Saturday, July 21, 2012

15 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for July 21st, 2012

News11 new results for "Mobile Payment"
All Eyes on Mobile Pay at the Summer Olympics
Investorplace.com
The Olympic version will come with Visa's (NYSE:V) mobile payment application (payWave), and about 140000 "readers" have been installed in businesses and taxis throughout the United Kingdom, so those lucky enough to have one of the phones can pay ...
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Investorplace.com
Google-backed payment startup Corduro aims for enterprise
GigaOM
When Corduro launched last year, it looked like another mobile payment start-up targeting Square. But after a quiet year, the Google-backed company is showing that it's got bigger ambitions as it pursues enterprise customers looking for a combination of ...
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GigaOM
German myTaxi offers passengers a mobile payment option
Mobile Payments Today
German company myTaxi is adding mobile payments to its popular car-ordering service by partnering with Wirecard, a payment and digital security provider. Similar to San Francisco-based Uber, myTaxi currently operates in 30 German cities along with ...
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RFI Global gains Visa accreditation for mobile testing
Finextra
Jean-Luc Khaou, Head of Payments & Security, RFI Global, commented: "We are proud to be a formally recognized Mobile Payment laboratory for Visa. By joining UL we can now offer our customers a comprehensive transaction security service portfolio in ...
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Mobile Payments Soar In The U.S.
Investor's Business Daily
IDC Financial Insights says of those that had made a mobile payment in the last 12 months, 56% used eBay 's (EBAY) PayPal Mobile. Amazon (AMZN) Payments and Apple's (AAPL) iTunes service were each statistically tied at about 40%. In addition, prepaid ...
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UK Consumers Want to Acquire Mobile Wallets from Banks over Non-Traditional ...
Business Wire (press release)
11.6% of consumers would acquire mobile wallets from digital/mobile payment providers (e.g., PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, etc.) 9.5% of consumers would acquire wallets from mobile providers (e.g., O2, Vodafone, etc.) 5.1% of consumers would acquire wallets ...
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Freeport Capital Inc. (FAS:CNSX) Completes 51% Acquisition of Vault Acquiring ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Additionally, with a vast number of new EMVL1&L2 devices requiring a compliant host to connect, we believe strongly that we will capitalize in the Mobile Payment Space delivering EMV compliant solutions globally offering our Hybrid PayTech App's with ...
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WalletBit introduces ResponsePay platform
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WalletBit, a mobile commerce company based in Germany, has announced the release of its new mobile payment platform called ResponsePay. ResponsePay is a new platform that facilitates only "bitcoin" transactions. Bitcoins are a form of online currency ...
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Parallels Payment Network Expands E-commerce Solution for Hosters with PCI ...
MyHostNews.com (press release)
The company's proprietary platforms enable integrated solutions for all payment types for businesses, including credit, debit, prepaid stored value and electronic check processing; as well as digital, alternative and mobile payment options. Setting up a Chase ...
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Google's Biggest Weakness: Mobile Ads
Mobiledia
Google is taking the mobile route since that is the path towards a relevant future, but the collateral damage of insecurity with mobile payment systems and lowered cost per clicks may hurt the company if it doesn't fix the problems soon. Related Stories ...
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Gmail goes SMS in Africa
Financial Times (blog)
As M-Pesa, the mobile payment system, has shown in Kenya, mobile services in Africa are highly popular and effective. Other companies have looked to get in on the act too – Orange, which is owned by France Telecom, has over 4m users of its Orange ...
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Blogs1 new result for "Mobile Payment"
PayPal Buys Itself an API
By Curtis C. Chen
... suddenly become extremely useful to many more people. (Hat tip: PayPal blog and @cardio). Related ProgrammableWeb ResourcesLearn more · Card.io API Profile. Mobile payment service. Protocols: REST. Data Formats: JSON. Mashups ...
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Web3 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Now SafetyPay Offers Global Mobile Payment Platform
Online payment solution offered to 250 million customers.
www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9683814.htm
Mobile Payments - The Future of Mobile Payment
Mobile Payments, unfortunately haven't taken off faster in North America simply a matter of bad PR. Mobile Payments can help business grow!
www.ach-payments.com/articles/mobile-payments/
CBN Moves To Enhance Mobile Payment System - Business/Money ...
Determined to instill confidence in the Nigerian payment system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is currently collaborating with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance ...
www.nairaland.com/.../cbn-moves-enhance-mobile-payment



US Dataworks - Cloud Payments Disrupt NFC in Mobile Payments

Web6 new results for NFC Mobile Payment
US Dataworks - Cloud Payments Disrupt NFC in Mobile Payments
Everyone knows that the real key to mobile payments adoption is interoperability combined with consumer adoption. So which form of payment seems more ...
www.usdataworks.com/.../cloud-payments-disrupt-nfc-in-mob...
China Mobile
China Mobile (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
NFC Mobile Payment Growth Could Be Stunted By Security - Zimbio
NFC mobile" NFC Mobile Payment Growth Could Be Stunted By Security … – ZimbioWeb 5 new results for NFC Mobile Payment NFC Mobile Payment Growth ...
www.zimbio.com/.../NFC+Mobile+Payment+Growth+Stunted+...
Mobile payments adoption remains stymied by hurdles … | Near ...
How do you feel about Near Field Communication and the advent of mobile payments?: I can't wait to get rid of this cumbersome … NFC mobile payments are ...
https://nfcip.org/.../mobile-payments-adoption-remains-stymie...
G&D | Payment Sticker from G&D Equips Cell Phones for Mobile ...
The SECCOS® Mobile payment sticker is certified for the MasterCard® contactless ... Although there are around 50 NFC-enabled smartphone models now ...
www.gi-de.com/.../Bezahl-Sticker-von-G%26D-macht-Handys...
Mobile Payments News | MobilePaymentsToday.com
Get the latest news about mobile payments technology and ...
www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/news_archive.php?tag=597...
China Mobile develops NFC phones - China.org.cn
NFC mobile phones can help China Mobile to promote its mobile payment services, as the telecom carrier tries to find new sources to boost its sluggish revenue ...
www.china.org.cn/business/2012-07/.../content_25891630.ht...



Mobile payments adoption remains stymied by hurdles

English: A poster advertising the introduction...
English: A poster advertising the introduction of the mobile payment service M-Pesa in Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Blogs5 new results for NFC Mobile Payment
Expected rise in Mobile Shopping; User Friendliness ... - BLOG NFC
By audrey
If the number of mobile shoppers is set to double as eBay predicts evidently this should lead to more people shopping exclusively with their mobile phone, naturally NFC payment should follow closely behind? We'd like to think so.
BLOG NFC
Dutch banks, mobile operators disband NFC joint venture ... - Paypers
Dutch financial services providers ABN AMRO, Rabobank, ING and telecommunications and telecommunications services providers KPN and Vodafone have disbanded their initiative to create a joint venture to introduce NFC mobile ...
The Paypers Headlines
Ever wonder what's in your smart phone? | Advanced Technology ...
By KOTRA
KONAI has supplied more than 10 million NFC USIM cards globally, making the company the largest NFC USIM provider in the world. KONAI is a key enabler behind the world's first nationwide commercial NFC mobile payment service (South ...Advanced Technology & Design Korea
Mobile payments adoption remains stymied by hurdles ...Using NFC-enabled handsets does provide a more technically reliable route, but consumers remain unsure over the level of security NFC provides (albeit unfounded) and the complexity of the overall solution. ... Given that current non-mobile payment schemes already involve the merchant, issuer, acquirer and the card scheme, can the margins for a mobile service support the addition of the operator and others such as the handset vendor, m-wallet service provider, etc.? Also, what ...FierceWireless
Termineter Security Framework for Smart Meters Released | threatpost
By Dennis Fisher
I can't wait to get rid of this cumbersome credit card. I am concerned about the serious security implications that come along with this sort of technology. Who cares? NFC mobile payments are no more or less secure than using a credit card ...
threatpost - The First Stop for...


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