Thursday, September 6, 2012

HID launches mobile credentialing management

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HID launches mobile credentialing management

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The system includes iCLASS SE mobile credentialing services. It can deploy mobile credentials to selected NFC-enabled BlackBerry smart phones used in an enterprise secure access network. HID plans to expand the service to support more credentials and ...

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Rumored Leaked iPhone 5 NFC Chip Is Just an Earpiece Speaker
Gizmodo
The hope was that the new iPhone would have an NFC chip that would allow iOS 6's PassBook to work like a mobile wallet. But the latest rumors say that's not going to happen. All of these iPhone 5 questions and more will be answered at next week's ...
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New Photos Indicate Previously-Thought NFC Chip in iPhone 5 is Earpiece

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LevelUp adds support for NFC-based mobile payments

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SCVNGR, the startup behind the fast-growing LevelUp mobile payment application, is introducing new hardware that supports transactions across all Near Field Communications-enabled handsets. The existing LevelUp application (available for iOS, Android ...

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New Photos Indicate Previously-Thought NFC Chip in iPhone 5 is Earpiece ...Mac RumorsLate last month, Japanese blog Macotakara sparked particular interest in a set of photos of an assembled front panel from the iPhone 5 by claiming that a square feature near the top of the part was likely to be related to near field communications (NFC ...See all stories on this topic »
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43 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for Sept 6, 2012

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On A Mission To Be Mobile Payment Agnostic, LevelUp To Roll Out NFC ...
TechCrunch
As a small startup, the mobile payment space shouldn't be appealing. Every carrier and credit card company seems to have its own system, the space is fragmented, crowded and no standard for payment mechanisms has emerged. (QR codes, really?) ...
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TechCrunch
European regulators clear mobile payment initiative from Everything Everywhere ...
The Verge
Everything Everywhere, Vodafone UK, and O2 parent company Telefonica UK announced today that their mobile payment joint venture has received "unconditional clearance" from the European Commission. In a statement, the companies said they are now ...
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PayPal and Other Mobile Payment Companies Benefit From Merchants Tired of ...
Daily Deal Media
Retailers seem to be gravitating more and more towards mobile payment technology as credit card companies continue to gouge merchants by the constant fees and services charges. That really became evident recently when merchants refused to accept a ...
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Daily Deal Media
NYC Taxis To Get Hotter with New App and Mobile Payment
Technology Digital
We've all struggled with finding a taxi in a city after rush-hours or a bad weather and we know how much it means to finally get one- more importantly you wished there was a way with waiting for payments. To address this concern, a digital service ...
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Telpac Industries, Inc. executes a Mobile Game Development Contract with ...
Sacramento Bee
5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Telpac Industries, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TLPC), a global provider of mobile payment and electronic commerce products and services, today announces that the company has executed a software programming contract for the ...
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Increase customer loyalty with mobile payments
Mobile Payments Today
Mobile payment is a channel that's not only immediate and intimate, but that also opens up huge loyalty opportunities for companies that do it right. A move by two giants such as Walmart and Target will surely hasten some of the trends predicted for ...
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UK mobile e-wallet payment system gets green light
Inquirer
The firms were also keen to promote the economic benefits that working together on mobile payment technologies could have for consumers and businesses. "It will remove a number of the barriers that currently inhibit growth It will provide a single ...
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Inquirer
EU watchdog green lights Project Oscar digital wallet partnership
ITProPortal
However, the European Commission has ruled in favour of the Project Oscar collective, stating that a number of possibilities existed for the development of alternative mobile payment systems not directly tied to networks or SIM cards, making the joint ...
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ITProPortal
Handicapping This Payment Operator's Earnings Report
Benzinga
VeriFone (PAY) doesn't get a ton of credit for its own mobile payment solution and efforts underway to scale it up (all praise goes to Square). But, that is a debate for a different day as it speaks to the longer-term, structural shifts in the industry ...
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Net Element Receives 300 Million Rubles ($9.5 Million) Credit Facility and ...
PYMNTS.com
TOT Money, a mobile payment platform that will facilitate transactions via SMS on any phone and mobile network in Russia, is expected to become the driver of Net Element's mobile commerce payment processing division. The current 300 million rubles ...
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The Hype around Mobile Payments is all about Coupons
Daily Deal Media
In addition, this is where retailers can benefit from this explosive growth in mobile payments and opt for being included in the mobile payment supply chain. Finally, while it seems like the trends are encouraging, it also needs to be noted that the ...
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Daily Deal Media
Visa's (V)/Mastercrard (MA) Alive and Well Despite Mobile Payment Hype
StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)
Last week, Reuters put out a story about a new check-out system at Walmart (NYSE: WMT) that would allow customers to use their Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhones at special self checkout counters. If successful it would slash costs for the retailer and speed ...
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New CEB TowerGroup Report: Mobile Photo Bill Pay: Next Generation in Bill ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... consumers with a camera-equipped smartphone or tablet to simply take a picture of a bill or remittance coupon, the technology automatically extracts relevant information from the paper bill and auto-populates the fields required to make a mobile ...
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Green light for mobile commerce joint venture in UK
Europolitics.info
This joint venture will specialise in providing different mobile commerce services to companies, particularly mobile payment transaction services, mobile marketing services and associated data analytics services. The three British mobile providers want ...
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EU regulators approve UK m-commerce joint venture
Total Telecom
The European Commission, which acts as the EU's antitrust watchdog, said it saw no saw competition threat arising from the joint venture, which will provide various mobile commerce services to businesses, including mobile payment transaction services ...
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EU regulators dismiss competition concerns over UK mobile wallet joint venture
Out-Law.com
O2, Vodafone and EE's joint venture will provide "various mobile commerce services to businesses, including mobile payment transaction services, mobile marketing services, and associated data analytics services," the Commission said in its statement.
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Sorry, Your Phone Won't Replace Your Wallet For At Least Another Decade
Business Insider
Currently, mobile payment solutions only replace parts of the physical wallet. And until all stores accept smart phone payments, we won't be able to ditch the leather. It's the same reason everyone still carries cash. Part of the problem is most people ...
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Business Insider
Rabobank buys into MyOrder to create broader mobile payments platform
Telecompaper (subscription)
Started in 2008, MyOrder manages a mobile payment platform. Founder Thomas Brinkman and Eijsink Afrekensystemen remain shareholders. Rabobank buys into MyOrder to create broader mobile payments platform. MyOrder facilitates orders in restaurants, ...
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Telecompaper (subscription)
Mobile retail: Reshaping the High Street experience for the twenty-first century
Retail Digital
This means retailers stand at a transitional point, mobile payment transactions are expected to rise by nearly 400 % over the next five years and if traditional retail brands are to avoid attrition from m-commerce specialists they need to embrace the ...
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Ingenico's iWL2 Series Mobile Payment Terminals Are First Devices to Connect ...
Business Review USA (press release)
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Sep 5, 2012) - Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING), leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, today announced that its latest iWL2 series mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices have obtained certification through ...
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PayPal 'Discovers' Its Mobile Wallet
Bank Technology News
Mobile Banker See All » · LevelUp Adds Point-of-Sale App for Windows Phone · Merchants Applaud Square's Flat Fee Pricing · Isis Mobile-Payment System to (Finally) Debut in September · Risk Management See All » · Auditors Give Banks a Pass on ...
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US media eyes Interac payment system. Another case of Canada envy?
National Post
As a result, Canadians take for granted innovations such as cards with embedded microchips and mobile payment options at a much lower cost that Americans because Interac is operated as a not-for-profit organization. (Its application to become for ...
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National Post
Wal-Mart trials mobile-phone scanning system to speed checkout
FierceMobileIT
Wal-Mart is also working with other retailers in a consortium to develop a mobile payment network called the Merchant Customer Exchange. Related Articles: In-store shopping for the iGeneration · Wal-Mart, Pitney Bowes provide health IT tools for ...
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VeriFone Systems, Inc Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call ...
Seeking Alpha
We saw another great quarter of progress with our Global Bay Mobile Payment solutions initiative, selling a record number of new software licenses in Q3 and adding new customers, including Ascena and Rue21. And we continue to work to expand our ...
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Use of direct carrier billing on the rise – mopay
Telecompaper (subscription)
Over the past three years, mobile payments traffic from direct-to-carrier billing grew by a factor of almost four-fold, with more than 50 percent of direct-to-carrier billing purchases made by returning customers, according to a report by mobile ...
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Safeway plans IPO of Blackhawk gift card unit
Reuters
Upstart mobile payment service providers such as Square have attracted millions of dollars in venture capital funding. Established Internet companies such as Google Inc (GOOG.O) and PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc (EBAY.O), are players in the closely ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 with Quick Tap, courtesy Orange and Barclaycard
Mobiletor.com
Orange, Barclaycard join hands to release Quick Tap in UK · Orange and Barclaycard announces Mobile Payment service · Samsung Galaxy Rush and Array Boost Mobile to arrive this September · Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch ICS update ...
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EU gives Everything Everywhere, Telefónica and Vodafone go ahead on m ...
Siliconrepublic.com
... in competition with the joint venture. The newly created joint venture would provide various mobile commerce services to businesses, including mobile payment transaction services, mobile marketing services, and associated data analytics services.
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New Top Quality Merchant Services Available to Fast Food Restaurants
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Whether it is a check, credit card or mobile payment, MDS can ensure that their merchants are able to process any type of payment. Most people visit a fast food restaurant at least one time per week. Of the people that eat fast food, most people pay ...
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Blogs12 new results for "Mobile Payment"
LevelUp Launches NFC Terminals for Merchants
By Paul Sawers
NFC dock 520x301 Google backed mobile payment platform LevelUp launches shiny new NFC terminals for merchants. The company says that it plans to support any and all ways consumers want to pay with their smartphones, including QR ...
The Next Web
JV mobile payment push in UK revealed, as - Android Authority
By Simon Hill
A joint venture known as JV including Everything Everywhere, Telefonica, and Vodafone will work to bring mobile marketing and a unified mobile wallet system to the UK.
Android Authority
JV mobile payment push in UK revealed, as carriers join forces ...
By Simon Hill - androidauthority.com
The European Commission has officially approved a joint venture between Everything Everywhere (Orange and T-Mobile), Telefonica (O2), and Vodafone, that.
Android Headlines
Barclays Set to Launch Mobile Payment and Transfer paltform ...
By kachwanya
Barclays Bank is set to launch its mobile money transfer platform in Kenya tomorrow. Here is part of what they are saying on the invite to the.
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EU approves UK mobile wallet system - Technology Strategy Board
By Adriana Hamacher
Mobile payment systems are seen by telecoms groups as a key area for revenue growth to offset declining parts of their businesses, especially as more phones use near field communication (NFC) allowing a phone to be "swiped" for payment.
ICT
Six ways mobile payments can increase customer loyalty ...
Mobile payment is a channel that's not only immediate and intimate, but that also opens up huge loyalty opportunities for companies that do it right. A move by two giants such as Walmart and Target will surely hasten some of the trends ...
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Popular Mobile Applications Usage Rate in China | China Internet ...
By Jude
Mobile IM holds the safe lead among all mobile applications with the usage rate of 86.7%. The usage rates of mobile payment and flight ticket booking are much lower compared with others.
China Internet Watch
European Commission clears UK mobile commerce joint venture ...
By Editor
The newly created joint venture would provide various mobile commerce services to businesses, including mobile payment transaction services, mobile marketing services, and associated data analytics services. Three is the only mobile ...
Wireless Federation
Starbucks and Square Make Paying Easier | FastFood.com
By Gia
Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks says, "As the largest retail mobile payment platform in the U.S., we're excited and proud to accept payments with Square. The evolving social and digital media platforms and highly innovative and relevant ...
FastFood.com
The Federal Trade Commission has published a guide to help mobile
The Federal Trade Commission has published a guide to help mobile application developers observe truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing new mobile apps. Older News; Mobile Payment News: Isis to Roll Out in ...
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Walmart Tests iPhone Self Checkout | Moose Tracker
By Lauren.Runge
Last month, McDonald's announced it is teaming up with PayPal to test mobile payments in France. Recently, Starbucks partnered with Square to handle credit and debit purchases. If the large retailers find success with mobile payment, it will ...
Moose Tracker
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Review: Mobile Payment Needs Better Compatibility | CIO Today
For many of us, plastic has replaced cash for everyday shopping. And one day soon, plastic may be replaced by systems that let you pay by smartphone.
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Sony Mobile Launches Xperia, Showcasing NFC Connected Devices

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Sony Mobile Launches new Xperia™ Campaign Showcasing Connected ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The integrated campaign, which will be deployed across TV, print, digital, out-of-home and retail, highlights Sony Mobile's commitment to innovative use of NFC. The campaign starts in the UK and will roll out in other markets over the coming months.
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EC Approves Project Oscar NFC Mobile Wallet Venture

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Samsung Galaxy S3 on Orange becomes first Android handset to get Quick Tap ...
ITProPortal
A joint venture between the mobile network Orange and Barclaycard, Quick Tap enables users to pre-load their handset with up to £150 via credit or debit card and then make individual payments of up to £20 by simply tapping their handset at NFC payment ...
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EC Approves Project Oscar NFC Mobile Wallet VentureTechWeekEurope UK"In mobile payments, the JV will benefit businesses and consumers by accelerating the deployment of mobile wallets and associated services in a secure way," the partners said in a statement. "Through the solution offered by the JV, businesses will be ...See all stories on this topic »
UK mobile wallet payment scheme gets go ahead
TechRadar UK
Dubbed Project Oscar, the mobile wallet initiative is set to go up against the likes of Google Wallet using NFC technology and it is hoped that the scheme will be seen as a safe alternative to using cash cards for transactions. Although the EC has ...
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UK's monolithic (not monopolistic?) mobile payments JV cleared by European Commission

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EU says OK to UK mobile payment joint venture
Mobile Payments Today
Project Oscar was launched to create a single entity to manage NFC-based mobile payments, marketing and commerce in the U.K. — a one-stop shop allowing marketers and brands to reach the majority of the U.K.'s mobile subscribers. However, the effort ...
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Three 'contactless' myths
Finextra
Yet, NFC technology relates primarily to mobile phones and similar devices. "Contactless" relates primarily to cards and other form factors. Also, "contactless" refers to a payment method, including EMV-compliant ones. By contrast, NFC has got nothing ...
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UK's monolithic mobile payments JV cleared by European CommissionComputer Business ReviewNFC payment, which have long been bogged in a quagmire, has finally started to rise in popularity since the hardware started appearing in phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S3, the new Nokia Lumia range (to be announced tonight) and is rumoured to be ...See all stories on this topic »



Nokia unveils Windows Phone 8 devices with NFC

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NFC mobile payments for Samsung Galaxy S3 courtesy of Orange and ...
Android Authority
Good news for UK-based Samsung Galaxy S3 owners on Orange – Quick Tap NFC mobile payments are available to customers starting today. Thanks to a partnership between Orange and Barclaycard, the Galaxy S3 will be the first device to allow Quick Tap ...
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Android Authority
Developers switch to Windows Phone as app momentum continues
Reuters
With new opportunities to innovate around features such as PureView camera technology, NFC and the integration of Nokia Maps, we look forward to developers creating their next generation app experiences, and partnering with Nokia to achieve success ...
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Nokia unveils Windows Phone 8 devices with NFC
NFC World
Support for NFC within a number of Windows Phone 8 apps has also been announced. The Vimeo app for WP8 will allow users to share videos using NFC, the YouSendIt app provides the ability to share files using NFC and the Michelin Guide app will enable ...
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NFC World
Stollman looks to integrate smart phones with cars via NFC
NFCNews
NFC software solutions provider Stollman announced a partnership with Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, an automotive infotainment company, and Funkwerk Dabendorf, a mobile communication solutions provider for the automotive industry, to enable the ...
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Forbes: Quick comment: NFC, Wireless Charging The Winners At Nokia Launch?

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Quick comment: NFC, Wireless Charging The Winners At Nokia Launch?
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Forbes
Nokia's launch of the Lumia 820 and 920 – in conjunction with Microsoft's promotion of its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, has, on first impressions, not done a huge amount for Nokia. At the time of writing, Nokia shares are down nearly 13% in ...

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Isis Unveils Mobile Payment System This Month
Vending Times
The joint venture, called Isis, offers a near-field communications (NFC) platform that allows users to make purchases with their smartphones. T-Mobile plans to use the technology to enable its customers to download applications and content by tapping ...
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