Telia toys with facial recognition for ice cream payments
In the ever-lasting search for 5G usecases, Telia has teamed-up with Finnish bank OP to trial facial recognition payment solutions.
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NYC public transport finally gets the mobile payments memo
Despite the US being the leading voice in the technology industry, adoption of some pretty well-established technologies has been lagging across the country.
Brits can’t be bothered with Black Friday
Americans like to spend a whole day giving thanks for stuff and then spend the next day buying loads more of it. Over here, not so much.
Mobile money could make Africa the new boss
Samsung Pay has officially launched in the UK, continuing the evolution of the digital economy, but does this technology have the potential to disrupt the global pecking order?
Contactless payments ramp up in 2017
Following the announcement WhatsApp will enter into the mobile payments arena, new estimates from Juniper Research claims Apple Pay contactless users will nearly double over 2017.
Barclays swerves Android Pay with smartphone NFC payments launch
Banking giant Barclays has announced the launch of its own mobile contactless on Android, and confirmed to Telecoms.com it will not be joining Android Pay.
Korean companies target East Asia for mobile payment push
Samsung and SK Telecom have both made mobile payment announcements, confirming Korea remains the main source of mobile payment competition to Apple and Google.
LG announces carrier billing LG Pay but withdraws LTE Smart Watch
South Korean electronics giant LG has taken one step forward and one step back in the wearable technology race.
Samsung advances IoT strategy with SmartThings and smartwatch moves
Korean tech giant Samsung has used the IFA consumer electronics show to showcase its IoT efforts, including the first products of its SmartThings digital home acquisition and a new smartwatch.
Mobile to drive 60% e-commerce growth – report
A new study has revealed how online commerce will grow as a result of consumers taking to mobile platforms for digital shopping.
Mobile forecast to dominate electronic payments
Mobile phones will take an increasingly leading role in the payments space over the next five years as a result of technologies that allow safe storage of payment details in smartphones and other security improvements, reports Banking Technology.
Qualcomm integrates NXP NFC chipsets into Snapdragon platforms
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm will integrate NFC and embedded secure element (eSE) technologies from Dutch silicon company NXP in its Snapdragon reference designs.
Amdocs and Strex push SMS payments
SMS seems so last decade, but often the simplest technologies provide the easiest solutions. Amdocs has partnered with Norwegian SMS payments outfit Strex to promote this technology and see the rise of mobile wallets from the likes of Apple, Google and Samsung as complementary.
Google & Samsung move to counter Apple Pay debut
Google has stoked the fire burning underneath the mobile payments industry by announcing its acquisition of “some exciting technology and intellectual property from Softcard to make Google Wallet better.” The payment software will come pre-installed as standard on Android phones running KitKat or higher with three of the big four carriers across the USA, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.
Apple SIM could accelerate wireless industry disruption
A multi-operator capable SIM card included in Apple’s latest iPad range will give consumers the flexibility to switch between short-term plans with operators in the UK and USA. So far, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and UK operator EE have confirmed participation with the initiative.
Apple launches new phones, watch and mobile wallet
Apple today announced an unprecedented range of additions to its product catalogue, including the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, Apple Pay and Apple Watch. The keynote session in Cupertino, California, saw the unveiling of new NFC mobile payment capabilities to be built as standard into the new models, and the launch of the Apple’s foray into the wearable technology space with Apple Watch, as widely anticipated.
Indian bank ICICI launches mobile payment
India’s ICICI Bank is to launch a mobile payments service built by Movida, the Indian joint venture between Visa and mobile money specialist firm Monetise, that will draw on the potential to reach unbanked customers in the country.
Apple eyeing mobile payments with AuthenTec deal
Apple has agreed to acquire fingerprint security firm AuthenTec in a deal worth around $356m. AuthenTec’s fingerprint technology has been used in mobile phones in Japan for authentication of mobile payments, and Apple is expected to bring those services to more markets.
Monitise aims to be “world’s largest” m-money player with acquisition
UK mobile payment technology and services provider Monitise has announced plans to acquire US based counterpart Clairmail, in a bid to create the “world’s largest pure-play mobile money company”. Monitise will pay a sum of $173m for the acquisition, which is conditional upon US regulatory and shareholder approvals, and the firm expects the acquisition to be completed before the end of the financial year 2012.
Telefónica in m-wallet deal with Sybase 365
Telefónica Digital, the cross sector services arm of the international operator created in September last year, has announced a strategic partnership with mobile commerce provider Sybase 365. The deal will see the two firms collaborating on Telefónica’s m-wallet proposition, which will include a range of mobile financial services.
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