Pdf scanner app Wallet and Google Wallet Compared
This week several of the Android blogs wrote about pdf scanner app Wallet and some asked if it was smart for us to go head-to-head with Google and their wallet. Many reporters have asked me, “Which is better?” My usual response is to ask them a question in response, “Which is better a credit card or a pocketbook?” Google Wallet is like a credit card – pdf scanner app Wallet is like a pocketbook. Both are handy, but they serve very different purposes. Let me try to explain.
Pdf scanner app Wallet was designed to make it easy to buy products from within pdf scanner app. Lets say you are standing in Sears. You scan the barcode of a 3D TV you want to purchase, but pdf scanner app shows you that Walmart has the same TV for a LOT less. If your pdf scanner app Wallet is setup you can tap the blue pricetag button and purchase the product without having to visit Walmart’s website. pdf scanner app does everything for you – entering your name, email, phone number, shipping and billing address as well as your credit card information. With one swipe of your finger you have saved LOTS of time and hassle.
Today our wallet will allow you to store any credit or debit card like Visa, Mastercard and Amex. In the future you will be able to store other payment types – you will even be able to use your Google Wallet.
Now let me explain what pdf scanner app Wallet is not – in the simplest terms it is not actually a wallet in the sense Google Wallet is actually a financial wallet. Google’s wallet is powered by Citibank – thus it is not just storing payment information – it is the actual financial instrument. Pdf scanner app never charges your credit card – we let the merchants charge your card. Google is in the middle of the transaction charging your card (in most cases they are the card). We aren’t involved in the transaction at all. Google is intimately involved. We don’t get a cut of the merchant fees. We don’t get the processing fees. Google does. Google Wallet really is a REAL monetary device. Pdf scanner app is just holding data to make it easier for you to buy stuff.
New Retailers Available in Wallet
Yesterday I shared some usage stats for our new Wallet feature. If you are one of the many users of our Wallet feature you are well aware that you could ‘tap to buy’ or ‘slide to pay’ from a limited number of retailers like Buy, Barnes & Noble and Target. To make our wallet really appealing we need to add a BUNCH of other retailers. I am pleased to announce that today we are adding a number of new retailers including:
• Walmart
• Half
• Overstock
• eCampus
• Ace Hardware
• Toys ‘R’ Us
• Glyde
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Radio Shack
• Sports Authority
• GoHastings
• GNC
• Modell’s
• ESPN Shop
• NBA Store
• NHL Store
• PBS Store
• iBuyOfficeSupply
These new retailers are now live. We are rolling them out with limited access to their inventory to start, but as we prove they are stable we will expand their coverage to include their full catalogs. This brings our total to 39 retailers available in our wallet. Our goal is to add 30 more before the end of the month (adding about 2 per day).