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Banks want in on digital wallets — and the consumer data that comes with them

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 23, 2023
Seven banks, including Wells Fargo and Capital One, are launching a competitor to services like Apple Pay and PayPal later this year.
Banks are slated to unveil a new digital wallet later this year, aimed at competing with services like Apple Pay.
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Cash: Who needs it? Britons mull over the potential disappearance of physical money

by Stephen Beard
Sep 15, 2022
Digital payment methods may render notes and coins obsolete in the United Kingdom and turn it into a cashless economy.
As many as 8 million Britons are thought to depend on physical money because they don’t have an internet connection, a smartphone or digital skills.
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Musician-writer Dessa on what happens when artists' gigs go away

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 30, 2020
"What are we supposed to do when we've got to stay apart?" said musician and writer Dessa.
“I think we are gonna have this big boom of art in the next few months as people are hunkering down over their keyboards,” Dessa says.
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New York City subways are getting a tap-to-pay system

by Marielle Segarra
May 30, 2019
The pilot might result in riders using the same method to pay for other goods and services.
Customers move through the turnstiles at the Fulton Center subway station on February 27, 2019 in New York City.
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Is the backing of the banks enough for Zelle to beat Venmo?

by Molly Wood
Jul 30, 2018
A look at the big banks' answer to Venmo.
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I've Always Wondered ...

What are apps like Venmo doing with your money?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 20, 2018
You've always wondered ...
Who benefits when your money is sitting in some app instead of in your savings? 
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Why Chase is the latest to get into mobile payments

by Kai Ryssdal , Molly Wood and Robert Garrova
Oct 28, 2015
The bank is joining a crowded space with Apple, Google and Samsung.
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Snapchat partners with Square to present ... Snapcash

by Kai Ryssdal and Seth Kelley
Nov 17, 2014
The Snapcash app will allow users to send money to friends. What could possibly go wrong?
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Living without cash or credit cards for a week

by Molly Wood
Nov 4, 2014
Lisa Selin Davis limited herself to mobile payments. Spoiler alert: it was hard.
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The numbers for October 20, 2014

by Tony Wagner
Oct 20, 2014
The Apple Pay "gold rush" and good news on the Ebola crisis: Let's do the numbers.
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