Urban Airship nabs Tello for an early stake in Apple’s Passbook

December 4, 2012 6:15 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

After building a significant business around making push messages easier to use, Urban Airship is now aiming to do the same with Apple's Passbook with the acquisition of Tello.

PayPal shows off its long-awaited digital wallet (video)

March 13, 2012 3:44 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

PayPal finally demonstrated its digital wallet at a South by Southwest panel earlier today. The wallet will bring a slew of new features and payment options to the service.

But if you couldn’t make it to the Austin barbecue and …

American Express teams up with Verizon Wireless on Serve digital payment accounts

August 1, 2011 5:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Charging ahead into digital payments, American Express is announcing it has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to support the credit card company’s Serve digital wallet platform.

In the coming months, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to use Serve to …