17-May-13
The Future of Mobile Payments in Canada is Already Here

The promise of a mobile wallet that completely replaces the need to carry around our heavy, overloaded cowhides may still be far away. But according to Derek Colfer, head of mobile innovation at Visa Canada, the future of mobile payments is already here....

17-May-13
Rwanda: Fingerprint Banking Launched

A new mobile banking product dubbed "MobiCash" a financial service that uses a fingerprint scanner to authenticate users, yesterday launched in Rwanda....

16-May-13
Tablets coming to dominate mobile commerce

Tablets are overcoming smartphones in mobile commerce...

15-May-13
Apps, HTML5 and m-commerce among key mobile challenges facing businesses: report

The consumer shift to using mobile devices has been one of the most important trends for businesses to get to grips with in recent years and it proved to be a popular topic at Econsultancy’s Digital Cream London event....

15-May-13
Mobile payment solutions have now been launched by VeriFone and Pinnacle

The latest services from the companies have been unveiled for use by the retail marketplace....

15-May-13
Canada’s three biggest mobile payment questions, answered

I am that person. The one who holds up the line during “coffee rush hour” between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. at various Starbucks in the financial district, who fumbles in my wallet, finds nothing and ends up paying my $2.57 with my debit card. The process probably takes less than a minute but I can feel the glares behind my back, and I don’t blame them. Until we’re all living in a world of NFC mobile payments, however, that’s the way it’s going to be....

14-May-13
Mobile payments don't depend on Apple, but Apple will soon depend on mobile payments

As per the last count (and I keep track of this stuff) there are 47 misconceptions, misunderstandings, and myths about Apple when it comes to mobile payments. I’m not going to bore you with all 47, but we can hit the highlights on three which have recently been brought to the forefront. ...

13-May-13
Amazon Files For Mobile Payments System Patent

A new patent application filed by Amazon aims to strip away all the identifying information submitted in mobile payments, essentially turning consumers into anonymous purchasers when buying goods from thousands of online vendors....

13-May-13
Apple's next trump card is mobile payments

If done right, the company's mobile payments solution could have the potential of bringing in $100 million or more in revenue each year. ...

13-May-13
Groupon Unveils Groupon POS, An iPad App And Dashboard For On-Site, Mobile Payments

Groupon is expanding their mobile payment reach with the release of Groupon POS, an iPad-specific version of its mobile payments service aimed at local merchants, working as a dashboard to make and track payments. The release of the new service puts the Chicago based daily deal company one step closer to their competition – Square, PayPal and PayAnywhere....

10-May-13
Chinese carriers unite on standard for in-app payments

The Chinese appetite for smartphones — and the applications they run — is becoming ever bigger. In response, two of the country's major carriers are partnering on a new standardized mobile payment plug-in to be used by app developers for in-app payments. A third carrier may join as well....

09-May-13
Mobile Payments Service Wins Bill and Melinda Gates Innovator Award

Mobile payment company Trak has won the Bill and Melinda Gates E-Payment Innovator Award for its Boleto payment option....

09-May-13
OxiCash Money Transfer launches as India's 1st RBI-approved mobile wallet for unbanked

Yesterday, India's payments solutions provider Oxigen unveiled its instant money transfer service, OxiCash. This "mobile wallet" enables India's unbanked population to transfer money with ease to any bank account and receive money into their wallet at any time....

08-May-13
5 Essential Steps to a Winning eBill Strategy

5 Essential Steps to a Winning eBill Strategy...

08-May-13
Who Will Win As Mobile Payments Go Mainstream?

Consumers gravitate to convenience. That’s as true with payment technologies as it is with anything else. A prime example is the decades-old trend away from cash or checks and toward credit cards....

03-May-13
Strategies: More small firms look at mobile-pay options

Companies you've never thought of are using their smartphones to accept credit cards....

30-Apr-13
Digital cash replacement from Royal Canadian Mint in the works

The Royal Canadian Mint has been pushing forward with its “MintChip” prototype, a digital cash replacement aimed at transactions under $10, since it surfaced a year ago. The Crown corporation is factoring in developer feedback, hiring a product manager and consulting with the financial sector...

30-Apr-13
Starbucks mobile payment app nears 4M transactions per week

Discussing Starbucks earnings for Q2 2013 last week, company CEO Howard Schultz told analysts that the company's mobile payment application now has more than 10 million active users....

30-Apr-13
4G will boost mobile payment uptake, says MasterCard

The rise in 4G networks will help usher in a new wave of innovative mobile payment services for businesses to offer customers, according to MasterCard....

28-Mar-13
Mobile payments, the more hygienic form of payment

Mobile payment providers hoping to disrupt payments make a lot of claims about their products, touting them for convenience and security. Now add another benefit to mobile payments: cash is disgustingly unclean....