MPW ISSUE 115 May 8 2008
News
M-ticketing reaches Eastern Europe
Mobiqa and Eastern Europe’s foremost ticketing agency Ticketportal, have secured a deal that is to revolutionise the gig-going experience for many live events scheduled in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, ...
Read More ‘du’ launches m-payments strategy with Postilion and Mi-Pay
Postilion has been chosen by ‘du’, the integrated telecom service provider in the UAE, to provide a payments platform. Payment transactions, whether they are contract fees, top-up payments, or content ...
Read More Mint joins the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program
Mint, the company behind the Mint Portable Payment Solution (PPS), has joined the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Alliance Program.
Read More JCB to develop personalization validation for J/Speedy
Collis says that JCB has chosen Collis to develop a personalization validation tool for JCB J/Smart and J/Speedy payment platforms (JCB’s contactless platform).
Read More Nokia launches the 6212 classic
Nokia has introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated NFC. The 3G handset allows consumers to conveniently share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing ...
Read More Pioneer Petroleums introduces PayPass
Global Payments Inc. says that Pioneer Petroleums, one of Ontario's largest independent gasoline retailers, is now accepting PayPass. The fast-growing service is available at more than 140 Pioneer locations ...
Read More First PayPass ‘Mini-Card’ rollout in Europe
MasterCard has announced the first European rollout of a PayPass card with a Mini Card in partnership with Spanish institutions, La Caja Insular de Ahorros de Canarias and EURO 6000. It will be the first ...
Read More Tough times prompt cash comeback
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show, despite card companies pushing plastic alternatives, cash has increased its dominance as a means of payment over the last 12 months.
Read More The cost of cash
The cost of cash is an interesting driver in the banks and card associations drive to remove as much of it from the financial system.
Read More 800m consumers to use m-banking services by 2011
A new report into the mobile financial services sector has found that the number of consumers accessing banking services and products via their mobile phones will reach 816m by 2011, a tenfold increase ...
Read More PCI Security Standards Council issues payment application security data standard
The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (DSS), PCI PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements ...
Read More 186m machines will be connected in 2012
According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of mobile network connections used for machine-to-machine communication will grow from 37.5m connections in 2007 at a ...
Read More WIMA – NFC emerges from chrysalis period
The emerging market of NFC based m-payments is still exactly that – emerging. However, at the recent WiMA conference in Monaco it appeared that some strong and consistent steps have been made towards ...
Read More Vodacom Tanzania to launch M-PESA
4.1m Vodacom subscribers in Tanzania will soon be able to use their mobile phone to send money home and to their loved-ones safely and easily with the leading network operator's new Vodafone M-PESA service.
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Read More paybox and Globe Telecom team for MMT into the Philippines
paybox has teamed with Globe Telecom through its wholly-owned subsidiary, G-Xchange, to offer overseas Filipinos worldwide a cheaper and more convenient way to send money home. The total transaction value ...
Read More ‘Pegasus’ begins to fly
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 MoneyBoxAfrica partners with paybox for largest mobile financial ecosystem across Africa
MoneyBoxAfrica is partnering with paybox to develop a mobile banking product for anyone in Africa. MoneyBoxAfrica is a new savings and payment system based on a scratch card and enabled by any mobile ...
Read More Airline Industry discusses m-ticketing and m-payment via secure SMS
CellTrust CEO Sean Moshir has been speaking at the recent Airline Payment Summit, in Toronto, Canada. Moshir addressed the pitfalls and promises surrounding mobile airline payments.
Read More Vendor Zone
Innoviti launches GPRS biometric peripheral for POS
Innoviti Embedded Solutions has announced the introduction of GPRS capability to its successful trueID product line.
Read More 4th Screen Advertising upgrades Mpression
4th Screen Advertising has upgraded its ad-serving platform ‘Mpression’ to offer a license only technology solution, marking a significant strategic move for the company which has traditionally been ...
Read More ViVOtech launches ‘ViVOpay Kiosk’
ViVOtech has extended its ViVOpay line of contactless readers into the Kiosk market by introducing the ViVOpay Kiosk contactless payment module. The new technology is certified to work with all major ...
Read More Telstra delivers mobile ATMs for major events
More convenient banking for people attending major outdoor events has been made possible by a new initiative between Telstra and the National Australia Bank (NAB). The initiative allows the rapid deployment ...
Read More Hypercom’s end-to-end M-POS suite
Hypercom has introduced its ‘Mobile POS Solution Suite’, a set of products and services that support the entire mobile POS payment infrastructure.
Read More Opinions
Why the Hawala model is the key to mobile money transfer in the 21st Century - Simon Cavill, Mi-Pay
People have been using intermediaries to transfer value (including money) across international boundaries for thousands of years, way before banks in their recognisable form appeared in the 15th century. ...
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