings.

By Chandra Steele