A security researcher from Germany released an Android application on Google Play that can obtain contactless credit card data over the air for a limited set of cards. Contactless credit cards can typically be used without a pin for transactions under ?10 by simply holding the card near a point of sale terminal.The Android application, […]
Joshua Rubin, a security engineer with zvelo, disclosed his research into the (in)security of Google Wallet. Google Wallet is a new near field communication (NFC) electronic wallet that allows customers to pay for everyday purchases by entering a PIN on their Android smartphone and tapping it on a receiver, similar to Mastercard PayPass.What Rubin discovered […]
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California (AFP) – Google will on Wednesday begin testing an Offers service that delivers local bargains to smartphone "wallets" in a challenge to online bargain hot spot Groupon. Google Offers, working in conjunction with the Wallet mobile payment platform for Android smartphones, will begin testing in Portland, Oregon and eventually expand to […]
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