Monday, June 11, 2012

NCR Makes Wireless Withdrawals Possible in under 10 Seconds at the ATM

Rumor Mill: Sprint launching NFC-based mobile wallet to battle Isis
MarketWatch
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During February's Mobile World Congress 2012 event, Google Vice President of Wallet and Payments Osama Bedier said Sprint will introduce "at least 10 additional phones" with support for the service this year. NFC Times states it is unclear whether ...

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Mobile banking deals seen to reach $172 B in 2012
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The value of global transactions employing mobile payment methods is forecast to top $171.5 billion this year. That's a growth rate of nearly 70 percent over 2011's $105.9 billion, according to a leading global research firm.
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The big, invisible, mobile billions that nobody can grab
ITworld.com
By Kevin Purdy Add a new comment Here's a fun little conundrum for your Monday morning: Mobile advertising is a potential $20 billion per year industry in the US alone. So why is Google, the far and away leader in electronic advertising, ...
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NCR Makes Wireless Withdrawals Possible in under 10 Seconds at the ATM
MarketWatch (press release)
DULUTH, Ga., Jun 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- New software from NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) will allow consumers to initiate cash withdrawals from their banking accounts on mobile devices and then complete those transactions at an ATM by scanning a 2D ...
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USA Technologies Sets The Record Straight
MarketWatch (press release)
USAT already has one of North America's largest installed bases of NFC enabled terminals (approximately 75000 and growing) capable of accepting the emerging mobile payment technology. We announced at NAMA in April 2012 that new services such as ...
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Verizon, ATandT Not Offering 50GB Dropbox Offer for Samsung Galaxy S III
eWeek
Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular didn't immediately respond to emails about whether they would honor the Dropbox promotion. (Details will be added as they arrive.) Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and have priced the 16GB version of the Galaxy S III at ...
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Monty Munford interview: from blogging to Bollywood and back again
Siliconrepublic.com
Monty Munford is one of the UK's top tech writers, as well as being an entrepreneur and a consultant to some of the world's top brands on mobile and social strategy. He talks to John Kennedy. When I call Monty Munford up on Friday afternoon, ...
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Digital Payments: Pursuit of the Holy Grail: VC Circle

Digital Payments: Pursuit of the Holy Grail
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VC Circle
NPCI has also continued to expand its Interbank Mobile Payment Service (IMPS) network, which today boasts of 41 partner banks. While IMPS holds out the promise of making digital payments ubiquitous and has already registered 35 million users, ...

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IMPS Reports 34.94M Mobile Money IDs, 43 Banks; Just 31553 Transactions In May ...
MediaNama.com
By MediaNama on Jun 11th, 2012 | Post a Comment The Interbank Mobile Payment Service saw a growth of 26.61% in the total transactions taking place, with a 1.17 % increase in total number of Mobile Money IDs (MMID) being issued, according to data ...
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Origami Owl chooses PayAnywhere for mobile POS
Finextra
By providing its independent consultants, called "Designers," with PayAnywhere, the industry's only enterprise grade, "pay-as-you-go" mobile payment solution, Origami Owl is empowering them with the tools they need to successfully sell merchandise and ...
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Long may the SMS reign
Times LIVE
The ubiquity of SMS means other services can be built on top of it, such as the mobile payment system that has become synonymous with Kenya's mobile success, M-Pesa. Cellphones have become the most-used devices in the world, having long since overtaken ...
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Tech support
The Lawyer
Mobile payment – known as Quick Tap – is the latest market development to take the digital industry by storm. It allows customers to purchase goods with a swipe of their mobile phone, in the style of the Oyster Card. The convergence of mobile phone ...
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The Lawyer
Venture capital deals
Fortune (blog)
Globespan Capital Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Menlo Ventures and Inventus Capital. www.creditsesame.com Scvngr, a Boston-based mobile game and mobile payment app, has raised $12 million in new VC funding.
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Coral Sun Express adopts M-PAiSA
Telecompaper (subscription)
Fiji bus company Coral Sun Express has adopted Vodafone Fiji's mobile payment system M-PAiSA as a payment option for travel on express services between Nadi and Suva. Customers making a booking for a bus trip will be given a ticket reservation number ...
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Last week at The Fonecast: 11th June 2012
The Fonecast
I'd say there'll be some kind of integration into Vodafone's mobile payment partnership before too long. On the subject of acquisitions, A1 Comms is reported to have taken over the Go Mobile UK franchise business, Google has acquired the Quickoffice ...
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Blogs5 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Will Mobile Wallets Top the Mighty Credit Card? | Credit.com News + ...
By Credit.com
However, it's also vitally important for financial institutions, both those that are developing mobile payment platforms and those that are not yet doing so, to begin offering consumers greater convenience with these services, the report said.
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Sprint working on Google Wallet alternative? | Software News ...
By rlex
"In keeping with our open approach, Sprint is actively working with others in the mobile payment ecosystem," the company said in a statement. "We will continue to bring practical, easy-to-use mobile payment solutions to customers on Sprint ...
Software News & Review
Mobile Thursdays: Mobile banking | iQ Content blog
By Randall Snare
The Commission's preliminary investigation indicated potential competition concerns in the nascent markets of mobile payment applications supply (so-called 'mobile wallets'), mobile advertising and related data analytics services, where the ...
iQ Content blog
Boston Startup: SCVNGR Announces $12M Round For LevelUp ...
By Kyle
LevelUp is a gamified, deals based mobile payment system that connects to a users current credit or debit card. The user gets a discount by using the LevelUp app the first time at a merchant and can earn more discounts by continuing to pay ...
Nibletz The Voice Of Startups...
Samsung introduces the Galaxy S III in UAE | Healthcare Concerns
By DenManiko
Mobile payment is also accessible with the device through advanced Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The gaming experience is enhanced through 'Game Hub,' providing access to numerous social games. © 2011 AMEINFO ...
Healthcare Concerns

Web2 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Facebook Mobile Payments: This Week in Social Media | Social ...
Social media news and new developments making social media marketing easier. (Facebook ...
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Mobile payment : paysafecard.com
Online cash payments without a bank account or credit card. Get your paysafecard now and pay online as if you're using cash. paysafecard is prepaid cash for ...
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7-Eleven Testing NFC coupon Kiosks

7-Eleven tests NFC coupon kiosks
NFCNews
Two New York-area 7-Eleven stores have begun testing NFC-enabled kiosks that let shoppers download coupons and in-store specials with just a tap of their NFC phone, according to Twice.com. Developed by Solekai Systems and Raging Mobile, ...
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Apple's WWDC - Four Features That Will Disrupt Google, Facebook and Mobile ...
Benzinga
That upgrade would be the all-but-confirmed move to Apple's own mobile maps (possibly to be called iMaps). Until now, Apple has relied on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Maps. The quick answer is mobile advertising. This space is seen as the next frontier to ...
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Rumor: Google working on Wallet 2.0, because Wallet 1.0 was a resounding failure

Rumor: Google working on Wallet 2.0, because Wallet 1.0 was a resounding failure

IntoMobile

So are mobile payments dead on arrival? Not yet. According to NFC 
Times, Google is hard at work on Wallet 2.0, which is said to be more "cloud focused", whatever the hell that means. More importantly, the article goes on to say Sprint, who was the only ...
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Tyfone inks 10-year strategic partnership with PT Number One in Indonesia
Finextra
Tyfone's robust, carrier neutral and device independent, mobile financial solutions suite branded iCashe™ includes: mobile banking; patented smartcard based identity management for mobile security; and mobile payments, with and without NFC.
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Contactless payments: Don't believe the hype!
Business Review Europe
The 2012 Olympics is set to become the first 'cashless games', where visitors can make contactless payments by card or via a compatible Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phone. While there has been much talk to suggest the London Olympics ...
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Business Review Europe
Panasonic Eluga Review By 3G.co.uk
3G.co.uk
It also supports NFC for contactless payments. Even with a 4.3-inch display, the Eluga remains thin and lightweight. Its ports are completely sealed to make it waterproof and it's one of the best-looking Android handsets we've seen.
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New iGR Survey Finds 24 Percent of Respondents Less Likely to Buy Apple Due to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In May 2012, iGR surveyed more than 1000 US consumers about their current use of mobile phones and wireless technologies, and specifically inquired about their perceptions of Apple, in view of these reports. It appears that respondents' perceptions ...
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Marvell adds 802.11ac combo chip to lineup
electronicsfeed.com
The Avastar 88W8897 is claimed to be the industry's first 802.11ac 2x2 combination radio chip, pairing today's most cutting edge wireless technologies – near field communications (NFC) and Bluetooth 4.0 – with mobile multiple input multiple output ...
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Google is on a shopping spree – what does it mean for Android?
Android Authority
Google bought mobile payment company TxVia back in April, a service that's already used by over 100 million users, and which could further complement Google Wallet, Google's NFC-based wireless payment service that's available on certain (but ...
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Android Authority



Only 5k of France's 300k NFC payment terminals activated

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The Number of NFC-ready Terminals Doubled in 2011

Mobile Marketing Magazine

The market for NFC-ready POS terminals doubled in 2011, to an estimated 2.5m units worldwide, according to research from Berg Insight. Berg forecasts that the global installed base grow at a CAGR of 49.4 per cent to 43.4m units in 2017, ...
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Only 5k of France's 300k NFC payment terminals activated
Telecompaper (subscription)
Over 300000 contactless payment terminals have been installed to date but only 5000 have been activated, according to French mobile operator SFR. Shops are finding it hard to buy equipment, pay for installation of the LAN and till device, ...
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The Purest Way To Play Mobile Commerce And NFC

The Purest Way To Play Mobile Commerce And NFC
English: This is a logo for Gap.
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By Scott P. Shaffer
Eventually, you walk into The Gap and scan a pair of jeans with your NFC enabled phone. The confirmation comes back to your mobile screen verifying payment. The store records the item as being paid, turns off the security sensor also ...

The Pondering Primate
Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of June 10, 2012
By Shawna Benedict
Payments processing technology firm i2c, Inc. and Shanghai-based prepaid service provider KargoCard have formed a partnership to deliver prepaid and mobile payment solutions to merchants in China. ... Mobilis Networks Limited, currently rolling out mobile wallet solutions across the Asia Pacific region, announced new software services to enable point-of-sale fingerprint verification for international money transfers to mobile wallets and NFC mobile payments that support any ...
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Mobile Payments A Trillion Dollar Industry Once Everyone Can Actually Make A Paymen

Mobile Payments A Trillion Dollar Industry Once Everyone Can ...


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Mobile Payments A Trillion Dollar Industry Once Everyone Can Actually Make A Payment. Nick Hughes. posted 2 hours ago. Comments. nfcpayment ...

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CNET: Sprint working on Google Wallet alternative?

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Sprint working on Google Wallet alternative?
CNET
The company did tell NFC Times that it was proud to be the first carrier to offer Google's mobile payments system. "In keeping with our open approach, Sprint is actively working with others in the mobile payment ecosystem," the company said in a ...
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Telenor boss urges looking beyond instant benefits
Bangkok Post
NFC, which allows smartphones and other devices to communicate wirelessly with other devices when brought together, has already been used in some countries as a payments tool or public transport ticketing system. Mr Baksaas said telecom operators ...
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Bangkok Post



NFC payments: The retail perspective

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NFC payments: The retail perspective
Earlier this week, Transport for London (TfL) dismissed NFC mobile payments, claiming the technology was too slow for London customers to use on the tube ...
www.computerweekly.com/.../NFC-payments-the-retail-perspe...
Post Office plans NFC contactless payments rollout - Techworld.com
The Post Office has revealed plans to roll-out contactless payments technology across its entire network, which will...
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$49 Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus delivers Google Wallet NFC support

Eco-Friendly LG Viper offers 4G features for those who don't want to break the ...
NFC World Congress, Day 1
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Mobile bloom News
The handset delivers Near Field Communications (NFC) support, which works with applications like Google Wallet to provide wireless, "no wallet" retail payment options. NFC access also lets you share data wirelessly with another NFC device.

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$49 Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus delivers Google Wallet NFC support
Mobile bloom News
But the Sprint Galaxy Nexus delivers an important Near Field Communications (NFC) capable application out-of-the-box that is not present as a preload on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus device. NFC enabled devices can wirelessly share information and other ...
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Facebook Takes 2 Steps Into Easy Mobile Payments

Facebook Takes 2 Steps Into Easy Mobile Payments
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DailyFinance
By Amanda Alix, The Motley Fool At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past February, Facebook (NAS: FB) CTO Bret Taylor made a promise: The social-media giant would work tirelessly to create a less onerous mobile payment system for its game ...

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On the Menu: Mobile technology is changing dining out
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Bocktown also uses Tabbedout, a mobile payment application available for iPhones and Androids, which allows users to pay bills at participating establishments with their smartphones. Users can add credit cards to the application, then when they're at ...
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Blogs1 new result for "Mobile Payment"
Google Wallet Gets Ready for an Update | Latest electronics
By Dennis
Related posts: Google Wallet Phone Payment Service Confirmed and Detailed; PayPal Sues Google for Using Mobile Payment Secrets in Wallet Service; Google Nexus S Gets First OTA Update. Your browser does not support iframes.
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Web4 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Cubic CTS > Cubic Blog > Mobile Payment
We will be posting about automated fare collection, contactless/mobile payment, and other new trends in transit fare collection. Follow us on twitter at @CubicTS ...
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Mobile Credit Card Payment Processors Reviewed - TopTenREVIEWS
"When it comes to mobile payment solutions, the competitors are nearly identical in terms of hardware and features," said Lecia Monsen, Managing Editor of ...
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Multitude of systems hinders mobile payment in China|Markets ...
A Beijing bookstore demonstrates its mobile payment system. (File photo/Xinhua) . The widespread adoption of mobile payment systems is being hindered by the ...
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Restaurant perfecting mobile-payment model
A fast-casual dining chain in the U.S. aims to rewrite the future of eating and technology.
www.vancouversun.com/life/Restaurant.../story.html

For Sale: Near Field Communication Patent Portfolio

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For Sale: Near Field Communication Patent Portfolio


... wireless communication and secure near-field communications. Applications for these patents include the virtual wallet (NFC pay terminals), object tracking, ...

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Sprint wants its own NFC payment system but still uses Google Wallet

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Sprint wants its own NFC payment system but still uses Google Wallet

PopHerald.com

If true, then it is possible that Sprint will not fully abandon Google's service, but will only introduce an optional NFC-based app that might give the company a new source of revenue. Apparently, and experts agree, that mobile payment will grow due to ...

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Sprint to Enter Mobile Wallet Race

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Sprint to Enter Mobile Wallet Race
CSNews Online
Isis, a combination of Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile USA, is another competitor, as well as PayPal. The news outlet reported the Sprint near field communication (NFC) mobile wallet will be called Touch. Creating the wireless payment platform ...
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The coming triangular war between Google, Apple and Samsung

The coming triangular war between Google, Apple and Samsung
DVICE
Just wave it over a point-of-sale terminal to pay for your goods and services. But NFC is just a small aspect of the smartphone payment revolution. The far more important is the mobile wallet, which will enable the whole smartphone as shopping and ...
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