Mobile banking poised for explosive growth in UK

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New iPhone features Passbook but no NFC Mobile Payments Today And while the new iPhone 5 offered some new features, namely a larger display and thinner profile, it did not include one feature that many in the mobile payment space were hoping for: NFC. Rumors and counter-rumors had been flying for months preceding ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile banking poised for explosive growth in UKTelecoms.com (blog)Tools already available or in development include voice payment, in which authentication and payment instructions are spoken into the phone, and self-pay, in which mobile NFC technology combined with 4G connectivity would end the need for tills and ...See all stories on this topic » Telecoms.com (blog)

Apple: No NFC For You, Maybe In One Year! Gizmodo Australia Contrary to recent speculation, Apple's newest handset will not feature an NFC payment system. While Near Field Communications technology has recently gained traction in the marketplace — mobile payments worldwide are expected to top $US170 billion ... See all stories on this topic »

The iPhone 5 Is Minus NFC Technology AppAdvice The first whispers that the new iPhone might contain NFC technology came back in June when code hidden deep inside iOS 6 pointed to support for the mobile payment technology. And as late as just a few weeks ago, it definitely looked like NFC would be ... See all stories on this topic » AppAdvice

UK Launch For iPhone NFC Wallet Moneto TechWeekEurope UK "I am very pleased that MasterCard is the partner of choice of players developing the next generation of payments for a world beyond cash." Last week, the European Commission unconditionally approved Project Oscar, the mobile wallet joint-venture ... See all stories on this topic » TechWeekEurope UK

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