Analysis: Chase Pay Latest Bank Wallet to Shut Down; Why Did They Fail?

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Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Plans disclosed this week by JPMorgan Chase to shut down its Chase Pay app for in-store purchases is yet another nail in the coffin–perhaps the final one–for bank wallets in the U.S. And the situation does not look much brighter for bank-issued wallets abroad, either.

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