Google Wallet app

Saturday, September 24th 2011 - 09:00 CEST - Comments: 0

S print and Google announce the rollout of Google Wallet to all Nexus S 4G customers - an app that enables consumers to transform their smartphone into their wallet and make purchases with a simple tap. Sprint is the first carrier and Nexus S 4G is the first smartphone in the United States to deliver this convenient, innovative service that lets shoppers tap-to-pay at hundreds of thousands of participating retailers, including American Eagle Outfitters, the Container Store, Macy’s, Foot Locker and Subway.

 

Google Wallet App
Google Wallet is a free Android app that stores virtual versions of a customer's credit cards, offers and loyalty cards right on the one device they always have with them - their smartphone. Google Wallet supports Citi MasterCard credit cards and the Google Prepaid MasterCard, powered by First Data. Google plans to support additional cards. Google Wallet is designed to enable safe, secure payments. Google Wallet requires users to set up a Google Wallet PIN that must be entered before making a purchase to prevent unauthorized access and payments.

 

Google Wallet app for Nexus S 4G smartphone
"Shipping Google Wallet to the Nexus S 4G smartphone is a crucial first step in creating a new way for people to use their smartphones to make shopping faster and easier," said Osama Bedier, vice president of Payments at Google. "The world is on the brink of the next big shift in payments, and today's announcement demonstrates that we're making real progress in attaining the vision we share with our partners for a new and innovative mobile payments platform. We believe this is just the beginning of a transformation that's soon to come."

 

 

Google Nexus S 4G smartphone data plan

Featuring the blazing speeds of Sprint 4G and a pure Google experience with Android 2.3, Gingerbread, the Sprint Nexus S 4G smartphone is now available in Sprint stores and through the Sprint website for $49.99 with eligible upgrade or new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card (pricing excludes taxes). The Nexus S 4G smartphone requires activation on one of the Sprint Everything Data plans plus a required $10 Premium Data add-on charge for smartphones. Sprint's Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, Anytime includes unlimited Web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 Premium Data add-on charge (pricing excludes taxes and surcharges).

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