The first smartwatch in Google's Android Wear lineup supporting NFC payments will soon be available from South Korea’s LG, according to reports from Android Police and other sources.
The news confirms a surge of rumors in recent months that various Android Wear products will soon be unleashed to support the payment features enabled in the Android Wear 2.0 software update. Though Google's Android Wear beat the Apple Watch to market, most of Google's smartwatch partners did not include NFC technology.
Numerous Android Wear products have been rumored to be in development for months, with rollout expected soon.
An LG Electronics Inc. Urban watch is displayed during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Google Inc. unveiled payment services, security upgrades and access to HBO movies and shows for its popular Android software, seeking to push back against growing competition from rivals such as Apple Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
The auto lender's earnings outpaced Wall Street's expectations. But shrinking car inventories at dealerships, which stemmed from new tariffs, put a dent in Ally's lending.
The Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank also benefited from strong performances by several legacy business lines, including auto, mortgages and SBA lending.
The Dallas-based lender, which reported a year-over-year decline in earnings, is anticipating increased loan activity and deposit growth later in the year.
With the passage of the bill, large banks are looking into their own stablecoins or partnering with the sector, while concerns linger about state regulation, the separation of banking and commerce and the disintermediation of the banking system.
The banking subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation is discarding six brand names to unify under the Western Alliance Bank moniker; longtime JPMorgan advisor Vishal Idnani will join Western Alliance as its next CFO; First Community in Lexington, South Carolina, will acquire Signature Bank of Georgia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.