| Sprint's About to Make its Second Mobile Payments Snafu Wall Street Daily According to a recent report from NFC Times, Sprint's working on its own mobile payments offering that could launch as early as this summer. There's no official word from Sprint yet on the matter. The company told NFC Times that it's "proud to be the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| OTI America to Exhibit EasyPark Patented Integrated Information and Payment ... MarketWatch (press release) With this solution, each driver can choose his preferred payment method, and can receive additional complementary services and information directly via his mobile phone. EasyPark is ideal for closed campuses, providing a single, programmable, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sprint's About to Make its Second Mobile Payments SNAFU
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
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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Digital Payments: Pursuit of the Holy Grail: VC Circle
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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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
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| 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. See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| 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. Credit.com News + Advice | ||
| 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 |
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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 ... www.paysafecard.com/.../mobile-payment-with-paysafecard/ |
7-Eleven Testing NFC coupon Kiosks
 7-Eleven tests NFC coupon kiosksNFCNews 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, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Only 5k of France's 300k NFC payment terminals activated
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| Deutsch: Eiffelturm Français : La tour Eiffel (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
| 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, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| 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, ... See all stories on this topic » |
The Purest Way To Play Mobile Commerce And NFC
The Purest Way To Play Mobile Commerce And NFC
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 ... MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com |
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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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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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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... news.techworld.com/.../post-office-plans-nfc-contactless-paym... |
$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 ...
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. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| $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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
Facebook Takes 2 Steps Into Easy Mobile Payments
Facebook Takes 2 Steps Into Easy Mobile Payments
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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| 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. Latest electronics |
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| 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 ... cts.cubic.com/Publications/.../tabid/.../Mobile-Payment.aspx | ||
| 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 ... credit-card-processing-review.toptenreviews.com/.../best-mobi... | ||
| 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 ... www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id...cid... | ||
| 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, ... www.slideshare.net/Streambank/seknion-patents-summary |
Sprint wants its own NFC payment system but still uses Google Wallet
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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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Hacked to "Death" or Key Fob Protected?
It’s the nightmare scenario: A hacker who is able to remotely access your pacemaker — and shut it off.
Pacemakers are programmed via wireless connections with a computer. That reliance on wireless signals, however, leaves pacemakers vulnerable to attack by hackers, who could drain the device battery and turn off therapies.Dangers of M-commerce
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| You can keep all your sensitive data stored on our key fob and access it by plugging it into your smart phone |
But there’s a danger for any health care–related m-commerce: In Ponemon’s 2011 study, data breaches were shown to have increased 32 percent from 2010, with 96 percent of health care providers admitting to having experienced at least one data breach in the past two years. Unfortunately, the increase in breaches hasn’t led to more or better precautions. In fact, 49 percent of respondents said their organizations do nothing to protect mobile devices. Even the simple act of misplacing a mobile device can be reason for serious worry.
“Two million smart phones are lost every year,” Golden said in her symposium presentation. “If the health care provider's phone is lost, think of all the information that can be on it.” Patient information, such as Social Security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth, can enable thieves to fraudulently obtain medical care or to create fake insurance claims to collect the proceeds.
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| With a biometric scanner and encrypted PIN Pad, only you can access vital information |
Wireless transmissions can also be intercepted. Golden notes that in general, since the networks mobile devices use for transmission are less secure, information can become more susceptible to hackers or renegade health care employees. Even when security tools are enabled for mobile devices, they don’t guarantee protection.
“Even encrypted [information] can be unencrypted by people who know what they're doing,” Golden said. On the more extreme end of the spectrum, medical devices that use wireless signals could put patients’ lives at risk. For example, Golden and graduate student Ilya Dayter point to research during 2008 in which two independent groups showed how a defibrillator can be attacked wirelessly. Within inches of the device, a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker, researchers were able to reprogram it to shut down and deliver potentially fatal jolts of electricity, according to the New York Times.
What’s more, in Las Vegas at the 2011 Black Hat Technical Security Conference, an information security event for industry professionals, then-senior threat intelligence analyst (and diabetic) Jerome Radcliffe showed how it was possible to take control of his insulin pump, which uses a special remote to administer his insulin, through an easily obtained USB device coupled with his ability to eavesdrop on computer traffic.
“He didn’t obviously show the total damage because he would kill himself, but he showed how easy it was to hack into one of the devices,” Dayter said in an interview following the health care symposium.
Dayter says that because implantable medical devices are so small, it is difficult to add additional security features to prevent such hackings. That said, there are no confirmed cases of patients being hacked to death — so far.
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