It wasn't their computer system holding the data but the magnetic strip readers. Fairly common and not targeting the US since Europe has gone EMV chips
NFC at least how apple implementation of if in Apple pay works really good in theory since their not giving your cc information but another number
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I read an article about that. The way I understood it was the Google Wallet wasn't going to be supported by online retailers anymore. ...
I used Google Wallet for a long time on my Note 2 and actually Prefer it to Softcard. With my Note 3, I begrudgingly had to use Softcard. I've had no problems with either app so far. Since I already was using Softcard on my N3, just used Softcard on my Note 4. I can add money instantaneously on SoftCard also.
Tonight I just added Google Wallet to my Note 4 after reading it's possible to use Tap and Pay on this phone with Wallet. I do prefer it actually, but after loading it and seeing it's charging a Fee now to add money to my Wallet Balance, I'm deciding to stick with Softcard. I don't remember having that fee before and remember reading it on some of the reviews on the Wallet app in the playstore. Along with people saying that now with Google Wallet, it takes a few days to get money added to the balance. That may just be people just starting with Wallet, since I saw if I wanted to add $10 and didn't seem like it wouldn't be instantaneous. Although the .30 cent fee, was a turn off. So not sure if I want Google Wallet Now. At least with Softcard, if you use it enough, you get some money back and I don't recall any transfer fees on Softcard..
With Google Wallet, do you have to preload cash into Google Wallet to make it work? In other words, in my Google Wallet, I have my credit cards and debit cards. The balance on the my Google Wallet card reads $0.00. My thought was that when I use the Tap and Pay, it will just pull the money from one of the credit cards or debit cards to make the purchase. Is this correct or incorrect? I used SoftPay with great reluctance because I have to constantly load the AmEx Self serve account to pay for stuff which makes it hard for me to track expenses.
You don't have to do that with either. Using soft card I just have my American Express serve card linked to my bank and it just pulls from that. The same with Google wallet. Once you put in your debit or credit card, it just pulls from that.
So i don't have to preload either Softcard or Google Wallet? So, I wonder why Google Wallet would not work for me? Softcard works on my Note 3 but I tried to get Google Wallet to work at Walgreens and the lights flashed on their machine, my phone beeped but, nothing happened.
Google Wallet will not work on the Note 3. For some reason the Note 3 had the wrong type of NFC chip. Google Wallet works just fine with the Note 4 and the Note Edge.So i don't have to preload either Softcard or Google Wallet? So, I wonder why Google Wallet would not work for me? Softcard works on my Note 3 but I tried to get Google Wallet to work at Walgreens and the lights flashed on their machine, my phone beeped but, nothing happened.
I didn't realize Target has a run on magnetic strips. I was under the impression their computer system was hacked... In which case the form of payment wouldn't matter much, would it? If your information was in their system, you had a problem. I'm not sure how NFC would be more secure in that case.
Sooner or later some inventive young person is going to created a program that hacks your phone and spills all it's NFC data... You can't hack the card in my pocket.
Google Wallet will not work on the Note 3. For some reason the Note 3 had the wrong type of NFC chip. Google Wallet works just fine with the Note 4 and the Note Edge.
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Here's an article about that. I don't think it means the end of Google Wallet:
Google to Deactivate Wallet API for Digital Goods
Nov 13, 2014, 4:12 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Google today alerted developers that it will cease to offer the Google Wallet for Digital Goods API in March 2015. The API has for several years let online goods purveyors accept Google Wallet for payment. Google originally provided the API to make it easier for people to buy and sell digital goods online. Google said the online payments landscape has changed enough since the API's release that it no feels the need to offer it. Google is asking developers to strip their apps of Google Wallet and find alternate sources of payment processing. Users of Google Wallet will be able to make payments via Wallet until March 2. Developers have until then to find other providers and cease calling on the API. The functionality of Google Wallet should not change for most people.
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