Congressional leaders are concerned about the security of mobile payments, which this month are expected to reach an all-time high. Could more regulatory oversight Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com

Walmart on Wednesday announced it will be entering the mobile payments business with a branded system called Walmart Pay, a direct competitor to existing solutions from the likes of Apple, Alphabet and Samsung. Sourced through Scoop.it from: appleinsider.com

Blockchain and mobile payments are sending payment tech spend soaring next year, new research has found. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cityam.com

The new Google Wallet finally knows exactly what it wants to be, but only after stripping away most of its previous mobile-payment options. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pcmag.com

Mobile wars are getting heated up in China — not too surprising since mobile payments were worth trillions in 2014. And that’s dollars not yuan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

A slew of analysts are out with their initial rating on Square Inc., and the company that shook up the mobile payments world is getting a pretty lukewarm response from Wall Street. Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.wsj.com

Finextra: American Xbox One owners can now visit the mall from the comfort of their own sofas, trying on clothes in a virtual dressing room before deciding whether to buy them through a mobile app. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.finextra.com

ATLANTA: With Wal-Mart Stores Inc. becoming the latest retailer to launch a mobile pay system, there are more places than ever to break out a digital wallet to … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.newindianexpress.com

This last year, the use of in-store mobile payments has nearly quadrupled across the United States, rising from 5% in 2014 to nearly 18% in 2015. Based on Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.josic.com

Finextra: Card scheme China UnionPay has teamed up with over 20 local banks to launch an HCE-based contactless mobile payments service. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.finextra.com