Category Archives: Mobile Payments

Attending the NFC & Mobile Money Summit, Milano 21-25 Oct 2012

Posted on October 21, 2012 by admin
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Short summary about PayPal Here, Square and iZettle

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin

This week (March 15 2012), yet another case entered the “mobile-device-swipe-creditcard” arena – PayPal.

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Mobile Security Threats and Google Wallet – EE Times – Mobile World Congress

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Ever wondered about the security of mobile payments? Check this informative video from MWC2012, made by EE Times. Thanx to @sylviebarak.

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This week report is all about Mobile Coffee

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

This weekly report is all about mobile coffee….and mobile payments – that means looking at Starbucks of course. From Twitter, I have collected some articles describing the mobile payment solution from Starbucks – which seems to be a tremendous success… … Continue reading →

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NFC chip shipments may surpass 1.2 billion units by 2015

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

Market research firm In-Stat released a report on Monday that suggests NFC chip shipments will grow dramatically during the next several years as an increasing number of mobile devices adopt near-field communications (NFC) technology. In-Stat said NFC chip shipments will … Continue reading →

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Security Worries Arise As Mobile Payments Begin Their Ascent

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

The promise of mobile devices to generate new payment transactions and better service for bank customers comes with a big potential downside. Risk-control executives strongly believe fraudsters have their eyes on smart phones and related mobile devices, according to new … Continue reading →

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Dispelling FUD in Mobile Payments

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Mobile Payment is quickly becoming as useless of a term as Cloud Computing. Companies across a wide spectrum of use cases and industries are quickly re-positioning themselves as a player in “mobile payments” in order to (re)capture some pixie dust. … Continue reading →

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Mobile payments are on fire today, where will they be in 2015 (infographic)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

We just can’t give enough love to mobile payments as we watch the world move from cash to credit to cardless. Intuit is feeling the evolution too and created an infographic to explain just how much mobile payments are growing … Continue reading →

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Starbucks Soars with Mobile Payment Program

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Starbucks said 26 million smartphone transactions were made to buy its coffee and other products in less than a year since it started using a mobile payment app, making it the nation’s largest mobile payment program. Read about “mobile coffee” … Continue reading →

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Google Wallet Security Questioned

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Google’s contactless mobile payment application, Google Wallet, has long been thought by experts to be secure due to its use of a hard-to-break secure hardware element for handling cardholder credentials and account information. But the fledgling app has failed a … Continue reading →

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Four Times More Consumers Consider Mobile Payments Safer Than Credit Cards

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

It’s hard to put a price tag on security and privacy, but a recent study of consumers’ online and mobile purchasing attitudes conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research and PaymentOne ( www.paymentone.com ) found 4 out of 5 consumers would … Continue reading →

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Mobile Payments Security – The Questions, The Myths, And The Concerns

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Mobile payments are at the forefront of the payments industry – and with good reason. Google Wallet has launched, Isis has announced it will commence pilot programs in Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin, Texas in mid-2012, and other payment … Continue reading →

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The Race For Mobile Payments

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

Over the next 7 to 10 years, major tech, retail, and financial players will duke it out to make the “mobile wallet” a reality, allowing people to pay for everything with their smartphones. Whoever gets there best–not necessarily first, and … Continue reading →

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Securing mobile payment app provisioning: The forgotten side of the security coin

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

With more people owning mobile phones than bank accounts, it is clear that mobile payments will become an increasingly important part of our daily lives. Juniper Research, a European based provider of business intelligence, released a study forecasting that mobile … Continue reading →

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Top 7 Mobile Commerce Trends in 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

It’s no secret that mobile commerce has exploded this year. People are glued to their mobile devices, period. With a shift toward mobile and tablet commerce, we anticipate that these two types of devices will continue to play an increasingly … Continue reading →

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