MPW ISSUE 113 March 14 2008
News
ETSI vote secures future of mobile NFC
Mobile NFC has been on the industry road map for a long time, but while the growth of contactless cards has been rampant across the globe, mobile NFC based implementations have only reached trial status.
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Read More JCB collaborates with CASSIS to test OTA services for NFC m-payment
JCB and CASSIS International (CASSIS) say they have reached an agreement to collaborate in an experiment to test NFC over-the-air (OTA) services. JCB and CASSIS will jointly demonstrate end-to-end secure ...
Read More ‘Touch&Travel’ tested by Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone
200 test users now have the opportunity to try out a service that is scheduled to be introduced nationwide for all rail passengers in 2010: Touch&Travel - the Deutsche Bahn AG and Vodafone's innovative ...
Read More sQuid signs transport agreement with Greater Manchester Transport
sQuidcard, the eMoney payments system operator (MPW 84, 100), and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), responsible for transport initiatives across one of the largest cities in the ...
Read More Sirit enables NFC support for Windows Mobile OS
Sirit has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring NFC and contactless support to the Windows Mobile operating system. By leveraging Sirit’s embedded software and technology, the companies aim ...
Read More SK Telecom and Citi launch JV to provide mobile financial services
SK Telecom and Citi have announced Mobile Money Ventures, a joint venture company that brings together two industry leaders to develop mobile financial services and technologies that will deliver greater ...
Read More Consumers embrace m-commerce
A new Harris Interactive study finds that mobile phone users are increasingly comfortable making banking and purchase transactions while on-the-go.
Read More Mobile Interactive Group drives m-commerce revenue
Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) has been appointed by Flirtomatic for the provision of payforIT services, for mobile payments within the Flirtomatic mobile internet portal – One of the largest mobile portals ...
Read More Mobile home…SMS rent payment
RentPayment has announced the implementation of Cardinal MAX, the mobile platform from CardinalCommerce Corporation, to allow residents to make payments via their mobile phones.
Read More HDFC Bank launches virtual credit card with Reliance
Indian companies Reliance Communications and HDFC Bank have come together to offer the Reliance mPay credit card with HDFC Bank. This is India's first virtual credit card to for Reliance Mobile users ...
Read More M-ticketing goes mainstream with 2.6bn tickets to be delivered by 2011
New research has estimated that over 2.6bn mobile tickets will be delivered to just over 208m mobile phone users by 2011. This is one of the key statistics from a study by Juniper Research.
Read More First Ondemand mobile security is just the ticket
TheTrainline has announced that First Ondemand will provide a mobile-phone security solution for Trainline Smart, the ITSO smartcard system which will be piloted in 2008.
Read More Mobile bar-coded tickets gathering traction
Mobiqa and PayPal Mobile have provided the world’s first, complete end-to-end m-payment and mobi-ticket delivery service to Scotland Rugby fans.
Read More 'Hello Money'
Barclays has launched ‘Hello Money’, a service that it claims breaks away from the traditional methods of m-banking and takes consumer banking services to the next level of convenience. For the first ...
Read More India at forefront of socio-political m-banking
Thousands of people from rural areas across 12 states in India are likely to get their social security pension and wages paid under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme with the ...
Read More PayMate partners with Bank of Ceylon
PayMate has partnered with Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Sri Lanka’s No. 1 Bank, to offer an m-payment solution. BOC banking customers will now be able to make their monthly electricity, water and telephone bill ...
Read More Vendors have critical role to play in shaping the future of m-banking
Mobile banking is growing at a feverish pace to emerge as a powerful ‘right here, right now’ channel for banks to connect with their retail and business customers, as well as reach new customer segments. ...
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Mobile payments - a growing threat
In the US and around the world, law enforcement continues to struggle with the many low-tech but highly effective ways criminals launder money and finance terrorism. Over the last several years, the INCSR ...
Read More Vendor Zone
Hang Seng Bank rolls-out ‘enJoy Card’
VeriFone has been selected by Hang Seng Bank of Hong Kong to provide contactless payment solutions in support of the ‘enJoy Card’ rollout.
Read More First National Merchant Solutions to market MTT1581
WAY Systems has announced that First National Merchant Solutions will market the MTT 1581 mobile POS solution. Following rigorous testing and examination, First National Merchant Solutions determined ...
Read More Hypercom introduces new M4200 mobile terminal
Hypercom has launched the new Optimum M4200 series of mobile electronic payment terminals, a family of four battery-powered devices designed to meet the need for high-performance, portable payment solutions. ...
Read More WesternCard Express Program enabled by Macalla
Macalla and WesternCard Association & Partners will launch the ‘WesternCard Express Program’. This programme is a worldwide m-payment service using the Macalla mobile transactions platform.
Read More Valista’s Campaign Analytics
Valista have announced the addition of a comprehensive ‘Campaign Analytics module’ to its Operator Payments Service. This new module enables operators to more accurately determine individual mobile campaign ...
Read More INSIDE debuts new MicroPass Platform
INSIDE Contactless has launched the MicroPass 4000 contactless microprocessor family, a next-generation platform designed to bring a host of new contactless applications to mainstream markets in the US ...
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