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06-Feb-12
Mobile payment apps work to make wallets obsolete

Mobile payment apps work to make wallets obsolete. Google argues that its NFC-based Wallet app is a big step forward for a few reasons. A single tap replaces not just the payment, but also the exchange of receipts, coupons and loyalty points. ...

NFC, Mobile Payments, Americas, MasterCard, Visa, Google, Square, VeriFone, Mobile Apps, Mobile Wallets

06-Feb-12
Learning from Kenya: Mobile money transfer and co-working spaces

Since Africa is trying to solve problems that we in the Western world do not have, it’s tempting to say that innovation there isn’t really relevant to us. But upon visiting Africa, one realizes that to ignore its recent innovations is a big mistake....

Mobile Payments, EMEA, Americas, Safaricom, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Visa, Kenya, M-PESA, American Express

06-Feb-12
PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns

PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns. Last year, PayPal exceeded its own expectations, reaching $4 billion in mobile payment volume. This year, it expects to increase that to $7 billion....

NFC, Americas, MasterCard, Visa, Mobile Payment, PayPal, Yahoo, Google, American Express, Mobile Wallets

12-Jan-12
Moneto uses microSD to implement their own NFC payment system on Android

Moneto uses microSD to implement their own NFC payment system on Android....

NFC, Americas, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, AT&T, Verizon, Android, T-Mobile, MicroSD, Moneto

10-Jan-12
Absa trials payments via mobile phone

Banking group Absa conducted South Africa's first live user trial of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on mobile phones in December, with 500 of the bank's staff members using the technology in a commercial environment. ...

NFC, Mobile Payments, EMEA, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Visa, RIM, South Africa, ABSA, Europay

09-Jan-12
Mobile phone money transfers Kenya

Mobile phone money transfers race ahead of debit cards - Four in five new cell phone subscribers are signing up for money transfer services, the latest industry data shows. ...

Mobile Money Transfer, Mobile Payments, EMEA, Safaricom, MasterCard, Visa, Kenya, M-PESA, Orange Money, Airtel

05-Jan-12
Near Field Communication — the Next Mobile Boost?

Near field communication (NFC) is the technology that major companies are betting will become a central part of every mobile phone user's life....

NFC, Mobile Payments, Americas, MasterCard, Sprint, Citibank, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Google, VeriFone, Samsung, Mobile Wallets, Google Wallet

15-Dec-11
Isis Secures Mobile Payments Platform as It Gears Up for Launch

Isis, the mobile payments venture formed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, announced the selection of digital security firm Gemalto to secure its mobile commerce platform as it gears up towards a 2012 rollout....

NFC, Americas, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Visa, Mobile Payment, Gemalto, USA, Security, American Express, Verizon Wireless, Discover, T-Mobile USA, Digital Coupons, AT&T Mobility

13-Dec-11
Google Wallet keeps too much data unencrypted - study

A study from digital forensics and security firm viaForensics found that NFC payment app Google Wallet kept too much data unencrypted, such as transaction history and credit card balances, when it rooted the device....

Americas, MasterCard, Mobile Wallet, Citibank, Google, Security, viaForensics, Google Wallet, Encryption

12-Dec-11
SA’s big four are banking on mobile

Lenders in race to win customers over to new cellular technologies, banks now in frantic race prompted by new phone smartphone technology...

Mobile Banking, Mobile Money Transfer, NFC, EMEA, MasterCard, Visa, Mobile Payment, MTN, Vodacom, FNB, Mobile Money Africa, South Africa, Nedbank, ABSA
 
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