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| DLI Introduces its New Rugged Mobile Tablet with Exclusive 5-in-1 Mobile ... Embedded.com DLI unveils its new 9000 rugged tablet and 5-in-1 mobile payment module option. Designed by DLI, this exclusive 5-in-1 payment module includes a magstripe, debit pin pad, contactless payment (NFC™), EMV™, and barcode scanning. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NFC Forum Chairman Koichi Tagawa to Deliver Opening Keynote at NFC Solutions ... MarketWatch (press release) At the event, industry leaders will come together to discuss a broad range of uses for NFC-enabled devices in both payment and non-payment applications, and during the unique "open conference" final day, attendees will present their own mini-sessions ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tyfone Announces NFC Design Breakthrough Associated Patents and Licensing MobilityWire (press release) Tyfone (www.tyfone.com), a mobile financial and security solutions provider, today announced the issuance of two US Patents supporting a breakthrough design solution that is required to miniaturize a NFC antenna for use in mobile environments, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Smartphone Payment Methods At Maverik Stores Convenience Store Decisions Maverik convenience stores is one of 30 merchants that plans to use the NFC payment system this summer. This summer, customers in Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin, Texas will be able to buy products at convenience stores with a wave of their smartphones ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CorFire™ Expands Management Team Virtual-Strategy Magazine Before joining CorFire, Zalewski served as president at Aikon Consulting, LLC, has played an integral role in many of the first NFC and pre-NFC (RFID) mobile payments trials and pilots and helped create a Trusted Service Manager joint venture in 2006. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Jersey Mike's mobile rewards program signs up 200K in a month QSRweb.com Members are offered the option to sign up using a traditional membership card with barcode (credit card size or keychain tag in the shape of a surfboard) or a mobile member ID tag and sticker that utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| ZTE launches Sim-based NFC mobile device in Turkey Telecompaper (subscription) ZTE has launched its Sim-based NFC mobile device that enables bank and toll payments in Turkey. Launched in January this year and available on Turkcell T11 (also known as the ZTE Racer II), the service is supported by Turkey mobile operator, Turkcell. See all stories on this topic » |
Monday, May 21, 2012
EMV Chip Cards Seen Lowering Retailer Costs
Acculynk Gives Online PIN Pad a Facelift
Cosmetic Changes Increase Online PIN Pad Use at Checkout by Consumers
“The new version of the online PIN pad has a smarter look and leverages the latest graphic standards for both web and mobile”
“The new version of the online PIN pad has a smarter look and leverages the latest graphic standards for both web and mobile,” said Nandan Sheth, President & COO, Acculynk. “With the upgrade to the graphical user interface, average conversion rates have increased 10 percent. Prior to this new version going live, the average PaySecure conversion rate for PIN submission was 55 percent, much higher than point of sale.”
The latest Acculynk online graphical PIN pad can be viewed at www.acculynk.com/demo. Let me save you a click...
From a technical and security standpoint, the PIN pad has not changed. The PIN is not captured by the merchant, nor is it transmitted over the internet.
From a technical and security standpoint, the PIN pad has not changed. The PIN is not captured by the merchant, nor is it transmitted over the internet.
A separate TSYS Mercator Advisory Group study conducted last year found that 57 percent of consumers surveyed prefer to use their debit card 54 percent expressed interest in their financial institution providing a secure method for online PIN entry .
With Acculynk’s PaySecure, online shoppers using their debit card online are asked to enter their PIN on a graphical PIN-pad at the merchant checkout, and only need their existing bank-issued PIN to complete the transaction. The cardholder uses the mouse to click on a number and the PIN pad re-scrambles as each digit is selected. The PaySecure PIN pad can be customized with the card issuer’s logo and debit card design. There are no hardware devices, passwords, enrollment, or redirection to another website for payment.
Consumers can use their debit card and PIN at over 3000 merchant sites including Sears, Western Union and K-Mart.
About Acculynk
Acculynk secures online transactions with a suite of software-only services backed by a patented authentication and encryption framework that provides greater security for issuers, EFT networks, merchants and payment processors. Acculynk’s PaySecure®utilizes a graphical PIN-pad for the secure entry of a consumer’s PIN online and is available to merchants through existing acquirer relationships, enabling speedy implementation. PaySecure is currently enabled on over 3,000 merchant websites. Acculynk has partnerships with 11 EFT networks to process PaySecure transactions and with six leading payment processors, and is certified with PULSE, First Data and Master Card, among other key industry leaders. Visit http://www.acculynk.com.
Survey Says: Consumers Prefer Online Banking to Traditional Branch Banking
Consumers Prefer Online Banking to Traditional Branch Banking (via PR Newswire)
PRINCETON, N.J., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of consumers prefer to do their banking online and nearly half would do all of their banking online if they could. This was a key finding of the national consumer survey on retail banking trends conducted by Rosetta, an independent brand…
How Apple and iPad Plan to Take Over the Cash Register in Retail
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| How Apple and iPad Plan to Take Over the Cash Register in Retail ... By Lory It is not unlike a near-field communication (NFC) payment center, which allows users to swipe their mobile device over an NFC-enabled terminal to pay for an item instead of having to pass a credit card through a magnetic runner. PadGadget | ||
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Making a Case for "Alternative Credit"
The Case for “Alternative Credit” (via Credit.com)
Unless they are in trouble, most people don’t wake up in the morning thinking about credit. Not even me, and I’ve spent much of my career immersed in it. But for most people, credit is an afterthought, and that’s unfortunate given the impact it has on our lives. Credit is now at a crossroads.…
Global Keyless Vehicle Access Control Systems Industry
Global Keyless Vehicle Access Control Systems Industry (via PR Newswire)
NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Keyless Vehicle Access Control Systems Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0552749/Global-Keyless-Vehicle-Access-Control-Systems-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire…
Vizibility Introduces the First Mobile Business Card for the New Mobile Wallet
Vizibility Introduces the First Mobile Business Card for the New Mobile Wallet (via PR Newswire)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vizibility Inc., provider of the online identity management platform for professionals and the enterprise, today announced the first-ever NFC Mobile Wallet Card as a standard feature for premium subscriptions. The NFC (Near Field Communication) beta…
Trunkbow Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Trunkbow Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results (via PR Newswire)
BEIJING, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trunkbow International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: TBOW) ("Trunkbow" or the "Company"), a leading provider of Mobile Payment Solutions ("MPS") and Mobile Value Added Services ("MVAS") in the PRC, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended…
Frost & Sullivan Reveals Four Big Predictions for the ICT Industry in 2012
Frost & Sullivan Reveals Four Big Predictions for the ICT Industry in 2012 (via PR Newswire)
LONDON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Frost & Sullivan study outlines four big predictions that could potentially have a significant impact on the industry throughout the next 12-18 months: Machine-to-Machine (M2M), social network infrastructure, web-based platform and vertical markets entry…
Roshan and Western Union Launch International Mobile Money Transfer Service in Afghanistan
Roshan and Western Union Launch International Mobile Money Transfer Service in Afghanistan (via PR Newswire)
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Roshan, Afghanistan's leading total communications provider, and Western Union, a leader in global payment services, have today jointly launched the Western Union Mobile Money Transfer service in Afghanistan that enables Roshan's M-Paisa customers to…
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Robert Half International, Kirkland's, MasterCard, American Express and Visa
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Robert Half International, Kirkland's, MasterCard, American Express and Visa (via PR Newswire)
CHICAGO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Robert Half International (NYSE:RHI) as the Bull of the Day and Kirkland's, Inc. (Nasdaq:KIRK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on MasterCard Inc. (NYSE:MA), American Express (NYSE:AXP…
DLI Introduces its New Rugged Mobile Tablet with Exclusive 5-in-1 Mobile Payment Module
DLI Introduces its New Rugged Mobile Tablet with Exclusive 5-in-1 Mobile Payment Module (via PR Newswire)
LAPORTE, Ind., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DLI, a leading manufacturer of rugged tablets, in-vehicle computers, and mobile POS devices today announced the release of the DLI 9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet. DLI unveils its new 9000 rugged tablet and 5-in-1 mobile payment module option. Designed by DLI…
Discover Announces Fixed-Rate Private Student Loans
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May 21, 2012 06:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Discover Student Loans Adds Fixed-Rate Loans for Undergraduate, Health Professions, Law, MBA and Graduate Students
RIVERWOODS, Ill.--()--Discover Student Loans, one of the largest originators of private student loans in the United States, announced today new fixed-rate loans for undergraduate and graduate students with rates as low as 6.79 percent APR.
“For students who want the convenience and simplicity of knowing what their monthly payments will be, Discover’s new fixed-rate loans are a great option”
While Discover continues to offer competitively priced variable rate loans with initial rates as low as the prime rate -- currently 3.25 percent APR -- the new fixed-rate loans provide predictability with a set interest rate for the life of the loan. Discover's fixed-rate loans are designed to have rates comparable to unsubsidized Stafford and PLUS Loans without the up-front origination fees of up to 4 percent.
Like all Discover Student Loans, fixed-rate loans:
- Have zero origination fees
- Are backed by 24/7 customer service
- Come with a 0.25 percent Auto Debit Reward
- Require no payments while students are enrolled in school at least half-time
- Are forgiven in the event of the primary borrower’s death or permanent disability
“For students who want the convenience and simplicity of knowing what their monthly payments will be, Discover’s new fixed-rate loans are a great option,” said Steve Olszewski, senior vice president of student loans for Discover. “Our mix of fixed- and variable-rate loans gives borrowers the ability to choose a loan that better meets their unique circumstances.”
As a responsible lender of private student loans, Discover encourages students and their parents to seek out all available grants, scholarships and free financial aid before taking student loans. Discover also advises students to consider federal student loans and to compare all the features of federal and private student loans to see which loans best fit their needs. Discover requires school certification to help prevent students from borrowing more than they need and disburses funds directly to schools so tuition bills get paid on time.
DiscoverStudentLoans.com has tools and information to help students and parents with each step of the process – from exploring financial aid to repaying student loans. Students can apply at DiscoverStudentLoans.com for fixed- or variable-rate loans for undergraduate, health professions, law, MBA and graduate programs.
For more information, visit DiscoverStudentLoans.com or call 1-877-728-3030 anytime to speak with a student loan specialist.
AJB Guides Petroleum Merchants with EMV Payments
May 21, 2012 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Enables petroleum retailers to easily integrate EMV-ready payment cards with their fuel dispensers
TORONTO--()--AJB Software Design, Inc., a leader in integrated payment solutions, today at the NACStech conference, announced that it has completed more than 100 EMV Chip and PIN integrations with petroleum retailers and other merchants throughout Canada and the United Kingdom. AJB assists merchants to certify EMV transactions; reducing fraudulent transactions at the pump, lowering PCI compliance costs, and enhancing customer service.
“AJB’s extensive experience with EMV adoption provides customers with expert knowledge that allows us to implement EMV solutions in the most efficient manner possible.”
AJB’s FIPay (Flexible Integrated Payment System) software provides merchants with the ability to enable an EMV transaction, and is the foundation for quickly enabling EMV transactions on hardware already located at merchants locations. AJB’s EMV software applications are PA-DSS certified allowing solutions to meet all aspects of the EMV security standard. FIPay enables merchants to connect locations, banks and other points of service components in the payment authorization process.
“We make it easy for retailers to adapt to new payment technologies and market changes, including the need for merchants to migrate from magnetic stripe cards to EMV chip and PIN based transactions,” said Pat Polillo, Vice President Sales at AJB. “AJB’s extensive experience with EMV adoption provides customers with expert knowledge that allows us to implement EMV solutions in the most efficient manner possible.”
“AJB is a dependable organization with a proven track record, demonstrating nimbleness and exceptionally fast time to market,” said Tomas Levi, Director of Global Payment Planning & Strategy at Gilbarco Veeder-Root. “AJB listens to its customers. Once we provided training and information about our solution they were able to implement EMV with minimal support, while adding substantial value to Gilbarco and our customers.”
AJB’s exposure to EMV began in 2005 when EMV was being rolled out in the United Kingdom. From 2005-2006, AJB deployed EMV-based credit card and debit card solutions for a number of UK resident customers. It has since drawn upon its UK experience and has been providing Canadian merchants with a seamless transition from their current magnetic strip technology to EMV chip and PIN technology.
About AJB Software Design, Inc.
AJB is a leading provider of payment integration software solutions. Twenty percent of North America’s Top 100 retailers and 10 percent of the top global retailers by sales volume, rely on AJB products and services. Founded in 1994, AJB has over 140 global clients, and its software makes it easy to connect the components required for real-time payment processing. AJB enables retailers to quickly comply with new standards and payment types, including mobile, EMV and other emerging forms of payment. In addition, it allows banks and POS vendors to easily integrate their products with retailers, petroleum and convenience stores. AJB simplifies integration with existing systems; solutions are scalable, multi-channel and platform independent. For more information, visit www.ajbsoftware.com.
NFC Forum Chairman Koichi Tagawa to Deliver Opening Keynote at NFC Solutions Summit, May 22
May 21, 2012 10:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
NFC Forum Track on May 23 Will Highlight the State of the Technology; Forum Chairman Will Also Address NFC Meetup Group May 23
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--()--The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced that Forum Chairman Koichi Tagawa will be the opening keynote speaker May 22 at theNFC Solutions Summit taking place in Burlingame, California. Mr. Tagawa will address the plenary attendees on the topic "NFC Momentum: Beyond the Killer App."
“This is an exciting time for NFC technology, with commercial rollouts increasing and many more NFC-enabled devices hitting the market”
The NFC Solutions Summit, May 22-24, is a comprehensive North American showcase for the high-growth NFC technology, and it is jointly presented by the NFC Forum and the Smart Card Alliance. At the event, industry leaders will come together to discuss a broad range of uses for NFC-enabled devices in both payment and non-payment applications, and during the unique "open conference" final day, attendees will present their own mini-sessions on any NFC-related topics.
The NFC Forum is also presenting a special conference track at the Summit on May 23, entitled "State of the Technology." The sessions, which open the NFC Technology Track, will be hosted by NFC Forum Director Debbie Arnold, who will moderate a Q&A session at the end of the track. The presentations include:
- "NFC Forum: Furthering the Adoption and Use of NFC" -- Koichi Tagawa, NFC Forum and Sony Corporation
- "NFC Forum: Putting NFC Forum Specifications to Work" -- Gavin Shenker, Visa Inc.
- "State of the NFC Market" -- Jeff Miles, NXP Semiconductors
In addition to the NFC Forum speakers, a number of Forum member companies are involved in the NFC Solutions Summit as exhibitors and sponsors, and even more member organizations have sent attendees to the conference.
"This is an exciting time for NFC technology, with commercial rollouts increasing and many more NFC-enabled devices hitting the market," said Koichi Tagawa, chairman of the NFC Forum. "We are pleased to partner with the Smart Card Alliance on this high-profile event. It provides a great opportunity for us to bring everyone up to date on the proliferation and diversity of new NFC solutions for both consumers and businesses around the world."
"Organizing the event in cooperation with the NFC Forum was a great decision," said Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director of the Smart Card Alliance and Conference Chairman. "Our goal of balancing the technical aspects of the NFC marketplace with a wide variety of business solutions that are emerging in North America was achieved by having the NFC Forum partnering with us."
Further demonstrating the high level of interest in NFC, a recently established NFC Meetup group is hosting a panel discussion during the NFC Solutions Summit, in which Mr. Tagawa will also participate. He will discuss the status of NFC implementation in Japan, and the importance of standards for successful adoption worldwide. The panel takes place May 23, 6-8 p.m., at the Burlingame Hyatt.
About Near Field Communication Technology
NFC technology makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a touch. A standards-based connectivity technology, NFC harmonizes today's diverse contactless technologies, enabling current and future solutions in areas such as access control, consumer electronics, healthcare, information collection and exchange, loyalty and coupons, payments, and transport.
NFC technology is supported by the world's leading communication device manufacturers, semiconductor producers, network operators, IT and services companies, and financial services organizations. NFC is compatible with hundreds of millions of contactless cards and readers already deployed worldwide.
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org) was launched as a non-profit industry association in 2004 by leading mobile communications, semiconductor, and consumer electronics companies. The Forum's mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's 160+ global member companies currently are developing specifications for a modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and device capability.
The NFC Forum's Sponsor members, which hold seats on the Board of Directors, include leading players in key industries around the world. The Sponsor members are: Barclaycard, Broadcom Corporation, INSIDE Secure, Intel, MasterCard Worldwide, NEC, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Samsung, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Visa Inc.
Tyfone Announces NFC Design Breakthrough Associated Patents and Licensing
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Patented innovations lead to antenna integrated MicroSD with no external boosters and plastic card-like read distance
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tyfone (www.tyfone.com), a mobile financial and security solutions provider, today announced the issuance of two U.S. Patents supporting a breakthrough design solution that is required to miniaturize a NFC antenna for use in mobile environments, including, but not limited to MicroSD cards, such as Tyfone's next generation SideTap(TM) NFC card. This latest design works with any smartcard secure element, across multiple mobile devices and on any NFC reader without the need for cumbersome external booster antennas or after-market battery covers.
Tyfone, with its growing portfolio of trailblazing intellectual property, continues to be the recognized global leader for innovation in bringing the power and independence of smartcard based secure elements and integrated NFC into MicroSD and other form factors. The newest design brings MicroSD with NFC on the same playing field as standard MicroSD cards, with the same yield and cost to manufacture. Tyfone's latest design not only elevates the NFC performance and user experience of self-contained MicroSD solutions to the desired commercialization standards, but also is equally applicable and beneficial to the miniaturization requirements of any NFC deployment form factor.
The two U.S. Patents supporting this new design are: US 7,954,716, entitled "Electronic Transaction Card Powered by Mobile Device" with an effective filing date of February 22, 2005; and US 7,961,101, entitled "Small RFID Card With Integrated Inductive Element" with an effective filing date of August 8, 2008. Tyfone previously announced a Taiwan patent supporting this advanced design: I336449 "Electronic Transaction Card," with an effective filing date of February 22, 2005.
One of several independent claims from an issued patent reads -- "A memory card compatible with a memory card slot in a mobile phone, the memory card including nonvolatile memory accessible by the mobile phone, and a point-of-sale interface to communicate with a point-of-sale terminal, wherein the point-of-sale interface receives power from the mobile phone." Other claims and patents address additional form factors.
"To meet area constraints of mobile devices and especially that of form factors such as MicroSD, the 13.56MHz radio frequency antenna has to be significantly smaller in size compared to the size used in plastic cards," said Anantha Chandrakasan, professor of EECS at MIT. "The smaller antenna size however reduces both the available energy for the radio interface circuitry and the read distance to a point-of-sale terminal."
In accordance with Tyfone's patented inventions and new MicroSD design, the point-of-sale interface is powered by the phone enhancing both the available energy as well as the read distance. Tyfone's cutting edge inventions mitigate the need for cumbersome external booster stickers or after-market battery covers, making the next generation SideTap NFC MicroSD solution extremely consumer friendly, compatible with multiple devices and operating systems. Tyfone's inventions work with any smartcard chip across multiple mobile device platforms and with any NFC reader.
"Since 2004, Tyfone along with its partners has been defining and developing a wide range of technology innovations to enable mobile commerce," said Prabhakar Tadepalli, chief operating officer of Tyfone. "Part of the payoff of our hard work is delivering these patented products to market and overcoming scaling challenges, eliminating the last barrier to global NFC implementation."
The next generation SideTap MicroSD design with integrated NFC antenna is available for manufacturing in high volumes and is compatible with existing MicroSD manufacturing processes with very high manufacturing yield. To empower the industry and advance the commercialization of these technologies, Tyfone is making its patents and the self-contained MicroSD solutions available for licensing. Interested parties are invited to register at http://www.tyfone.com/license . For those interested in commercialization of the self-contained MicroSD, performance data comparing it to other solutions will be made available after registration.
About Tyfone
Founded in 2004, Tyfone's corporate headquarters are in Portland, Oregon, and its Asia-Pacific headquarters are in Bangalore, India. Tyfone connects money and mobility via a highly secure, scalable and flexible mobile financial services solution tailored to meet the evolving needs of consumers, financial institutions, mobile network operators, transportation companies and retailers. Operating in any standard memory card slot, Tyfone's u4ia(R) platform and its companion SideTap(TM) memory card comprise the world's first patented, neutral, and comprehensive memory card-based payments solution for mobile contactless payments. Tyfone and its partners enable a suite of services including Mobile Banking, Mobile Identity Management, Mobile Remote Payments, Mobile Retail Services and Mobile Contactless Payments. For more information visit http://www.tyfone.com .
SOURCE: Tyfone
CorFire's Jon Squire and Tom Zalewski to Present at NFC Solutions Summit
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CorFire's Jon Squire and Tom Zalewski to Present at NFC Solutions Summit
Zalewski will speak on NFC mobile payments in a pre-conference workshop on Monday, May 21. The session will look at how NFC mobile payments work, how they are provisioned to consumers' mobile devices and how they are accepted through the merchant ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tyfone Announces NFC Design Breakthrough Associated Patents and Licensing MarketWatch (press release) This latest design works with any smartcard secure element, across multiple mobile devices and on any NFC reader without the need for cumbersome external booster antennas or after-market battery covers. Tyfone, with its growing portfolio of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Identive launches cloud-based NFC tag management platform NFCNews Identive Group has released a cloud-based NFC tag management platform that enables advertisers, retailers and organizations to deliver targeted content and services to customers' NFC-enabled mobile devices. Designed for the education and hospitality ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Digicel Launches World's First Fully Inclusive NFC Capable Mobile Wallet ... MarketWatch (press release) NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Digicel Pacific Limited, a mobile network operator across the Pacific and a division of the Digicel Group, has deployed VeriFone mWallet services and NFC-enabled payment systems to offer its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LG Optimus L7 Review By 3G.co.uk 3G.co.uk Quickly change your profile using the Tag+ sticker and NFC facility. It's easy to see that LG has concentrated on the handset's design. The chassis is slim and solid, and feels classy thanks to that front covered in glass. It also resists scuff well. See all stories on this topic » |
21 Breaking NFC "Mobile Payment" News Stories
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| Trunkbow Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results MarketWatch (press release) BEIJING, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Trunkbow International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:TBOW) ("Trunkbow" or the "Company"), a leading provider of Mobile Payment Solutions ("MPS") and Mobile Value Added Services ("MVAS") in the PRC, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| National Bank Of Abu Dhabi Provides Instant Mobile Remittance To India Abu Dhabi City Guide NBAD Arrow, the mobile based SMS payment service powered by Luup mobile payment technology, already allows users to send money to over 256000 MoneyGram locations in 192 countries by two simple SMS messages. The new feature enables NBAD and non-NBAD ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mobile start-up Bango forges new relationships; initiates £3 million placing Finextra Microsoft has existing mobile payment capabilities and relationships which it has previously used and therefore use of Bango services, if any, is harder to forecast. · Mobile Network Operators ("MNOs") have approached Bango to use the Bango payment ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Total Business Solution with Clear Advantage PR Web (press release) For the modern entrepeneur, the Clear Advantage Mobile is the most secure mobile payment system. This hand-held device is simply connected to an iPhone, Android or iPad to assure maximum data protection and transaction security from the moment the card ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NACStech Begins CSPnet.com One of the more recent trends has been with mobile payment. Earlier this spring, CSP Daily News reported that Framingham, Mass.-based Cumberland Farms had begun a mobile payment program (see Related Content below), while just last week, news emerged ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Saygent Launches In-App Voice Feedback System: Lets Customers Vent To Apps ... TechCrunch could use Saygent's solution to collect instant feedback about the merchant immediately following a mobile payment/mobile wallet transaction. The app's developers – that is, the mobile wallet providers – can integrate the mSay in-app voice feedback ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| App55 secures funding from North West Fund for Venture Capital as new chairman ... Manchester Evening News Mobile payment provider App55 today secured a funding boost and installed telecoms entrepreneur Chris Hall as its chairman. App55, which is based in Salford Quays, has received an undisclosed sum from the North West Fund for Venture Capital. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Last week at The Fonecast: a different kind of share for Facebook CEO The Fonecast It was also a good week for mobile payments (yet again, some might say) as iZettle announced the beta release of its mobile payment service in the UK. iPhone and iPad users can attach a plug-in chip-card reader that can turns their device into a credit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Grocers Go Mobile for Loyalty | IP Carrier By Gary Kim Mobile devices and apps have lots of value for retailers beyond the use of mobile payment capabilities that replace use of cash, debit or credit cards. Starbucks might be the best example of a retailer whose mobile payment app is as much ... IP Carrier | ||
| Payments going mobile with NFC | Welcome to the Gen-i Blog By Aaron McDonald Mobile payment is expected to take off quickly. Author and consultant Tomi Ahonen recently told delegates at the Tel.Con 2012 conference in Auckland that mobile will be the dominant payment method. He explained that Sweden has already ... Welcome to the Gen-i Blog | ||
| SOMALILAND'S MOBILE PAYMENTS BOOM | Mobile Money Africa By Editor As Somaliland celebrates its 21st birthday, Africa editor Monty Munford reports on the nation's mobile payment revolution. Today is the 21st birthday of self-proclaimed African republic Somaliland, which was born after an ill-fated union with ... Mobile Money Africa | ||
| Learnings from a Week in Korea | Two Bulls - Immersive mobile ... By admin ... KT (largest Korean Telecoms company) predicts that by 2015 the market size for mobile apps will be $55B, Digital Content $105B and Virtual Goods will be $160B; By 2020 mobile payment systems will replace credit cards and coins will ... Two Bulls - Immersive mobile experiences | ||
| M-farm to launch price information mobile apps in June By John Kieti For Kopo Kopo Inc, a Nairobi based mobile payment services... How to Register and Submit Apps to Samsung Apps. Thu 10th May 2012. Samsung Apps is an applications store or a marketplace designed... Using mobile tech to overcome post ... Pivot East | ||
| Top Canadian stories from the past week, plus other news from ... By Ian Hardy This past week was again busy – laced with mobile payment news, stellar device launches, class action lawsuits and even a bit of LTE goodness. Below are the top Canadian wireless stories, plus a notable news from around the web. MobileSyrup.com |
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| Rogers Enters Mobile-Payment Arena - Yahoo! Finance From Yahoo! Finance: Recently, Rogers Communications entered into an agreement with CIBC for the mobile banking technology. finance.yahoo.com/.../rogers-enters-mobile-payment-arena-16... | ||
| Banking Groups Move To Develop Mobile Payment Tech Standards ... Banks are making moves to take a bigger role in shaping worldwide mobile- payments technology standards as momentum in the sector builds. www.paymentssource.com/.../Banking-Groups-Move-To-Dev... | ||
| Paytek Solutions | Mobile Payment Apps Paytek Solutions offers customized payment processing solutions and products to help increase revenue, reduce losses and costs, clear check, credit card, gift ... www.payteksolutions.com/mobile-payment-apps.html | ||
| MoZeus Worldwide Develops New SMART Activator Mobile Payment Experiential Marketing Company Launches SMART Donator System to Improve the Consumer Donation Process. www.prweb.com/releases/experiential/.../prweb9444259.htm |
NFC Handles Coming to Tokyo Subways
| NFC Handles Coming to Tokyo Subways Wireless Watch Japan  This is Very Cool: NFC embedded handle grips coming to Tokyo subways - here's a sign of the future for you! http://bit.ly/LkBJKc Here's the thing.. in 2008, after paying for taxi to the station with my phone and caught the train.See all stories on this topic » |
ZTE’s sim based NFC mobile device to be used toll payments in Turkey
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ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, on Monday said that its world’s first SIM based NFC (near field communication) mobile device to be used toll payments in Turkey.
Launched in January this year and available on Turkcell T11 (also known as the ZTE Racer II), the service is supported by Turkey’s largest mobile operator, Turkcell.
Turkcell T11 can be used to swipe bank POS machines and highway toll payment points and pay for products and services. Turkey already has over 60,000 contactless payment points and is leading the world in mobile commerce innovation.
Turkcell T11 is powered by Android 2.2 Froyo and an ARM processor running at over 600MHz. It comes with 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM and 200MB of internal memory. Multi tasking on the phone is smooth. For example, the phone does not slow or delay when opening a map, using handwriting recognition and chatting simultaneously.
“People always carry mobile phones with them and Turkcell T11 is able to provide a friendly interface and rich interactive features that enable customers to use their handsets in new and innovative ways. ZTE offers a number of NFC handsets around the world, and in Japan we have products that support Felica. Our next target is Europe, and the product we offer with Turkcell has already seen strong success,” said Kan Yulun,Vice President and CTO of the Handset Division, ZTE.
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