Discover is teaming up with BilltoMobile to let shoppers bill purchases made on ecommerce sites to a mobile phone account.

Square, which is known for its mobile payments solution for merchants, is making a bigger push into the consumer side of the transaction with a major revamp of its application that lets shoppers complete transactions via their smartphones.

Reports suggesting that Google is rethinking its Google Wallet are based on revelations that two executives recently departed the project and that the search giant is scrambling to sign deals with wireless carriers to offer its mobile wallet. However, at least one analyst says Google Wallet is on track with where it should be.

While Google, ISIS and credit card networks have been a big focus of early mobile payments discussions, retailers are taking steps to ensure their critical relationships with customers are not marginalized as the race toward mobile payments continues.

Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon appear well positioned to take the lead in the mobile payments landscape except for the fact that these companies do not garner the same level of trust as others in the payments space, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

The shape that Apple’s rumored mobile payments solution will eventually take became a little clearer this week when the manufacturing giant was awarded a patent that covers mobile payment controls.

EBay’s PayPal has partnered with Tabbedout to let consumers pay their restaurant or bar tab in real-time.

Walmart, Target and other retailers are reportedly collaborating on their own mobile payments system that would compete with Google Wallet and Isis.

Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard are the first banks to enable their credit, debit and prepaid cards to be placed into the Isis Mobile Wallet.

Visa Inc. has rolled out a suite of new mobile services that lets financial institutions offer their account holders the ability to monitor account history and balances.