Google Wallet Offers coupons, rewards, and more retail partners

Google wallet unveiled its current list of retail partners last week which includes the likes of American Eagle Outfitters, The Container Store, Foot Locker, Guess, Jamba Juice, Macy’s, OfficeMax, and Toys R Us. Now the Google Wallet App in the NFC enabled Nexus s 4G appears to be promising now that its retail partners are now planning to offer coupon codes & reward points to lure the customers via Google Wallet.

So if you are sporting a Nexus S 4G device and are gonna waltz right into an NFC supported store & make some purchases using the Digital money,then you would be able to redeem coupon codes,receive rewards  & cashback offers all with just one tap of the phone screen.Google Wallet's Offers tab was also updated which would not only indicate the various discount offers available but it will also indicate exclusive to the Wallet.The deals for today include 15% off at American Eagle Outfitters, 10% off at The Container Store, 15% off at Macy’s, and a $2 all-fruit smoothie from Jamba Juice.
                                                           Although there are a plethora of loyalty programs available,some of them have managed to find its way into Google Wallet which includes the likes of Foot Locker, Guess, OfficeMax, and American Eagle Outfitters.Not only does Wallet gives your more returns in the form of coupons ,rewards & cash backs it also help you to carry a relatively lighter wallet now that Digital currency is the talk of the day.Also the Google wallet now offers you more indepth transactional info's regarding your merchant name,location,bill mount,time of purchase etc in real time.Chevron, D’Agostino, Faber News Now, Gristedes Supermarkets, and Pinkberry are also expected to join the Google elite retail list. 

Security Biggest Concern in Google Wallet:Survey

Based on the Survey made by a U.K security firm Intersperience,it was revealed that Security is the biggest fear which prevents people from going for the NFC based payment services like Google Wallet.The survey which included of 1000 people(mostly adults) who had some knowledge regarding NFC & Google Wallet was primarily aimed to identify the biggest fears which consumers have regarding mobile payment.

                                                     It was found that only a miniscule 17% had any intentions of using the mobile payment services where as security was the pivotal issue which was a staggering 44%.Some were reluctant to go for it due to lack of knowledge.Another 24% feels that mobile payments are less secure than the online ones but they claim it to be gut feeling.Another 24% claimed that they feel that crooks & robbers will target their mobile phone now rather than their wallet.Right now only 8% are eager to try out the Mobile payment which is expected to rise to 21% in the future.

Google Wallet Updated To v1.0-R33v4:New Screen,New Offers & More

Google announced the the latest mobile payment app,the Google wallet based on NFC,which enables your mobile to be used as a digital currency,nothing has happend pretty much after that & now a new weird numbered update is available for Google Wallet-v1.0-R33v4.This is expected to bring the following new features:

• Locate new offers in the Wallet directly.
• Merchant name & amount now available for Google Pre-paid card purchase.
• Updated transaction screen 
• Improved button to toggle your card on/off.
• Account Number validation for some gift cards.
• Improved tutorial for beginners.
• 5 Minute default PIN timeout for new users to ensure security.
• Bug fixes.

These features are currently applcaible for Nexus S 4G owners only & the others can wait & see what can be done with the update.If interested try it below & share your experience. 

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Google Releases Google Wallet: The New Mobile Payment App Using Phone as Digital Wallet

Google announced the the latest mobile payment app,the Google wallet which enables your mobile to be used as a digital currency.All you have to do is head over to the store,scan the bar-code of the desired product using your mobile's bar code reader.Google will take over the payment after the scan and you don't need to carry any real currency with you.No cards,credit or debit are not required and all it needs is a smartPhone with a bar-code reader.A beep will indicate the initiation of the transaction and will be completed with a beep.

                                                                       This tap & pay feature is applicable for shops where MasterCard paypass network is applicable(Google includes a pauypass finder inside this app) and currently encompasses almost 140,000 locations in U.S alone.In the forth-coming months,Resellers like Visa,American Express & discover etc will also find be clubbed under the Near Field Communication(NFC) technology and will be added to the network.
                                                               Just as Osama Bedier,Vp of payments @ Google had quoted:

                                                          "In the future, our goal is to make it possible for you to add all of your payment cards to Google Wallet, so you can say goodbye to even the biggest traditional wallets,"

 Update:
                                                            Google wallet now allows you to make transactions from Citimaster card and the Google prepaid card along with MasterCard,which can be funded with any of your real credit cards.And if you are one of the few enthusiasts who want to try this new feature,Google will add $10 free bonus to the Google Prepaid card if you set it up in the Google wallet before the year end.With Sprint Nexus S 4G phones to be the very first of the kind to have the Google Wallet App to be shipped along with the Phone and the Holiday season just around the corner,its time to shop using the future currency of the world.
 There are a few things which needs to be cleared out here:
Q) Will Google Sniff around & infringe on privacy details?
A: Currently no.All that will be saved will be the Bill details along with the date of transaction & nothing else.
Q)Will Google make any tranfer without my Knowledge using my PayPass?
A: Google is just a medium linking you to the nearest NFC device,all transactions will be made only after user's approval.
Q) If my mobile is lost or stolen?
A: Every user is given a 4 digit pin code which would be used for validation purposes & when wrong pin is entered 5 times,the pin will be reset & your identity & account details will not be vulnerable to theft.