These top, tested mobile payment apps let you easily make contactless payments, send friends money, or shop online with your phone. My career has taken me through an eclectic assortment of fields ...

And with that information stored on my phone, I could then tap and pay when I'm out on the go ... For that same reason, I had never used my bank's mobile app — at least until recently.

The PayPal-enabled program lets consumers pay for items by using the PayPal mobile wallet. Users can either enter their phone number at check-out on a kiosk to have the bill sent to their carrier ...

“The iPhone app marries the benefits of the Starbucks Card with the convenience of the mobile phone,” she said. “Our customers love the ease of checking their balance, using bar code ...