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07-Mar-10
China Unicom, unlike China Mobile, currently has no plans to invest in a bank to deliver mobile payments

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27-Feb-10
Canadian mobile operators ‘plan to introduce NFC or contactless handsets within the year’

EnStream, the joint venture between Canada's three leading mobile operators which operates the Zoompass mobile wallet service, aims to offer NFC or contactless enabled handsets to customers within the year, the company has told NFC World.. Read more...

23-Feb-10
Utiba Americas Partners With WAU Movil, Latin America's Largest Mobile Messaging and Transaction Network

WAU Movil's Extensive Mobile Transaction Network Enables Rapid Expansion Into 17 Countries. Read more...

19-Feb-10
Mobile Person-to-Person Payments Good Prospect for Developing but Not Developed Markets: ABI Research Survey Finding

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18-Feb-10
eBay launches a mobile commerce app for Google's Android

eBay's official dedicated application for Android provides users with the ability to check the status of auctions, navigate with voice commands, check status updates and view or leave feedback.. Read more...

18-Feb-10
Visa and DeviceFidelity Collaborate to Accelerate Adoption of Mobile Contactless Payments

Alliance seeks to transform mobile phones into Visa mobile payment devices . Read more...

17-Feb-10
Mobile payment provider Boku partners with Philippines telco Globe for mobile payments

BOKU enables Globe mobile subscribers to purchase virtual goods from merchants around the world via the GCASH mobile wallet. Read more...

17-Feb-10
Mobile payments seen as first choice in the Middle East by 2020

Consumers in the Middle East will to be using their mobile phone as the main source of making payments within five to 10 years.. Read more...

16-Feb-10
Mobile Contactless Payments Trialled Live at Mobile World Congress 2010

GSMA, Samsung, Telefonica and Visa, with Giesecke & Devrient, Ingenico, ITN International and La Caixa, collaborate across industries to give Congress attendees an opportunity to experience NFC. Read more...

12-Feb-10
China Mobile begins commercial rollout of mobile contactless payments system

RF SIMs are now widely available for subscribers to purchase from China Mobile stores and the first major retailer has signed up to accept the new mobile contactless payments technology.. Read more...

09-Feb-10
Mobile First, a mobile payments firm, bring processings to virtual currency platforms, online games and social tetworks

Mobile Payment solution provides online entertainment merchants the ability to accept secure payments for virtual currency from anyone using text messaging.. Read more...

03-Feb-10
Industry Poised For Mobile Payment Strategies

February 03, 2010 - NEW YORK -- With four in 10 Americans saying they "cannot live without" them, cell phones are quickly becoming key components of retailing. The thinking is that convenience store customers will soon prefer the convenience of paying via an electronic wallet in their handsets, rather than cash or plastic.. Read more...

02-Feb-10
Parkmobile USA, Inc. Introduces Pay by Phone Parking in Atlanta

With the launch of Parkmobile, residents and visitors to Atlantic Station are now able to conduct their parking transactions by mobile phone.. Read more...

01-Feb-10
EPC and GSMA Introduce Consultation On SEPA Mobile Payments

The European Payments Council (EPC), the decision-making and coordination body of the European banking industry in relation to payments, and GSMA, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, have released the paper “TSM Service Management Requirements and Specifications” in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) for public consultation. This document describes the different roles and processes involved in the provision and lifecycle management of banks’ mobile contactless payment (MCP) applications integrated into a mobile phone.. Read more...

29-Jan-10
Fontinalis Partners Announces Investment in Parkmobile USA a Leading Provider of Mobile Parking Payment Systems

ATLANTA and DETROIT, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fontinalis Partners, LLC, a Michigan-based strategic investment firm, today announced that it has invested in Parkmobile USA, Inc., and the firm's parent company, Parkmobile International B.V., a leading provider of mobile parking payment systems and integrated transportation technology solutions. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.. Read more...

28-Jan-10
UN hails African Union for choosing Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) as theme of 14th summit

The 14th summit is to be held from Sunday to Tuesday. Thanks to the great efforts from the African governments, ICT development in the region has been featured by high growth with the number of mobile cellular subscribers and mobile banking and mobile payments on a rapid rise. . Read more...

27-Jan-10
Alternet Systems, Inc. to Participate in Pacific Rim Sales Conference March 8th

Alternet Systems, Inc. today announced plans to participate in a Pacific Rim sales conference March 8, 2010 in Shanghai, China. The week-long conference will be hosted by China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. and feature China Crescent's key product offerings from its reseller partners. Alternet's solutions focus on mobile payment and m-commerce systems and solutions that tie together telecom operators, financial institutions, and payees such as mass public transportation and utility providers.. Read more...

26-Jan-10
ProgressSoft Launches its Mobile Payment Solution, PS-MPay

Following its ongoing pursuit of innovation, ProgressSoft launched today its latest advancement in the payments field; PS-MPay, the Mobile Payment Solution that allows customers to conduct money payment transactions using their hand-held mobiles.. Read more...

25-Jan-10
Globe unit secures govt nod to expand remittance service

The number of GCash outlets rises from 3,000 to 18,000 in the Philippines with the recent government regulatory approval to expand its remittance network using GLOBE Telecom Inc’s sub-distributors nationwide. . Read more...

25-Jan-10
New Payment Apps Help Shoppers Go Mobile

Greg Holden of auctionbytes.com talks with Conrad Sheehan, the founder and CEO of Mpayy, a mobile payment company that was created specifically to meet the unique payment needs of Internet and Mobile commerce. eBay has seen its mobile app downloaded 7 million times contributing to over $600 million in sales in 2009. mPayy will make it much easier to make payments for small item goods by the use of their mobile apps. . Read more...