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| OTI Introduces the First Plug-In Solution to Turn Mobile Phones Into NFC Based ... NASDAQ The industry's first plug-in mobile payment solution that enables existing mobile devices to support Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality and contactless payments by simply adding a small accessory through the headphone jack will be unveiled ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| T-Mobile, Gemalto to offer NFC payments, services in Poland Mobile Payments Today Today Gemalto announced it has been selected by T-Mobile to provide the trusted service manager platform for the mobile network operator's rollout of NFC services. Gemalto's TSM platform will manage provisioning and security of accounts on mobile ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GlobalPlatform publishes secure element implementation guide Mobile Payments Today In an NFC-based mobile payment or services scheme, the SE is the chip that holds payment and personal information on a mobile device for use across a number of applications. As the technology has developed, three main methods for deploying an SE ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Apriva President Paul Coppinger To Present At Social Mobile Payments ... VendingMarketWatch Apriva announced that Paul Coppinger, the company's co-founder and president, will speak at the Social Mobile Payments: Americas Conference, scheduled for Nov. 6 to 8 at the Biscayne Bay Marriott in Miami, Fla. Coppinger's presentation, "Paving the ... See all stories on this topic » |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
T-Mobile, Gemalto to offer NFC payments, services in Poland
In a Fragmented Market, NFC Is More a Nuisance Than a Benefit
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American Express launches first NFC credit card in S'pore
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| American Express launches first NFC credit card in S'pore ZDNet Singapore has been pushing for contactless payments for some years now. In 2009, the government announced it would facilitate the development of an interoperable infrastructure for mobile payments using near-field communication (NFC) technology. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Could Apple's Passbook serve as an interim mobile wallet solution? Calgary Herald The biggest issue facing NFC as a standard right now is that it requires the NFC chip to be built in to a device and it also requires merchants to install NFC readers that connect to the various databases. There are a number of variables that need to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV : NXP Enables Mass Market Adoption of NFC Tag ... 4-traders ... as UID mirroring, specific NFC counter, and basic security with password based authentication, will generate additional momentum in major non-payment NFC applications," said Ivan Plajh, head of business line mobile and smart media at SMARTRAC. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Smartrac produces 50µm chip NFC tags electronicsfeed.com "We are proud that we are the first NFC tag manufacturer to offer 50µm chip NFC tags in volume production together with Infineon Technologies," said Ivan Plajh, Head of Business Line Mobile and Smart Media. "The combination of ultrathin NFC chips and ... See all stories on this topic » |
Could Apple's Passbook serve as an interim mobile wallet solution?
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Could Apple's Passbook serve as an interim mobile wallet solution? Calgary Herald Near Field Communications (NFC) has been the overused and overhyped buzzword for a probable mobile wallet solution. To date, only a handful of devices from RIM, HTC, Samsung, Sony, Nokia, LG and a few others have shipped with NFC built-in. Owners ... See all stories on this topic » |
T-Mobile Selects Gemalto's Trusted Service Manager for European Market
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| T-Mobile Selects Gemalto's Trusted Service Manager for First pan-European ... Financial Post PTC customers will now be offered the convenience of using their mobile phone to enjoy a broad range of NFC services including payment, access to mass transit and parking systems, loyalty programs and stadium ticketing during major events. "Gemalto's ... See all stories on this topic » |
Vodafone and Gemalto working together on NFC mobile payments
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| Vodafone and Gemalto working together on NFC mobile payments The Fonecast Vodafone has chosen digital security company Gemalto to help manage ts rollout of contactless mobile payments worldwide. Gemalto will provide and operate Vodafone's global Trusted Service Management platform and will help the operator deploy NFC ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV : NXP Delivers NFC to Microsoft's Windows ... 4-traders "NFC enables the smart mobile life with applications such as ticketing, proximity marketing, access, identity or payments across a variety of devices. What NXP drives from an applications perspective is complemented by companies such as Microsoft ... See all stories on this topic » |
What partnerships mean for the mobile wallet
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| FlockTag's NFC-Based (Yes, NFC) Loyalty Card System Expands: Now Reaches ... TechCrunch Yes, NFC. The same tap-to-interact/tap-to-pay technology which Apple has notably shunned in its iPhone devices, leaving others like Google Wallet and carrier-led Isis to try to push the technology forward as a mobile payment alternative here in the U.S ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DeviceFidelity introduces CredenSE, new product line enabling secure ... Equities.com On NFC smartphones, such as Samsung Galaxy S3, Sony Experia Ion, HTC Desire C, Motorola Razr M and other popular NFC phones that are arriving to the market CredenSE offers mobile wallet, tag reading and Peer 2 Peer NFC applications Secure credentials ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Smartphone card payments startup iZettle to expand its territory to Germany PC Advisor "Mobile payments as a whole is a very new and very small market that is extremely fragmented" he said, adding that the "real big focus" of the industry has been on mobile payments via NFC (near field communication), which equips phones with an NFC chip ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| So, James Bond has a new NFC smart phone! Finextra Maybe he'd pay for a Martini at Geneva Airport by tapping his mobile on a payment terminal? Or maybe he'd download a file on a target from a bus shelter poster in Berlin? But with a heavy heart I have to report (plot spoiler alert) that he didn't use ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NFC Roundtable to be Hosted by Datacard Group at CARTES & IDentification ... PYMNTS.com "Given the increase in smartphone users and various discussions on where the industry is going, the discussion will highlight the diverse mobile technology applications on the market today and dive deeper into the impact that NFC technology will have ... See all stories on this topic » |
26 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for Halloween
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| New mobile payment system coming from Brazilian central bank Mobile Payments Today Brazil's Central Bank will be offering a mobile payment system aimed at helping the unbanked. The news was announced yesterday by the bank's president, Alexandre Tombini. A report by Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paolo said the new payment method ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lakala to Update 60000 Payment Terminals Marbridge Consulting Lakala has three main service categories at present: payment terminals, mobile payment, and enterprise billing. The company also offers value-added services through its network of physical terminals, in order to better expand payment channels and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Commentary: Mediation's role in the mobile payments future Mobile Payments Today In a further significant development and in one of the largest mobile payment roll-outs, electronic payment service Square announced a deal with Starbucks that will put Square's small mobile-payment devices in 7,000 of the coffee maker's storefronts in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NYC taxi commission revisiting its mobile app, payment ban Mobile Payments Today In a press release yesterday, the TLC said it will be reviewing the ban on "e-hail" and mobile payment applications next month. The decision is based on a recent survey the TLC conducted, the release said. According to the survey, 70 percent of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Visa And MasterCard Earnings Will Gain On Increased Consumer Spending And ... Seeking Alpha [5] Visa and MasterCard are both aggressively expanding their mobile payment solutions. For more details on the payment industry in China, please read our article : MasterCard Is Ready To Break New Barriers In China, But How Successful Will It Be? See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mobile Security Remains Question for Retailers Supermarket News "The cost associated with fraud is not acceptable to MCX merchants, and they see this as a chance to improve on security." In addition to MCX, several other entities are vying to come out with a mobile payment platform that will appeal to consumers ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| How Starbucks Brews Its Mobile Strategy PC Advisor In some cases, it's the only platform, by definition, capable of doing things like mobile payment and geo-centric targeted communications." The company has been moving fast and furiously into a number of mobile applications and partnerships in recent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GEMALTO : T-Mobile Selects Gemalto's Trusted Service Manager for First pan ... 4-traders 2d ago, GEMALTO: Vodafone Selects Gemalto to Setup and Manage Global NFC Mobile Pa.. 5d ago, DJ, SUBSCRIBERS: Gemalto to Sign Mobile Payment Deal With Vodafone Already Rep.. Summary · Quotes · Chart Analysis · News · Calendar · Company ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analysts Debate: Is eBay Still a Top Stock? DailyFinance However, as a mobile payment system, it's receiving one heck of a challenge from multiple parties. Privately held Square, which offers card-swiping devices that easily attach to a mobile device, landed a whale of a client in Starbucks (NAS: SBUX) in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Opera, Naranya partner on m-payments in Latin America Telecompaper (subscription) Opera Software and Latin American mobile marketing and commerce company Naranya have signed a partnership agreement that will bring mobile payment services to users of Naranya's content offerings and the Opera Mini mobile browser. Under the terms ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CARTES Present This Year's Innovations Live Demos EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobile payment, identification or urban mobility smart technologies are taking an increasing part of everyday life. Exhibitors from the smart technology industry will make the most of CARTES 2012 Exhibition and Conference and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Validity Joins ARM TrustZone Ready Enablement Program to Support Common ... MarketWatch (press release) Validity's Natural ID fingerprint sensors provide a robust platform for addressing the explosive growth in mobile payment transactions and cloud-based services. Natural ID authenticates a user by their unique human characteristics such as fingerprint ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wireless Innovation Council Identifies Three Transformational Technologies and ... MarketWatch (press release) Mobile Payment Ecosystems The Mobile Payments (mPayments) market is growing but fragmented, and stakeholders find it increasingly difficult to make investment decisions. WIC conducted a planning exercise to provide a framework to validate and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| globalVCard® paysystems Debuting Patent Pending Payment Application PR Web (press release) The energy globalVCard® Mobile App brings to the payment systems world is contagious. globalVCard® Mobile App allows pilots to make safe and secure purchases wherever their travel may lead them" says Ryan Smith, CSI Director of globalVCard ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Consumers overwhelmed by new mobile web services - survey Telecompaper (subscription) The number one reason for customers discounting their use of a smartphone service or not taking the option is the fear of overspending. As a result, 38 percent of consumers have stopped using mobile web browsing, mobile payment at a point-of-sale (32 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ASAP Transaction Processing Wins Best Innovation Award ITNews ASAP TP brings convergence to payment and technology, from point-of-sales, on/offline, mobile, payment and non-payment, all together onto a single platform. Please visit us at www.asaptp.com. Source: ASAP Transaction Processing Contact: Carol Ho ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BANK OF AFRICA banks on mobile with Clear2Pay Bobsguide (press release) Clear2Pay and TestPlant unveil unique solution enabling full automated Mobile Payment App testing. 18 Oct 12 · BNY Mellon to Provide Innovative Global Payments Platform - cooperation with Clear2Pay. 20 Sep 12 · Directory · News · Resources · Jobs ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Customer retention key to revenue growth Bizcommunity.com It adds that rising costs and competition from non-banking institutions such as Google, which is wading into the mobile payment space, show that banks have major forces arrayed against them. South African bank executives admit as much, and recently ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New partners help iZettle enter Germany Mobile Payments Today Swedish mobile point-of-sale company iZettle is gaining ground in Europe. The company has announced that it will be launching services in Germany, and also that it has formed partnerships with DZ BANK and Deutsche Telekom to help it reach its goal of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Opera and Naranya ease mobile payments in Latin America Opera Software and Naranya today announced a partnership that will bring mobile payment freedom to users of Naranya's content offerings and the Opera Mini mobile browser. As part of this agreement, Naranya, the leading mobile marketing ... Opera Press Room | ||
| iZettle moves to Germany – just in time for Christmas | Contactless ... By krowne With this cooperation we seek to offer customers of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative financial network another innovative building block of our mobile payment portfolio that will be further developed with the contribution of our ... Contactless Intelligence | ||
| Fortumo Brings Its Mobile Payments To Windows 8 — Carrier Billing ... By Steve O'Hear 12.13.10 Fortumo cracks open the (Angry Birds) Piggy Bank to let… 12.13.10 Fortumo Cracks Open Piggy Bank To Let Android Devs Offer… 4.28.10 Mobile payment startup Fortumo targets the long tail of… All Articles for Fortumo ... TechCrunch |
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| Brazil Mobile Payment System to Aid Monetary Policy - Central ... PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil--A new system under preparation in Brazil to increase payments and commerce via mobile phone service will help increase the ... online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121029-715188.html |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Flomio brings NFC to the iPhone 5
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| Flomio brings NFC to the iPhone 5 NFCNews As reported by BetaKit.com, the FloJack could be the solution that will enable iPhone users to have their cake and eat it too. The solution works much like the Square mobile reader— which allows vendors to accept credit card payments from Apple ... See all stories on this topic » |
27 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for October 30th
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| Mobile payment rules coming soon in Brazil Times of India PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL: Brazil's government is finalising a new regulatory framework for payments through mobile phones, officials said on Monday, in a move that aims to bring more poor Brazilians into the financial system and spur competition among ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vodafone eyes mobile payments, thanks to CorFire CNET As with most other mobile-payment solutions, Isis relies on near-field communication to connect phones wirelessly to payment systems outfitted with that same technology. Customers can pay for products through such services with a credit card or debit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CLEDA Bank deploys Fiserv's Mobiliti Reach mobile payment platform Banking Business Review CLEDA Bank deploys Fiserv's Mobiliti Reach mobile payment platform. BBR Staff Writer Published 30 October 2012. Cambodia based ACLEDA Bank has deployed a new mobile banking suite Mobiliti Reach from Fiserv, in an effort to boost its Unity mobile ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| OpConnect® deploys its EV Charging Station Smartphone Payment System Sacramento Bee The mobile payment option and other Wireless Valet® features such as OpConnect's social media integration are available on all OpConnect network stations. About OpConnect: OpConnect, a subsidiary of ISO9001 certified Optimization Technologies, is a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Digital River World Payments to Speak at the Social Mobile Payments Conference DailyFinance On Thursday, Nov. 8, at 1:00 p.m. EST, Souheil Badran, senior vice president and general manager of Digital River World Payments, will discuss current mobile payment trends during his presentation, entitled "The Evolution of Mobile Payments." This ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Inside Secure enables multiple mobile wallets on one smartphone Techworld.com Today, the mobile payment industry is fighting an uphill battle with low consumer awareness and a lack of retail penetration. "At a recent event in New York, the Isis representative was pointing to the fact it is expecting 85 percent of point-of-sales ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Monarch unveils iPhone mobile site Travolution A login facility allows personal details, used in previous bookings, to be pre-populated on the booking form, saving time and keystrokes. Payment can then be made using debit card or PayPal's mobile payment process, both of which incur no booking fee, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ultra Mobile MVNO focuses on international calling, promises mobile payments FierceWireless Glickman said in the coming months Ultra Mobile will offer additional calling plans, and next year it will launch a SIM-based mobile payment service. He said the MVNO will essentially tie a user's MasterCard account to the Ultra Mobile SIM card, which ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Biz Break: Google, Microsoft's new mobile efforts; storm shuts Wall Street San Jose Mercury News EBay (EBAY) will cut 325 jobs from its PayPal mobile payment business as part of a major restructuring. PayPal President David Marcus announced the cuts Monday, saying the company will merge nine product groups into one in order to streamline ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Bank of Africa selects Clear2Pay's mobile internet banking platform Banking Business Review Ogone acquires mobile payment company Tunz.com Banking Services > Online Banking > News · US Bank to launch V.me in collaboration with Visa Banking Services > Online Banking > News · Vantiv, Paydiant unveil new contactless mobile payment ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| This Week in Credit Card News--Creepy Card Thief, Debt Collector Rules ... Forbes After months of delays, mobile payment took another step forward this week with the launch of the Isis system in Salt Lake City and Austin. Isis allows consumers to make payments with their smartphone by waving it at a check-out terminal. Wireless ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| PayMate & Muthoot Finance Launch Domestic Remittance Service MediaNama.com PayMate India, the mobile-payment solutions company, has partnered with Muthoot Finance Ltd, a gold financing company, to allow customers to send money all over India, even if the sender does not have a bank account. PayMate India will be providing the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| PayPal downsizes; cutting 325 jobs The Droid Guy Marcus was the former head of Zong, a mobile payment company acquired by PayPal last year. "You have a lot of duplication of roles with nine product groups merging into one," he added. Wall Street analysts look favorably on PayPal as eBay's crown jewel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FutureCard to participate in Leading International Industry Exhibition AME Info With over 140 conferences taking place during the two-day summit, the event is expected to attract around 20,000 visitors seeking the latest trends and innovations in the market, including mobile payment methods, near field communication, contactless ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Head inside the "clubhouse for entrepreneurs and inventors" Upstart (blog) When Square cofounder Jim McElvey moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to be near Jack Dorsey, he needed a place where he could perfect the cool swiper that would become the core of the mobile-payment company's identity. He found that place at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Nexus 4: Quad-Core, 4.7-inch HD Screen, But No LTE LAPTOP Magazine (blog) An NFC chip is also included in the Nexus 4 to facilitate the use of Google's Google Wallet mobile payment system and, interestingly, wireless charging. As expected, Google has installed installed the latest version of its mobile operating system ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| INSIDE Secure Simplifies Migration of Data to Secure Memory with Drop-in Device The Herald | HeraldOnline.com INSIDE mobile NFC, secure payment and digital security products provide security for a wide range of information processing, storage and transmission applications. The company's customers are found in a wide range of markets, including mobile payment, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| We Talk Mobile Payments With Canadian Startup Payfirma : Nibletz By Kyle Payfirma is an early adopter in the mobile payment space. This Vancouver based startup is credited with being the first company to bring mobile payments to Canada. Mobile payments are the way of the future, and for many the future is now. Nibletz | ||
| Debunking The Mobile Security Myth | Business Computing World By Diarmuid Mallon And mobile payment solutions through trusted, secure channels will be crucial to driving consumer adoption. Consumer concern regarding the security of mobile and contactless payments are affecting the growth of the industry and inhibiting ... Business Computing World | ||
| PayPal's reorganization costs: 325 layoffs, $15 million — Tech News ... By Ryan Kim Marcus, who joined PayPal through eBay's acquisition of mobile payment startup Zong, has set about rebuilding PayPal around mobile, to accentuate the need for simplicity and speed. This isn't the first we've heard about layoffs at PayPal. GigaOM | ||
| 8 Things Small Businesses Must Know About the Future of Mobile ... By Ryan Pinkham Andy went on to say that until smartphones are able to replace the entire wallet, it's unlikely there will be widespread acceptance of in-store mobile payments. Moral of the story? Don't panic if you're not offering mobile payment options at your ... Constant Contact Blogs |
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| Report: Vodafone, Gemalto to sign mobile payment deal ... The deal calls for Gemalto to provide necessary technology to help Vodafone launch a mobile payment service. The deal is supposed to be announced next ... www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/.../Report-Vodafone-Gemalto... | ||
| Square's Mobile Payment Service Is Now Live in Canada Square's mobile card reader is now live in Canada, priced at the same rate — 2.75 percent per swipe — as in the U.S.. sproutsocial.com/insights/2012/10/square-canada/ |
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