Google Wallet sees a jump in use after Apple Pay launch

When Apple Pay was first announced, our first reaction was that this would end up being good for the entire mobile payment ecosystem. Not only does Apple have a way with bringing attention to a product segment that should get more buzz, but Apple was also jumping in at a time when retailers were going to be switching over to NFC-capable payment terminals anyway. We assumed this would be good for Google Wallet, and it turns out it has been.

According to a source for Ars Technica, weekly Google Wallet transactions have increased by 50 percent; and, new Google Wallet users were ...



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