Friday, June 29, 2012

31 Breaking "Mobile Payment" News Stories from Around the World

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UK Firm Threatens to Shake up US Market with Mobile Payment Service
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A new mobile payment service is launching in the US that will pose a serious challenge to those already operating in the sector. mPowa, launched by British e-commerce serial entrepreneur Dan Wagner ...
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Mobile Payments Growth May Require New Rules, CFPB Official Says
Bloomberg
The U.S. government may need to develop rules to keep pace with rising use of mobile-payment systems, a Consumer Financial Protection bureau official told lawmakers in a statement prepared for a hearing tomorrow.
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Decoupled Debit is Alive and Well...in the Mobile Wallet
MarketWatch (press release)
NPCA's decoupled debit technology is of particular interest to merchants seeking to have the lowest method of payment settlement fees in the marketplace, which now includes mobile payment. The patent is United States Patent Number 8205791, titled ...
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VeriFone ports SAIL mobile payment reader to Google's Android
Fiercemobilecontent
VeriFone is extending its SAIL mobile payment platform to devices running Google's Android mobile operating system.
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Mobile Payments: Which Provider Will Win the Battle for Dominance?
Search Engine Journal
BilltoMobile, Boku, and Zong are three providers that offer a direct mobile payment platform for merchants. There are several ways the system can be setup, but payments are typically initiated from the merchant's website, verified via SMS or through ...
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Search Engine Journal
Kuapay Mobile Payments Closes Additional $4M Investment, Further Global ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Kuapay Mobile Payments Closes Additional $4M Investment, Further Global Expansion Planned Kuapay, a global mobile payment solution that offers smartphone users the ability to earn merchant loyalty points and make purchases using their phones, has ...
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mPowa Challenges Square in Payment Game
Billing World
At least verbally threatening to shake up the mobile payment services market in the U.S., mPowa, launched by British e-commerce entrepreneur Dan Wagner, says it will capitalize on weaknesses it sees in Square, such as its lack of support for Chip and ...
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Like Square But For Corporations: mPowa Launches New Dongle Payment ...
TechCrunch
Like Square But For Corporations: mPowa Launches New Dongle Payment Service In U.S.. Ingrid Lunden. posted yesterday. Comments. View Staff Page Follow me on twitter. Ingrid is a reporter for TechCrunch, joining February 2012, based out of London.
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Mobile Security Needs Grow as BYOD Gains Popularity: IDC
eWeek
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives and mobile payment services require more robust mobile security planning, an IDC report says.
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Still paying with cash? Consider these three options
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Mobile payment is a huge business that is about to get even bigger. By this time next year, according to a Juniper Research study, the combined market for all types of mobile payments could reach more than $600 billion worldwide, which would make it ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Mobile Payment Company mPowa Enters US Market
American Banker (subscription)
British company provides a mobile phone app and reader that works with most devices.
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VeriFone SAILs into Android
TheStreet.com
VeriFone's mobile payment product now available for Android smartphone.
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Nokia sells Indian mobile money unit
Mobile Payments Today
Fino, an Indian mobile banking and technology provider, has acquired Nokia's mobile payment services in India, the India Times.
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Retailers push to deploy mobile, technology for holidays
Mobile Payments Today
The holidays are months away but retailers are already preparing technology for the season.
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Australia becoming cashless society says MasterCard
TechDay.co.nz
The study, which uses the MasterCard Mobile Payments Readiness Index (MPRI), reveals Australia's current mobile payment readiness to be in the middle of the pack globally, with 17 percent of Australians surveyed being prepared to use a mobile device to ...
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TechDay.co.nz
Secupay launches m-payment pilot project in Dresden
Telecompaper (subscription)
Mobile payment system developer Secupay has started its first m-payment pilot project under the name Viertel-Dollar in Germany, according to teltarif.de. Customers will be able to pay via the m-wallet function on a smartphone in around 36 shops in the ...
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Fino acquires Nokia's m-payment business in India
Telecompaper (subscription)
Indian business and banking technology platform Financial Inclusion Network & Operations (Fino) has acquired the pre-paid mobile payment business of Nokia Mobile Payment Services in India, Times of India reports, citing Fino CEO Manish Khera.
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MTS India tests mobile POS app
Telecompaper (subscription)
Mobile operator MTS India is planning to power its smartphones with a card swipe device which would facilitate mobile payment through credit or debit cards, writes PTI. MTS is conducting a pilot with e-commerce firms Flipkart.com and Yebhi.com on MTS ...
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M-payments regulation under scrutiny in the US
Telecompaper (subscription)
The US government may need to modify existing regulations in order to keep pace with the rising use of mobile-payment systems, Bloomberg writes citing a statement for a House Financial Services subcommittee written by Consumer Financial Protection ...
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Elephant Talk Surpasses 1 Million Active Mobile Subscribers Hosted in Spain
MarketWatch (press release)
... explained how the MVNE platform capabilities will be further enriched with advanced new services like OTA - Over The Air device management tools, NFC - Near Field Communication and secure mobile payment solutions, Location Based Services, and the ...
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Mobile phone hardware security market to be worth $1.9bn in 2017
Mazuma Mobile
"The primary drivers for embedded chip security are increasing demand of mobile payment transactions, digital rights management, enterprise protection and control access to the device," he continued. Posted by Peter Robinson Mobile phone recycling ...
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India gets a 'Square'
Mobile Payments Today
India is joining the mobile point-of-sale market. Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd., the company that operates telecom services in India under the MTS brand, announced a new mobile point-of-sale service called MTS mPOS. Just like its cousins.
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VeriFone adds Android, multi-user support to SAIL
Mobile Payments Today
VeriFone released new features in its SAIL mobile point of sale product, including an Android version of the app. The new Android app is still considered a beta version, and VeriFone said it will be some time before every Android device on the mar.
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Technology and Microfinance: Cost issues, solutions and challenges
Microfinance Focus
The mobile payment is recorded in the data center and it can then inform the client that the payment is made. The Cash Card also acts as an identification system. It lowers the transaction cost. They can check instantly their balances by SMS. Since ...
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Who's Hiring: New Hyperlocal Jobs Posted at Factual, SCVNGR and More
Street Fight
On the heels of $12 million in funding for its new mobile payment offering LevelUp, Boston-based SCVNGR made its debut on Street Fight's job listings board earlier this month with two new positions — a senior software engineer, based in Boston, and a ...
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Street Fight
David All Shares Ideas on Emerging Trends for Campaigns and Elections
Government Technology
Campaigns have to get information to voters where they are — on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram — and utilize those networks every day. They also need to be able to raise money on the spot using mobile payment tools like PayPal ...
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Retailers adopting more technology to get shoppers involved
Chicago Daily Herald
"The highest rated reason for considering some of these new technologies, like digital signage and mobile payment, is to find new ways to engage with customers; to generate more repeat business with existing customers; and to attract new customers.
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Leaf Turns Paying with Your Credit Card into a Charitable - BostInno
By Lauren Landry
Leaf is taking advantage of the mobile payment industry, although Schwarzkopf's quick to say "we are not a payments company at all. We're a platform for businesses." What businesses receive from Leaf is a computing tablet designed to ...
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Web3 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Why Mobile Payment Apps are edging out Cash | On the GoWARE
It would be easy to simply point out that an app is more convenient than carrying around a wallet full of cash, but there is a lot more at play when it comes to ...
www.onthegoware.com/.../mobile-payment-apps-edging-cash
new-mobile-payment-options-help-you-capture-customers-on-the-go
In today's highly connected world, most folks are incredibly busy and always on the go. So when folks decide they want to buy from your business, help them do ...
www.mpdailyfix.com/new-mobile-payment-options-help-you-...
Airtel launches new mobile payment service in Chad
Airtel Chad, in collaboration with Ecobank, has launched a mobile payment platform called Airtel Money, the first of its kind in Chad. Airtel Chad, in collaboration ...
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