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Communications watchdog calls for probe into Verizon blocking of Google Wallet

Free Press, an independent US watchdog promoting open access to communications, has called on the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Verizon Wireless for reportedly blocking the Google Wallet application on the Galaxy Nexus smartphone

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Google Wallet stores unencrypted data - viaForensics

Google's mobile wallet application fails to securely store some personal information on the users' phone, according to research from viaForensics.

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Google Wallet coming to UK ahead of Olympics - report

Google has chosen the UK as the second market for its mobile wallet service, with a trial set for early next year ahead of the London Olympics, according to press reports.

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Banks preferred as mobile wallet providers, but consumers open to alternatives

A small majority of UK consumers would choose traditional banks to operate their mobile wallet services, but given an alternative up to a third would switch to another provider such as Apple, PayPal or Google.

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Verizon refusing to support Google Wallet - report

Verizon Wireless has demanded that Google disable its mobile wallet app in the forthcoming release of the latest Galaxy Nexus smartphone from Samsung.

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Google checks out of Checkout

Google is scrapping its e-payments Checkout system and merging it with Google Wallet to create a single online and offline payment experience for consumers.

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BofA on Google+ Occupied by pranksters

Bank of America has been beaten to the Google+ punch by pranksters who have set up a parody business page for the firm.

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Social media users wary of 'brand pollution' - survey

Companies, including banks, rushing to create Twitter feeds and Facebook and Google+ pages, have been warned that the majority of people have no interest in 'engaging' with 'brands' via social media.

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ASB Bank taps Google+ Hangouts to chat with mobile pilot participants

New Zealand's ASB Bank has been taking advantage of Google+ Hangouts, using the video chat service to communicate with a group of customers beta testing its Android app.

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NJ Transit partners Google on m-payments

Google has teamed up with New Jersey Transit to enable commuters to tap and pay with their mobile phones for railway and bus journeys.

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Google Wallet gets SingleTap for coupon redemption

Google has tweaked its mobile payments service, enabling users to pay for their purchases, redeem coupons and earn reward points through a single tap of their handsets at the check-out.

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Citi rounds on Isis, urges other banks to join Google Wallet

Citibank has contrasted Google's open platform approach to mobile payments with the gatekeeper role adopted by the Isis consortium, complaining that the telcos are hampering the development of NFC to the detriment of other market participants.