Tuesday, September 25, 2012

29 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for September 25

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A day with a smart phone as a wallet
CNN
Add to. Share Flag as inappropriate. Loading... Alert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Loading... Published on Sep 24, 2012 by CNN. CNN's Laurie Segall takes a look at how close mobile payment technology has come to making your wallet obsolete.
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AJB Software to make mobile payment push
Mobile Payments Today
AJB said its mobile payment initiative will include the announcement of new products and partners that will make it easier "for merchants to deploy mobile payment solutions; increasing convenience and facilitating transactions, while maintaining the ...
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Australians slow to embrace mobile banking
Sydney Morning Herald
At the same time, eBay-owned PayPal has sought to win a bigger part of the mobile payment business by partnering with established businesses and offering card-reader hardware that can be used on phones. Yet industry analysts say the final uptake ...
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Net Element Partners with MegaFon, Russia's Second-Largest Mobile Operator ...
DailyFinance
The agreement calls for MegaFon to enable Net Element's mobile payment platform, to facilitate the mobile payments for MegaFon subscribers. In the first two weeks after the September 1 start date, Net Element already processed about 35 million rubles ...
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Facebook Introduces 'Frictionless' Mobile Payments
International Business Times
A new mobile payment system may be even more enticing for Facebook than increased ad-based revenue streams, however. This is simply because it offers a chance to monetize the massive user-base Facebook already has directly, rather than using that ...
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Groupon Introduces New Platform To Process Mobile Payments, In Direct ...
Mobile bloom News
Mobile payments and transactions expected to reach $670 billion by 2015 · CHARGE Anywhere releases mobile payment option for BlackBerry 7 · Mobile Payment Platforms Still In Nascent Stage; Developing World Needs To Catch Up · Mobile Payment ...
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SBI, ICICI lead the pack as m-banking gains currency
Livemint
In June, My Mobile Payments Ltd, a mobile payment service provider, announced the launch of Money-on-Mobile (MoM)—an m-wallet service that allows consumers to load their mobile phones with cash of various denominations, starting from Rs.20, at retail ...
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Livemint
Payworks brings mobile commerce to Oktoberfest
Finextra
... it is a special honour that our technology is used at the Oktoberfest. We have an outstanding team, which has done a tremendous job during the last couple of months in order to support providers like PayUnity to realise their mobile payment ...
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Finextra
Mobile-payments firm Square Inc. aims for expansion
Boston Globe
... next year, said Dorsey, as it prepares to expand into overseas markets and grow its customer base of 2 million merchants and small business owners that use its credit card readers for turning tablet computers or smartphones into mobile payment ...
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Boston Globe
Mobile Payment Transactions - Proposed Expansion Of The Code Of Conduct ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
On September 18th, 2012, the federal government announced the proposed expansion of the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada (the "Code") to apply to credit and debit network participants that provide point-of-sale payment ...
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Another mobile wallet trial to start in Auckland
Geekzone
This trial takes the use of mobile payment technology to a whole new level. We are all accustomed to storing our address books and diaries in our phones. Well, now we can store our wallet there as well. This is not simply another application – it truly ...
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Young Dutch widely use mobile payment systems - PayPal
Telecompaper (subscription)
Young Dutch widely use mobile payment systems - PayPal. Tuesday 25 September 2012 | 12:06 CET | News. One third of young Dutch consumers (up to 35 years) use their mobile phone or tablet to make payments, a study by Peil.nl (Maurice de Hond) ...
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Victoria's SmartTrans seals Chinese e-shopping payment card deal
iTWire
He said the system would integrate Double Eagle China's unique marketing and online loyalty systems with SmartTrans mobile payment and web payment platform, "which is a great example of a technology partnership involving Australian and Chinese ...
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Cafe Increases Market Share and Loyalty with Mobile Ordering and Payments
Hospitality Technology
The new mobile ordering and mobile payment capabilities for its customers, are available on both the iOS and Android platforms and allow guests to order brunch, lunch, sweets and more directly from their smartphone, where they can also view and order ...
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BAY offers alternative to card readers
The Nation
BAY's mobile payment system comprises a dongle (computer plug-in device) with a slot for inserting a credit or debit card. It can be connected with mobile devices to allow wireless payments for merchants' customers. The cheaper option is part of the ...
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German retailers plan cross-industry payment standard
IGD Supply Chain Analysis
Metro Group, together with more than 20 German retailers, including Rewe Group, Douglas and Tengelmann, have agreed to discuss developing a retailer-owned mobile payment system, it is reported. The aim of the project is to develop an industry-wide ...
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Mogamo to pursue its passion
The Nation
This service offers mobile payment service with two models -micro-transaction payment involving small amounts up to Bt100, and cash card with payment values of Bt100, Bt300, Bt500, and Bt1,000. "We had a soft launch since early this year and we plan to ...
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The Nation
Accumulate, YellowPepper bring m-payments to LatAm
Telecompaper (subscription)
Tuesday 25 September 2012 | 10:49 CET | News. Mobile payment services provider Accumulate has signed a partnership agreement with mobile financial services company YellowPepper. YellowPepper is now the developing partner for Accumulate in the ...
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Mobile banking expands in rural areas
Philippine Star
Owen said that rural banks can play a similar role in the mobile payment ecosystem in the countryside with GCash (Globe) and Smart Money (Smart) and other players who are now entering the market place. He further noted that at the recent GSMA Mobile ...
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CBS Atlanta 46Could a smartphone replace your wallet?
WGCL Atlanta
The mobile payment space is projected to be a $171 billion business this year and it's on the rise. So what does the future look like? Some people are paying by just saying their name using an app called Square. If you are at a restaurant, after you ...
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New Windows Phone device teased on the T-Mobile network
Technology Bloom News
... with the new phone. The phone comes with technology for CDMA, GSM, UMTS and LTE networks, plus GPS and turn-by-turn navigation. Wi-Fi connections, Bluetooth accessories and NFC technology for mobile payment solutions are also supported.
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Groupon Moves Into Restaurant Reservations With Savored Deal
New York Times (blog)
Over recent months, Groupon has sought to expand its core business of daily deals with a number of new business propositions, including with ventures like a mobile payment system. Now, it appears that the online coupon purveyor is moving into ...
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Merchants begin support for Apple's Passbook
Mobile Payments Today
Starbucks announced via tweet on Friday that it would support Passbook integration for its popular mobile payment program, starting sometime this week. Starbucks patrons will be able to store their cards in Passbook and won't have to open the Starbucks ...
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Ingenico to supply iPad card readers to Groupon - report
Telecompaper (subscription)
French payment terminal maker Ingenico has won a contract from online coupon company Groupon to provide a mobile payment system, reports Les Echos. According to the paper's sources, the Groupon Payments service presented in the US a few days ago ...
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PayPal for Windows Phone now available to download in Canada
MobileSyrup.com
You can also withdraw or transfer money to and from your bank accounts, a feature missing from the recently-revamped Android app. The Local feature allows you to find stores and merchants who use PayPal Here, the company's new mobile payment service ...
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Aussie Start-Up StreetHawk Targets Retail Marketing Apps
Wall Street Journal (blog)
In response, large U.S. retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc Target Corp ., and 7-Eleven Inc. announced they would developing a joint mobile payment network, Merchant Customer Exchange. StreetHawk hopes to expand into Asia and the U.S., but first, ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Kiva Detroit begins second phase with Zip program
Model D
The nonprofit debuted Kiva Zip, which it bills as "an experimental site ... that enables (users) to make direct loans to borrowers, at an increased risk, using innovations like mobile payment technologies." "We believe that these new tools give us all ...
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MONEY® News » Gemalto Expands Mobile Payment Software ...
By Businesswire
Gemalto Expands Mobile Payment Software Solution with Western Union's International Remittance Service. ABSTRACT: Gemalto announces the expansion of its mobile payment software solution to include the Western Union Money ...
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Starbucks Mobile Payment Live Demonstration
By Rebecca Sloan
Here's a live demo showing how easy it is to use the Starbucks Card iPhone app. Post your demo examples below…
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Groupon unveils mobile payment service; shares up - MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Groupon Inc. on Wednesday said it has launched a new mobile payments service for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
www.marketwatch.com/.../groupon-unveils-mobile-payment-s...
IRCTC introduces Interbank Mobile Payment Service to book tickets ...
MUMBAI: In yet another move, to make the e-ticketing system more user-friendly, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched the ...
articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../33862531_1_interbank...
Mobile payment madness - The Insider - TM Forum Online Community
With more than 700 member companies in 75 countries, TM Forum is the world's leading industry association focused on improving business effectiveness for ...
www.tmforum.org/.../blogs/.../mobile-payment-madness.aspx
Square Mobile Payment Processing System (3rd Generation ...
Pros. Offers a customer loyalty program; Tracks cash payments and tips; Very simple and user-friendly interface. Cons. Phone version of the app lacks inventory ...
www.techhive.com/.../mobile-payment-processing-system-3rd...
PaidThx wants to tap into mobile payment market | Richmond Times ...
A group of local entrepreneurs thinks the United States is finally ready for mobile money on a massive scale.
www2.timesdispatch.com/.../tdmbiz19-paidthx-wants-to-tap-in...
Citi | Citi Ventures Invests in Mobile Payment Technology Square
Citi Ventures Invests in Mobile Payment Technology Square Citi Ventures collaborates with internal and external partners on new ventures that have the ...
blog.citigroup.com/.../citi-ventures-invests-in-mobile-payment...
Groupon launches mobile payment service
Groupon says its new mobile transaction rates are the lowest ou there. But that depends on how you look at the fine details.
www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=68889



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