MPW ISSUE 101 June 28 2007
News
Gemalto OTA platform for China Mobile
Gemalto says its Chinese joint venture, SAIT (Shanghai Axalto IC Card Technology Co), has been selected to deploy a new generation of service delivery platform for Guangdong Mobile, the largest subsidiary ...
Read More Mobile operators missing out on millions
Mobile operators are potentially losing out on millions of pounds of revenue because the pricing on their mobile content packages is not clear enough.
Read More Via introduces licensing program for essential NFC patents
Via Licensing Corporation has announced the availability of licenses to patents deemed essential to Near Field Communications (NFC) as practiced by devices that are compliant with ISO 18092 (equal to ...
Read More Wells Fargo, Visa in m-payment pilot
Wells Fargo and Visa USA say they have launched an extensive mobile pilot to test consumer mobile payments and services.
Read More London’s contactless roll-out to target small merchants
The roll-out of contactless cards in the UK, due to start in Q3 2007, predominately led by Barclaycard, Visa and London transit outfit Oyster card is to target small merchants around the subway stations ...
Read More NYC taxi’s rollout contactless payment
VeriFone says its payment systems are amongst the first to be approved for full-scale rollout in the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission’s (TLC) effort to upgrade all of the city’s 13,000 medallion ...
Read More Cell South launches multi-city m-wallet trial
Cellular South claims it has launched the first-ever multi-city consumer trial of its ground-breaking WirelessWallet service, enabling consumers to make purchases and payments using their mobile phone. ...
Read More MonetaExpress offers mobile remittance
Cyphermint have entered into an agreement with Moneta Express to provide mobile online financial services using Cyphermint’s PayCash Mobile technology.
Read More Anam and TR2 launch global SMS money transfer service
Anam Mobile and TR2 Communications have launched a new service that will allow global money transfers via SMS. Anam has partnered with TR2 Communications who are providing the cash transfer application ...
Read More Danal's US subsidiary receives $9.5m in VC funding
Danal Inc, the US subsidiary of South Korea-based Danal Co, the largest mobile payment service company in the world, says it has received $9.5m in venture financing led by Morgenthaler Ventures. The South ...
Read More Verizon rolls out m-payments
Verizon customers have another option when they shop other than just cash or credit – they can now pay using their mobile. Obopay says Verizon plan to make it’s services available to customers in the ...
Read More 16-21yr olds embrace m-banking
Today’s young bankers are embracing new technology to keep track of their finances, with more than half (54%) of 16-21yr olds willing to use their mobile phones to check the balance on their current account, ...
Read More GSMA and MMA collaborate on m-advertising
The GSM Association (GSMA) and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have agreed to cooperate to accelerate the development of mobile advertising worldwide. The two organisations will collaborate to ...
Read More 4th Screen launches mobile search division
4th Screen Advertising has launched its mobile search division. The newly created division is already working with a number of leading WAP publishers throughout the UK, and will complement the company’s ...
Read More Mobile tickets a hit for Major League baseball
Following the successful roll-out of mobile ticketing capabilities for three Major League Baseball clubs, mobile ticketing is to be adopted by additional teams in the coming months.
Read More ViVOtech combine m-payments with mFoundry
ViVOtech and mobile platform provider mFoundry are to work together to provide mobile financial services to wireless customers. mFoundry’s and ViVOtech’s technologies, when combined, give consumers a ...
Read More Cathay Union Bank launch contactless card in Taiwan
Visa International in Asia Pacific has announced it has teamed up with Cathay United Bank in Taiwan to launch the first card in Taiwan to combine chip-based ATM access, with a contactless credit card, ...
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Emirates Bank partners with Dubai Internet City for contactless card
Emirates Bank has partnered with Dubai Internet City (DIC) the largest managed ICT cluster in the world to launch the first co-branded contactless payment card in the region.
Read More World’s first contactless parking meter
Parking machine manufacturer Metric and CreditCall has introduced the world’s first parking machine incorporating a payment system using contactless credit cards. With the London launch of contactless ...
Read More Blue Bamboo achieves CUP certification
Blue Bamboo says its H50 terminal has been certified under China UnionPay (CUP), which formulates operational regulations and technical standards for cross-bank card transactions nationwide in China. ...
Read More Apriva certifies Hypercom’s Blade
Apriva has announced the Class A certification of Hypercom’s Optimum 32-bit mobile M4100 (Blade) for use on Apriva’s Intelligent Gateway.
Read More Pilot flies as ‘Pegasus Project’
The PayPass trial in Strasbourg that was announced in November 2006 (MPW 96) which saw MasterCard supporting a seven company-strong consortium, including Groupe Crédit Mutuel, CIC and NRJ Mobile along ...
Read More Motorola Joins GSMA ‘Pay-Buy-Mobile’ Initiative
Motorola has announced its intention to participate in the GSMA Pay-Buy-Mobile Initiative. The Company will potentially participate in all trials facilitated by the GSMA which will drive forward developments ...
Read More VeriFone wins multi-million dollar order
VeriFone has announced that Cara, the largest operator of full service restaurants in Canada, has selected the ON THE SPOT pay at the table system designed exclusively for the hospitality industry.
Read More Bloodstock Metal moves to mobile
Metal fans planning to go to Bloodstock Open Air, the UK's premiere metal music festival, will be amongst the first festival goers in the UK to be able to receive tickets for the event on their mobile ...
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Solving the payments challenge in an IPTV environment - By Mark Denton, director product management,
The market for the sale of TV programming is highly competitive, and with consumers demanding greater flexibility and more choice, there will be even greater competition with the rising popularity of ...
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