Tuesday, July 31, 2012

45 Mobile Payment News Stories for July 31st, 2012

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T-Mobile reportedly ready to launch mobile payment service next month
Technology Bloom News
The mobile payment services have been popping up in the news on and off throughout this year. Some companies are taking the popularity of smartphones and mobile everything else as a reason to offer a mobile payment service. This week we hear that ...
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e-Nabler Announces Certification of Ingenico's iSMP Mobile Payment Sled for ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Ingenico brings the most innovative mobile payment solutions to North America through our strategic partnerships," said Thierry Denis, president of Ingenico, North America. "e-Nabler's certification of Ingenico's iSMP, the first fully-enabled EMV Chip & PIN ...
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Moneris Offers a New Mobile Cash Register Experience
MarketWatch (press release)
"With the growing demand for mobile payment processing services, merchants want and expect solutions that best suit their business and customer needs," said Amer Matar, Chief Technology Officer, Moneris Solutions. "We are proud to complement our ...
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Metro Debuts Pilot Program For Mobile Payment Method
CBS Local
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - Metro is debuting a new method of payment Monday that will allow you to pay for parking with your mobile device. Metro says starting Monday, customers at Rockville and Fort Totten stationns will be able to pay for metered parking ...
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Mobile Payments War Heats up as new Entrant mPowa Offers Europe-wide ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Customers with mPowa's card reader may simply go to the Android Google 'Play Store' and download the mPowa mobile payment app to their phones, for free, and then make and accept card payments - using any major credit or debit card - on the go ...
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Apple's newest acquisition signals mobile payment play?
Mobile Payments Today
In a recent SEC filing, Florida-based security company AuthenTec revealed that it has been acquired by Apple Inc. The 8-K "Report of unscheduled material events or corporate event" said the two companies had entered into an agreement worth $356 million, ...
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Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions Supplies Mobile Security Card ...
Bobsguide (press release)
Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions Supplies Mobile Security Card SWP microSD Cards for Cathay United Bank's Mobile Payment and Transit Trial. Taipei and Munich, Germany - 31 July 2012. Tweet ...
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Why Smartphones Won't Be Replacing Wallets Anytime Soon
TIME
The problem is that the mobile payment is a solution to a problem that most people don't really view as a problem. A Boston Globe story reviewing the latest options for payment via smartphone ends with these observations: "There's one problem with all of ...
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Google Wallet hacked to work on Verizon Galaxy S III [video]
BGR
In fact, you won't find Google Wallet on any smartphone offered by T-Mobile (DTE) or AT&T (T) either — the only carrier that supports Google's (GOOG) mobile payment platform is Sprint (S). Other wireless service providers have backed a mobile payment ...
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iZettle forced to stop processing Visa payments in three European markets
Telecoms.com
Swedish mobile payment firm iZettle has been forced to stop processing Visa card transactions in three European markets; Denmark, Finland and Norway. Visa Europe said Monday that the iZettle mobile payment service does not meet its policy requirements ...
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DC Metro to test mobile payments for parking at commuter lots
Mobile Payments Today
DC Metro riders can join the future of mobile payments. Well, at least customers at the Rockville and Fort Totten stations can. The Metro announced that starting today, commuters at those two stations can pay for metered parking using their mobile phones.
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Verizon Galaxy S3 does run Google Wallet via hack [video]
Android Authority
Google Wallet is Google's own NFC-based mobile payment system, which should have taken off by now, at least according to the Search giant's wishes. However, that's not exactly the case, and Google is still struggling to make the payment method popular ...
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Android Authority
Visa Europe, Not Square's Investor Visa Inc, Puts Brakes On iZettle As mPowa ...
TechCrunch
Visa Europe would not say if it was issuing similar orders to other mobile payment providers, but mPowa, which offers a similar kind of product to iZettle's and Square's, confirms it is in the clear. "We don't have a problem because we're not chip and sign," Dan ...
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Google Wallet Hack Brings Support for Verizon Galaxy S III
Gotta Be Mobile
Mike Beauchamp and Dustin Evans have, according to Engadget, successfully gotten Google Wallet up and running on the Verizon version of the Galaxy S III, a version of the Galaxy S III that is not officially compatible with Google's mobile payment service.
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Mobile Payment Co. Seeks Toss Of $13M Patton Boggs Suit
Law360 (subscription)
Law360, New York (July 30, 2012, 6:45 PM ET) -- Upaid Systems Ltd. sought Thursday to dismiss Patton Boggs LLP's suit claiming the British mobile payment company owes it $13.7 million in legal bills, arguing a Texas federal court has no jurisdiction ...
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Hack Adds Google Wallet Support for Verizon Galaxy S III (Video)
TechnoBuffalo
Verizon is working on its own mobile payment system known as ISIS, which has prompted the carrier to pass on Google Wallet support for its NFC-capable devices. However, this hasn't stopped the crafty duo of Mike Beauchamp and Dustin Evans from ...
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Hey, Hackers: Defense Is Sexy, Too
Technology Review
... conferences that took place in Las Vegas last week is relatively easy: simply hop on stage and confidently show how to compromise, or "pwn," a system that no one has hacked into before (see "Mobile Payment Chips Could Let Hackers into Your Phone").
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mPowa extends m-payments service to Android devices
Telecompaper (subscription)
Customers with mPowa's card reader can go to the Android Google 'Play Store' and download the mPowa mobile payment app to their phones, free of charge, and then make and accept card payments using credit or debit cards on the go. mPowa's service ...
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Will Princeton Dropout's SCVNGR/LevelUp Revolutionize the Economy?
Forbes
LevelUp, a second, more-recent product, is a mobile payment and rewards network, that the company introduced into beta in July 2011. LevelUp, now available for the iPhone, Android, the mobile web, and as a physical card, lets users register credit or debit ...
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Simple Money Handling App For iPhone
Mobile bloom News
Survey says mobile banking is becoming more comfortable for customers · The makers of the popular Dropbox App getting cash investments to expand and go bigger · Mobile Payment Platforms Still In Nascent Stage; Developing World Needs To Catch Up ...
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New hack puts Google Wallet on Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S3
Phandroid.com
Verizon's history with Google Wallet has been tenuous, to say the least, with speculation that disagreements between the carrier and Google over the mobile payment service were a sore spot with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The more recent ...
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Marine Drive Mobile Corp. (OTC:MDMC) Being Pumped Full of Hot Air Again
HotStocked
The latest effort may have been triggered by a news release by MDMC that speaks of a new joint venture that should result in the creation of a mobile payment platform. As usual, details about the project are vague and its marketability - fairly obscure.
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Load Google Wallet onto Verizon's Galaxy S III with this new hack
TechSpot
Google Wallet doesn't come as a native app on the Verizon version of the Galaxy S II because the carrier is working on their own mobile payment system called Isis. The project, announced in November 2010, is a joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and ...
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New Merchant Services Available to Grocery Stores Across the United States
Equities.com
With POS inventory management, businesses can purchase and sale while monitoring their inventory online or on a trip. With mobile payment options and credit card machines, sales and services potential are endless and available anywhere in the US.
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Heartland signs up 15 more higher education institutions
CR80News
The Campus Solutions division of Heartland Payment Systems has launched three mobile applications for higher education institutions and students, including a mobile payment application that can serve as a virtual campus ID card. read more ». Comments ...
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Get started: Relief offered to small businesses choked by drought, rival ...
Washington Post (blog)
Small firms warming up to mobile payments: Small businesses are increasingly turning to mobile payment services to skate around the high costs of credit card swipe fees. In Washington, the new alternatives have proved especially popular with food trucks ...
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TmoNews Takes A Look At The Galaxy Note
TmoNews
Subscribe. Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates. ← Rumor: T-Mobile To Finally Launch ISIS Mobile Payment System Trial On August 20th? popular topics. 4G · Android · CES · Data · Deals · Featured · News/Articles · Rate plans · Rumors · Site ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE gets unofficial Google Wallet support
PopHerald.com
According to reports, Verizon Wireless does not want its users to access the Google Wallet app because it is working on its own mobile payment system known as ISIS. For starters, Google Wallet is an NFC-based or Near Field Communication-based app that ...
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Windows Phone 8: Features explored
Know Your Mobile
To keep all your mobile payment stuff in one place, a wallet feature has been added. Here you will be able to add a card, pay for stuff by touching your device with the right device, check your balance and check your transaction history. All of this will be ...
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Cash-less Lagos: Volume of cheque transactions up by 17.6m in 7 months
Daily Sun
They include cheques, the NIBSS- National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), NIBSS instant payment, Internet banking, standing order, direct debit; use of Point of Sale machines (PoS), ATMs or mobile payment, which is used for micro payments. In 2008, the ...
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Ft. Totten, Rockville Metro Stations Get Coin-Free Parking Meters
WAMU
For Smartphone users who have Parker™ by Streetline, another app that provides a cash-free option for parking on iPhones and Androids, can rest assured that Parkmobile is also compatible with their services. In addition to mobile payment, customers can ...
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G&D Secure Flash Solutions Supplies Mobile Security Card SWP ...
By S. Paulussen
G&D Secure Flash Solutions Supplies Mobile Security Card SWP microSD Cards for Cathay United Bank's Mobile Payment and Transit Trial. Munich/Taipei, July 31, 2012 – Taiwanese Cathay United Bank recently launched a trial for mobile ...
Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash...
Malaysia Airlines offers mobile payment service in just 2 clicks!
By Misha Tan
According to this article from TravelDailyNews, the first airline in Southeast Asia to provide faster and safer mobile payments in as little as two clicks [...]
The Wall
Mobile Commerce in Virtual and Augmented Reality | Healthcare ...
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Mobile Payment Service Providers Content and Applications Aggregators Augmented Reality Technology Vendors Mobile Marketing and Advertising Providers Telecommunications Infrastructure Providers. Original Post Mobile Commerce in ...
Healthcare Store Online
Apple's AuthenTec purchase indicates an e-wallet fingerprint service
By Christian Zibreg
Now another analysts chimes in with speculation that the transaction, still pending approval, will probably help Apple create a mobile payment system around future iOS devices built around an e-wallet fingerprint service… Financial Post ...
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Apple iPad is displacing the cash register retailer deployments ...
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Now, the national retailers are deployed mobile payment tool. According to the American retailers Low 's data released last week, the company has been in the United States and Canada has deployed 42000 handheld devices. Home depot ...
Tech Reviews
Female Consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Spotlighting Buying ...
By CP-Africa.com
Mobile payment services drive rural money transfers;. International retail chains and the rising middle class female consumer;. Mall culture feeds into the need for convenience;. The social buying phenomenon;. The quest for beauty.
CP-Africa
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See more: android mobile payment gateway, project network security mobile, project security mobile, security mobile banking java, mobile sql parameters example, tsql set parameter equal stored procedure value, programming mobile ...
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Banking & Web Services: The File is Dead, Long Live the API « All ...
By Jerome Tillier
For example a mobile payment initiated by a user could probably become a UK Faster Payment transaction, a SWIFT MT101, or even be embedded within an SEPA XML file over the inter-bank space. In this case, web services are an enabler ...
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NFC Hack Allows Verizon Galaxy S III Owners To Use Google Wallet ...
By Roy Alugbue
And with that, crafty developers Mike Beauchamp and Dustin Evans developed a special hack, which allows the NFC-capable smartphone to now utilize the famed mobile payment function. Naturally you'll need your Galaxy S III to be rooted ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates
Exclusive: Big changes for Staples founder's VC fund - The Term ...
By Dan Primack
It's also worth noting that while the current Highland Consumer Fund will invest in tech-based retail, it will not do deals for tech companies focused on the retail space (management dashboards, mobile payment systems, etc.). Stemberg says ...
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Apple may be prepping mobile payment service featuring ...
From Yahoo! News: Apple (AAPL) on Friday acquired mobile and network security provider AuthenTec (AUTH) for approximately $356 million, a move that ...
news.yahoo.com/apple-may-prepping-mobile-payment-featuri...
Mobile Payment - League of Legends Community
Hello fellow summoners, I want to buy 5$ worth of RP and since I live in Israel I cannot buy a prepaid card, I also do not own a credit card so I cant buy with credit ...
na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2413091
CBN moves to enhance mobile payment system
Determined to instill confidence in the Nigerian payment system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is currently collaborating with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance ...
businessdayonline.com/.../41513-cbn-moves-to-enhance-mobi...
Arnaud Dubreuil, Marketing Director – Mobile Payment, Netsize, a ...
Arnaud_Dubreuil_Netsize Arnaud Dubreuil is the Marketing Director in charge of the Mobile Payment product line at Netsize, a Gemalto company. In this role he ...
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Cathay United Bank taps G&D for m-payments trial

Newsfor NFC Mobile Payment
Did Apple Snag AuthenTec for Mobile Payments?
Datamation
However, rumors that the iPhone will soon support near-field communications (NFC) have the industry buzzing that Passbook is Apple's answer to Google Payments. Adding AuthenTec's biometric and mobile network security tech to the iPhone and iPad ...
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Cathay United Bank taps G&D for m-payments trial
Finextra
The project enables bank customers to use their mobile phones to make contactless payments at local stores and to access the Taipei public transit system. The NFC-capable microSD cards used as a secure element in this project are supplied by G&D ...
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2 Reasons Apple Will Disrupt Mobile Payments

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2 Reasons Apple Will Disrupt Mobile Payments
DailyFinance
The recent decision to acquire AuthenTec (NAS: AUTH) , a mobile-security company that produces fingerprint sensor chips, indicates that Cupertino is not just waiting around to see how others play the mobile-payment game before they jump in. ... iPhone ...
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Google Wallet Hacked to Work on Verizon's Galaxy S3

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Google Wallet Hacked to Work on Verizon's Galaxy S3
Droid Life
Big Red has their own mobile NFC payment system on the way, called Isis, and would rather you wait to turn your life over to one. Oh wait, they aren't blocking Google Wallet, it's just that it's "different" than other mobile commerce apps. Mmhmm. In ...
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NFC technology may be faced with daunting challenges in Asia
QR Code Press
The technology has managed to overcome these challenges, thus far, but ROA Holdings suggests that NFC technology could be faced with serious challenges if more convenient and accommodating mobile payment systems cannot be developed. Related ...
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Apple may be prepping mobile payment service featuring AuthenTec security
BGR
The deal still requires regulatory and shareholder approval, however. BGR reported earlier this month that the next-generation iPhone will include NFC capabilities, which could play a significant role in any mobile payment service Apple might be ...
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VISA smartphone and NFC payment system in London may not be the ...
PSFK
This summer we will be demonstrating the future of payments in London — a future where most consumers will rely on mobile devices, tablets and PCs to manage their daily financial lives. So far the implementation of cashless payments at the London ...
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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2012 -- AuthenTec Inc. (NASDAQ: AUTH), a provider of a series of products including fingerprint sensors, software and intellectual property that offer security, convenience, personalization and navigation features in such end-use products as personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, printers, network servers and gateways, last week, disclosed in a SEC filing that it agreed to be acquired by Apple Inc. ( Find out more about AAPL here: http://www.stockreports.net/market-scan/?symbol=AAPL)

AAPL will acquire the Melbourne, Florida-based company for $8 per share, which represents a premium of nearly 60% over AUTH’s closing price on July 26th, 2012, the day before the deal was disclosed. 

AuthenTech has been expanding its fingerprint sensors technology for use on smartphones and tablets. With consumers using their smartphones for more and more daily activities, Apple has been increasing its efforts to show that its devices are safe from malware and other threats. Also, with the iPhone and the iPad gaining popularity with business customers, Apple has been looking to strengthen its digital security capabilities. 

According to Raymond James analyst J. Steven Smigie, as cellphones become essentially credit cards, consumers will look to secure them in the event of theft or loss and AUTH’s fingerprint sensors offer one way to secure handsets. 

The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012, according to the filing from AuthenTec. In case, AUTH accepts a superior bid, the company will be required to pay Apple a breakup fee of $10.95 million. (Find out more about AUTH here: http://www.stockreports.net/market-scan/?symbol=AUTH)

Although it is not clear what Apple’s plans are with AUTH, it is likely that the company may use the fingerprint sensor technology as it looks to enable its phones to make payments. Already devices running on Android systems have started to come with a wireless technology that allows phones to make payments with a tap of a reader. Apple’s recent patent filings show interest in this technology, called near-field communications. However, it is not clear whether the next version of the iPhone, which is expected to be launched this fall, will have this technology. The acquisition of AuthenTec, though, suggests that Apple may soon introduce near-field communications technology in its devices. 

AuthenTec’s acquisition does highlight the growing importance of near field communications. Devices enabled with near field communications technology can be used for contactless payment systems, which are similar to those used in credit cards and electronic ticket smartcards at the moment. As more and more people switch to smartphones, near field communications technology is expected to become increasingly important. 

Near field communication offers secure, short-range communication between electronic devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, computers and payments terminals through a fast and simple wireless connection. 

Through near field communication technology, users can make several contactless transactions including those for mobile payment, transit and ticket purchase, and top-up. 

On company that focuses on the near field communications technology Mobile Integrated Systems Inc. (OTCBB: MIBI), which is engaged in the development and deployment of mobile products and transaction systems to a variety of industry sectors including lotteries, gaming, transportation, telecommunications and finance. 

Recently, MIBI and Quantitative Alpha Trading Inc. recently announced the execution of a binding term sheet under which MIBI will acquire all outstanding common shares of Quantitative Alpha Trading in exchange for 60,189,332 shares of MIBI common stock. (Find out more about MIBI here:http://www.stockreports.net/market-scan/?symbol=MIBI) 

Another company looking to capitalize on increasing importance of near field communications technology is NXP Semiconductor N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a semiconductor company providing solutions that are used in a range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. 

NXPI, which is the co-inventor of near field communication technology, supports more than 150 near field communication trials globally and is the leading near field communication partner in commercial solutions for enabling mobile transactions and ticketing. 

NXPI provides a wide range of high quality, high performance near field communication controllers that add near filed communication capability to several consumer electronic devices using the most widely deployed contactless communication protocols. 

Late last month, NXPI announced that the newly launched Nexus 7 will feature its PN65 NFC solution to offer an amazing mobile user experience. 

Ruediger Stroh, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Identification Business at NXP Semiconductors, said that following NXPI’s successes with Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and smartphones in general, NXPI is proud to also be the NFC technology partner for Google’s first NFC-enabled tablet. 

Stroh said that NXPI is seeing more mobile devices including tablets integrating secure NFC technology to create richer user experiences and convenient mobile transactions and as an integral part of revolutionary products like Google Nexus Tablet, NXPI is continuing to drive broader consumer adoption of NFC. (Find out more about NXP Semiconductors N.V. here: http://www.stockreports.net/market-scan/?symbol=NXPI

Monday, July 30, 2012

On Visa Being Visa: Tells iZettle They're Shut off in Denmark, Finland and Norway

Visa being Visa...


According to Finextra:  In a message on its Web site, the firm's CEO Jacob de Geer says: "We are sorry to report that based on a policy decision by Visa Europe, we have no choice but to stop processing Visa card payments in Denmark, Finland and Norway on August 1."

Users in Sweden can still accept Visa payments while customers in the other three countries can take MasterCard. American Express is another option in Finland and Diners Club in Denmark and Norway. 

De Geer has refused to expand on why Visa Europe has taken the decision to withdraw support for the PCI DSS compliant system but says: "We hope we can bring Visa card acceptance back to Denmark, Finland and Norway shortly and will of course keep you posted on the development."

Visa's rival MasterCard became an investor in iZettle last month while it has a stake in Square, which offers a similar product to the Swedish firm, although the two are not, yet, competitors with the former only operating in the US.


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ViVOtech denies shutdown rumors, confirms restructuring plans

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NFC market poised for growth, according to Juniper Research
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T-Mobile Rumored to Launch Mobile Payment Service on August 20
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SunTrust to deploy NFC-enabled ATMs
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SecureKey names Charles Walton as CEO
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Walton, a 30-year veteran of the security technology industry related to authentication, smart card ID systems, NFC/mobile data systems and the bank card payments ecosystem, will begin his new job in August following his departure from INSIDE where he ...
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ViVOtech denies shutdown rumors, confirms restructuring plans
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Its ViVOpay contactless readers enable merchants to accept NFC-based payment programs from credit card issuers including Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The complementary ViVOapps suite encompasses location-based mobile marketing and ...
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Paymentwall announces Paymentwall Mobile, an HTML5 based global payments alternative to iTunes and Android based appstores platforms

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Paymentwall announces Paymentwall Mobile, an HTML5 based global payments alternative to iTunes and Android based appstores platforms.

[SAN FRANCISCO: 07-25-2012] Paymentwall announces the first globally available, comprehensive HTML5 payment solution that allows all application users anywhere in the world to pay seamlessly to any application integrated with Paymentwall Mobile.

The launch of Paymentwall Mobile will enable more than two billion users around the world to pay for digital goods, applications and digital content, using local payment options on their mobile devices for the first time.

iTunes and Google Play only allow credit card based payments which leaves out 90 percent of global mobile users who do not have credit cards or don’t want to use their credit cards online. Paymentwall Mobile enables users to pay through many local payment options and opens the door to the global market for application developers to monetize their user-base.

In addition to credit cards being the only means for end-users to make a purchase, there has been controversy regarding application developers complaining about the 30 percent fee that iTunes charges and the fractioned outlook of Android based application stores make it difficult to monetize on the Android platform. Paymentwall Mobile’s HTML5 based monetization solution solves both pain points for app developers with a five percent revenue share, a more efficient and high-converting user interface for end- users and a product geared towards the future convergence for mobile application development.

“Although iTunes is a well executed, easy to use platform, the 30 percent fee the publishers need to swallow and the Western-oriented approach to monetizing only via credit card is not sustainable and HTML5 will emerge as the future of mobile application development,” says Paymentwall CEO Honor Gunday.

Gunday added; “Google Play’s payments flow is not ideal and the developers are complaining about conversion losses compared to iTunes. There are also too many appstores out there, with Samsung, Verizon and the like all having their own, the market is too fractured. We believe that more and more companies will convert to an HTML5 payments model in order to truly reach a global audience.”

Dating sites such as Match and media sites such as Netflix have opted out of iTunes due to the 30 percent fee. Paymentwall addresses this by providing their comprehensive


payments service at a five percent fee, the service includes full 24-hour customer service support, optimization and back-end accounting at no additional costs.

For publishers the earnings are collected around the world in 70 different currencies in more than 200 countries, then delivered to the publisher in their preferred currency with full reporting and analytics. In addition, integration can be done in a few short steps with a simple API that instantly allows the application developers to start collecting global payments.

About Paymentwall

Paymentwall allows users all over the world to buy digital content, virtual goods and subscriptions utilizing any of the 85+ local payment solutions covering various payment types (credit card, debit card, mobile, landline, prepaid, ATM, terminal, bank transfer, direct debit and offers). The solution is available in 20+ languages to developers and end-users in over 200 countries. Paymentwall is privately funded, headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Kiev, Berlin, Istanbul and Manila.

Cubic Expands Los Angeles TAP Card System to LA Department of Transportation, the Region’s Second Largest Bus Operator

A LADOT Dash bus at the Chinatown Metro Rail s...
A LADOT Dash bus at the Chinatown Metro Rail station. Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 30, 2012 – 

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is the newest member of the regional TAP smart card system in Los Angeles County designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a business segment of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions.

The TAP system is an initiative of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), which developed and manages the regional automated transit revenue collection system. LADOT is the 12th transit operator in the region to join TAP, and is the second largest bus operator on TAP, after MTA. The DOT runs the DASH and Commuter Express Transit bus fleets serving the downtown LA area and outlying major urban centers.

LADOT is an integral participant in the TAP system and the region, operating over 300 vehicles, and bringing the total number of vehicles in the region on TAP to 4,435. This new expansion makes LA the largest regional smart card operation in the US”, said Jane Matsumoto, Deputy Executive Officer, LACMTA.

Cubic integrated the onboard smart card validators independently from the cash collecting fare boxes that allow LADOT customers to “tap and go”. Value stored on the card can be used on DOT buses as well as other TAP-enabled buses run by Metro and other agencies in the Los Angeles region allowing patrons to use one card for completely seamless travel.

Flanked by officials from the city, MTA and LADOT, LA’s Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa hosted an event on June 25 to announce the TAP expansion to the DOT, heralding the update as “a major milestone in the roll-out of the TAP system in Los Angeles County.”

“The regional smart card system will give LADOT’s 28 million riders a new option for paying their fares, and making it possible for riders to board more quickly, resulting in faster travel times,” commented Villaraigosa.

Speaking for fellow bus riders, Ramona Hallstead, who has used LADOT services since the early 1990s to get to and from her job with the fire department, added that being able to use one card for all trips will make it easier to use public transit.

“You don’t have to dig for quarters, and TAP saves time and money,” said Hallstead. “I encourage everyone to ride transit.”

TAP is one of more than a dozen smart card systems that Cubic has delivered to major cities and regional partnerships that include San Francisco, London, Miami/South Florida, New York/New Jersey, New Jersey-Philadelphia, San Diego, Chicago and Brisbane, Australia.

Cubic® Transportation Systems, Inc. is part of Cubic Corporation. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major business segments: Defense Systems, Mission Support Services and Transportation Systems. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems and defense electronics. Mission Support Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance, technical and other support services.

Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions. Cubic delivers integrated solutions that help transport operators manage their operations and services and give passengers choices in the smartest and easiest ways to pay their fares. Cubic specializes in design, development, manufacture, supply, installation, integration, services and information. Services provided by Cubic include on-site management, central systems, operations support, patron support, business support and field services.

Every year, nearly 10 billion rides are taken worldwide using Cubic payment and information systems. Cubic has delivered over 400 projects in 40 major markets on five continents. Active projects include London; Brisbane (Southeast Queensland) region, Australia; New York/New Jersey region; Washington, D.C /Baltimore/Virginia region; Los Angeles region; San Diego region; San Francisco region; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Chicago; Atlanta region; Miami (South Florida) region; Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada; Sydney (New South Wales), Australia; and Scandinavia.

For more information about Cubic, see the company's Web site at www.cubic.com.





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Apple beefs up mobile security with $356M AuthenTec acquisition

News2 new results for "Near Field Communications"
Apple beefs up mobile security with $356M AuthenTec acquisition
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AuthenTec offers encryption technology, fingerprint sensors, identity management software and Near Field Communications services integrated into a range of portable electronics products, including more than 15 million mobile phones. AuthenTec has ...
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11 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for July 30, 2012

News10 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Apple eyeing mobile payments with AuthenTec deal
Telecoms.com
The next version of the iPhone is expected by many analysts to include some form of mobile payment technology, given that the firm's rivals are preparing, or have launched, mobile payment solutions. Rival Google launched Google Wallet over a year ago, ...
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Visa showcases future of payments in Olympics
Philippine Star
The device will feature an Olympic-branded version of Visa's mobile payment application, Visa payWave. To make purchases, consumers simply select the Visa icon on the Samsung device and hold the phone to a contactless payment terminal to pay.
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Searching for Quarters a Thing of the Past for DC Area Metro Riders
MarketWatch (press release)
Unlike other pay by phone systems, when a customer makes a mobile payment, the now "smart" coin meters will show the amount paid - within several seconds - providing peace of mind to customers that their mobile payment has been received and ...
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Latest Mobile App Rollouts Raise In-Store Stakes
Supermarket News (blog)
Even more so when mobile payment catches on. Momentum is rapidly increasing and it's actually a win-win for both sides: consumers gain more power from these tools, while retailers have more capabilities to reach shoppers and to gather data on them.
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Supermarket News (blog)
Founder of TechCrunch Disrupt Award-Winner MobilePayUSA Launches Mobile ...
MarketWatch (press release)
It is required of retailers and mobile payment or marketing service providers to keep up to speed, lest they lose out. We try and do just that." Mr. Smith says from 1996-2010 he spent 500-1000 hours/year on R&D of conventional and cutting edge solutions for ...
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iPhone app and debit card from Simple aim to streamline consumer finance
tuaw.com
There are also pure mobile payment plays like Dwolla, Venmo and PayPal with sophisticated iPhone apps to handle sending money to friends and businesses. (PayPal recently acquired Card.io which makes an API for app developers to capture credit cards ...
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Global Payout Announces International eWallet Licensing Agreement with ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The payment platform including its state of the art mobile payment app provides international companies with an international payment platform which includes real-time Forex exchange, money remittance, bill payment and e-Wallet capability.
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New and Expanding Merchant Services for Restaurants
Equities.com
Making a mobile payment is the wave of the future and it is important that eateries have these options. Best of all, any transaction made using a phone are completely complaint with PCI regulations. Customers can feel safe knowing that they are able to scan ...
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Apple to Acquire AuthenTec, a Fingerprint Sensor Company
iSource
... there are many rumors that the company is exploring near field communication technologies, and now Apple has purchased a fingerprint sensor company. It seems pretty clear that Apple is at least looking at building a mobile payment system. Share this: ...
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Freeport Capital Inc. (FAS:CNSX) New date for Annual General Meeting To Be ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
About Freeport Capital Inc. Freeport Capital Inc. (CNSX: FAS) develops an Enterprise Ready Mobile Payment Platform for the leading OS's (IOS, Android, BB and Windows 7). The Corporations holding First Equity Strategy LLC markets itself with the DBA ...
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Blogs1 new result for "Mobile Payment"
Searching for Quarters a Thing of the Past - Streetline
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Unlike other pay by phone systems, when a customer makes a mobile payment, the now "smart" coin meters will show the amount paid – within several seconds – providing peace of mind to customers that their mobile payment has been ...
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December deadline for mobile payment decision

NFC Mobile Payment
December deadline for mobile payment decision
TVNZ
Banks and mobile phone companies should decide by the end of the year whether to press ahead with a joint venture that would make it easy for people to pay for goods using their mobiles, says eftpos operator Paymark. The project was complex but the ...
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Vivotech to Cease Operations?


Reader and NFC Software Vendor Vivotech to Cease Operations

 
Jul 27 2012 (All day)
U.S.-based Contactless reader and NFC software vendor Vivotech has told employees that it plans to cease operations, NFC Times has learned.
The vendor is holding conference calls today with employees in branch offices to explain the move to discontinue operations–though it could continue to fulfill some contracts–as it seeks to reach deals to sell its reader and possibly the software businesses, sources told NFC Times. The company has had as many as 90 employees, said a source.





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