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The mobile wallet landscape has always been dynamic, and recent consolidation and upheaval have changed it once again. As older products fade or rethink their model, newcomers are bringing bold new ideas to market. (Image: Shutterstock)
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Event employees hold up Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 3 smartphones and a Galaxy Gear smartwatch at the launch event for the two devices in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Samsung is releasing the new devices in 58 countries today, expanding to approximately 140 countries by next month, according to an emailed statement. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Samsung Pay

The upcoming Samsung Pay, based on technology from LoopPay, will work at Near Field Communication-enabled terminals as well as at conventional magnetic-stripe terminals. This protects it against the anti-NFC tactics some retailers took after the launch of Apple Pay. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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A model of the Android operating system logo stands on display at the company's booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. The Mobile World Congress, operated by the GSMA, expects 60,000 visitors and 1400 companies to attend the four-day technology industry event which runs Feb. 27 through March 1. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Android Pay

Google's recently unveiled Android Pay allows devleopers to add in-store and in-app payment capabilities to the software they develop for Android smartphones. It is separate from the company's Google Wallet product, but the two offerings could share payment credentials. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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A logo sits on the PayPal company stand, a unit of Ebay Inc., during the Apps World Multi-Platform Developer Show in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Retail sales of Internet-connected wearable devices, including watches and eyeglasses, will reach $19 billion by 2018, compared with $1.4 billion this year, Juniper Research said in an Oct. 15 report. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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PayPal's New Pals

PayPal is preparing for its separation from eBay by bulking up on new technology. Its recent purchases of CyActive and Paydiant give it additional tools and relationships in security, e-commerce and mobile payments. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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The Apple Watch Edition is displayed during the Apple Inc. Spring Forward event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, March 9, 2015. Apple Inc. began showing off features and applications for its first new device in five years, a smartwatch designed to put information on peoples' wrists and break open the fledgling market for wearable technology. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Apple Watch + Apple Pay

The upcoming Apple Watch will once again provide a new option for paying at the point of sale. Apple previewed the smartwatch's payment capabilities at a recent event, but only time will tell if consumers take a liking to wristwatch payments. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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The Google Inc. Mobile Wallet card for cardless payment sits on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. The Mobile World Congress, operated by the GSMA, expects 60,000 visitors and 1400 companies to attend the four-day technology industry event which runs Feb. 27 through March 1. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Sayonara Softcard, Greetings Google

The U.S. mobile carriers' Softcard is shutting down and selling off its technology and intellectual property to Google. The new Google Wallet will benefit from the carriers' agreement to distribute it on their phones, and from a (temporarily) clearer competitive landscape. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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Cheaper Wearables

For those who don't want to pay the Apple Watch's asking price — $350 to $10,000 depending on the model — some companies offer an alternative. These include issuers like Barclaycard and Caixabank, as well as the Disney World theme parks.
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A Starbucks Corp. logo sits on a board outside a coffee shop in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee-shop operator, reported fiscal second-quarter profit in April that met analysts' estimates as U.S. customer traffic improved while sales stagnated in Europe. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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'Order' Apps

Some companies are trying out order-ahead apps, taking the entire payment process out of the store even for items sold in person. These include Square and Starbucks. Square is reportedly shutting down its order app, while Starbucks is expanding its own, but both companies are preparing for the next step: food delivery. (Image: Bloomberg News)
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Brossard, Canada - September 03, 2012: Money App icon on High Resolution screen of New iPad 3. The iPad is produced by Apple Computer, Inc.
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Marketplace Wallets

E-commerce companies are working to expand their influence in the physical world. Amazon.com and Etsy both offer mobile card readers meant to tie into the stores that people already established in their online marketplaces. If the mobile point of sale products get a good reception, these relationships can be further expanded to other types of payments. (Image: iStock)

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