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. ...

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....

13-Jan-12
Pushing Mobile Payments

So far customers and retailers have remained tepid toward the technology, called near-field communication, or NFC, prompting Sprint and others at the Las Vegas show to try a different tack: touting NFC's "side benefits," which include mobile coupons and digital-key replacement....

11-Jan-12
Emerging Markets Mobile Banking Runs Ahead Of Google Wallet

Mobile phones have changed banking faster in emerging markets than in developed countries, so they may provide an indication of where hot tech like the Google Wallet might go if it ever catches up with South Africa, Kenya or Bangladesh....

06-Jan-12
Does the mobile "cash" wallet popular across Africa make sense for the North American market?

This is Part 1 in a two-part series exploring the opportunity to service the large unbanked and underbanked population in North America through innovative new banking services. Part 1 discusses the “mobile wallet,” and explores the applicability of this service offered in Zambia and other countries to the North American market....

06-Jan-12
How 2012 will change retail banking forever

As we kick off 2012, there are many expectations that as the economy slowly warms up and pressures to innovate increase, that the new year will bring some healthy change and positive resolutions. With lots of competitive plays continuing to infringe on banking as we know it, 2012 also promises to bring a slew of new models of payments and bank-like capability that further challenges incumbents. ...

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....

05-Jan-12
NFC In 2012: Time For The Training Wheels

The way people pay for things is fundamentally changing. When it comes to mobile payments, 2011 was the year that the major players began marshalling their forces. 2012 will be the year of "NFC training wheels."...

05-Jan-12
Google Wallet to open up a new era of purchasing power

Google Wallet to open up a new era of purchasing power. The new application will soon be installed on many mobile phones and will convert a phone into an electronic wallet that will allow people to pay for goods without cash or a card....

15-Dec-11
NFC mobile threats on the horizon: What happens when we wave our wallets to pay?

Mobile payments predicted to reach $630 billion by 2014. All that money is too tempting of a target as a Lookout Mobile Security threat report warned; NFC trends like the mobile wallet will only encourage hackers....

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....

12-Dec-11
Isis selects Gemalto to manage mobile payments for NFC wallet

Isis, the near field communication mobile wallet venture from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, took another step forward with the announcement that it has selected SIM card maker and digital security specialist Gemalto as its trusted service manager (TSM) for the wallet....

09-Dec-11
Google needs to be open about Google Wallet, analyst says

Google launched its Android mobile operating system as an open platform, but the company hasn't been very open about how it's working with Verizon Wireless on the Google Wallet mobile payment app on the Galaxy Nexus, an analyst said Thursday....

09-Dec-11
Mobile Banking: SMS, App, Web or All of the Above?

Mobile Banking: SMS, App, Web or All of the Above? Mobile banking is a value-added feature that helps members bank from anywhere, and it's becoming more of a baseline expectation with members. Above all, remember that mobile banking isn’t necessarily an either/or proposition; consider offering some combination of access modes, or, better yet, “all of the above.” Whatever works best for your particular member base....