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Automating transit systems is hard because of the local differences in automation and legacy infrastructure. Creating comfort with using mobile technology may be a step toward bringing automation to transport.

Third party 'pays' and app companies like Uber are making the payment almost invisible, and threatening banks' relationships with consumers, writes G. Vedanarayan and David Griffiths of VirtusaPolaris.

The move may prove particularly helpful in reaching rural parts of India, where the latest smartphone technology has not arrived.

Trustonic aims to monetize its services by supporting authentication methods such as biometrics, and managing tokens for high-value transactions,

People are warming up to mobile payment apps like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, but concerns over fraud and ID theft could still pose headwinds.

Samsung has launched a $150 million venture capital investment fund to expand its partnerships and collaborations with fintech startups.

Samsung Pay users had the advantage over Apple Pay and Android Pay when it launched last year with a technology enabling mobile payments through virtually any merchant terminal—contactless or not—but that advantage quickly diminished.

Samsung Pay has launched a rewards program for U.S. consumers that allows them to earn points on both credit and debit card purchases — and has an emphasis on encouraging repeated use.

Consumers may wholeheartedly trust the biometric security built into their smartphones, but banks could be doing more to protect them.

Samsung Electronics has entered a commercial software license and distribution agreement with fingerprint software company Precise Biometrics.

The newest Samsung smartwatch will include the Samsung Pay mobile wallet to allow users to make payments at terminals that accept swipe or contactless payments.

Samsung Pay is steadily spreading across the globe and adding new features, but it's also facing some strong challenges in these markets. Here are a few of the biggest issues Samsung's mobile wallet has faced since launch.

Samsung Pay, just over a year old and set to enter its 10th global market by the end of the year, is bringing more features to the U.S. that it first introduced in its home country — a place that is far different from the other markets the company targets.

The additions are part of Samsung's strategy to turn Samsung Pay into a broader commerce platform.

The experience Thomas Ko gained at Citigroup and Haley Kim's time at Wells Fargo were vital in building Samsung's mobile pay app.