MPW ISSUE 124 December 23 2008
News
SMART pilots NFC based m-payment project in the Philippines
Smart Communications (SMART) has successfully launched the country’s first trial project enabling mobile phones for payment transactions using NFC.
Purchase Issue RATP to study the feasibility of public transport via contactless payment card
MasterCard Worldwide and RATP (the French underground system) are cooperating to develop the functional and technical requirements and feasibility of using PayPass cards to access public transport services. ...
Purchase Issue Visa introduces payWave in Germany
Visa Europe, Landesbank Berlin (LBB) and Gemalto have introduced contactless payments in Germany with a payWave credit card allowing purchases of up to €20 with no need to enter their PIN.
Purchase Issue ING’s mobile Maestro PayPass in Romania
ING and MasterCard Worldwide have announced the first program to offer ING Romanian clients a complete m-payment package - the ability to set up payment capability, make transactions and feed their accounts ...
Purchase Issue Barclaycard issues 1m contactless card in UK
Barclaycard has reached its target of issuing 1m contactless cards in the UK. As well as this, all newly issued Barclaycard Platinum cards will now include contactless technology.
Purchase Issue LaSer pilots contactless card combining payment and transport
ASK says it is to continue implementing its strategy to offer private label cards operators a contactless solutions combining transport and payment applications. LaSer, with its broad approach to customer ...
Purchase Issue NFC trial in the Principality of Monaco
On the 1st December 2008, over 150 key figures involved in the development of NFC technology met at the New National Museum of Monaco (Nouveau Musée national de Monaco) to witness an NFC trial.
Purchase Issue G&D unveils first microSD with smart card and NFC-compatible contactless functions
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has developed the first mobile security card offering contactless smart-card security in addition to the usual data storage functions.
Purchase Issue Bell ID launches “instant NFC pilot platform”
Bell ID has launched a mobile pilot that it says makes the NFC experience instantly available to any organisation at low cost. The pilot provides all components to implement an end-to-end solution, including ...
Purchase Issue GSMA calls for Pay-Buy-Mobile handsets
The GSMA has called for full NFC functionality - including the standardised ‘Single Wire Protocol’ interface - to be built into commercially available mobile handsets from mid-2009, in order to ensure ...
Purchase Issue Multiple NFC services on mobile phone
STMicroelectronics and LG Electronics have announced an NFC demonstration of LG’s KU380-NFC phone, which uses ST’s ST21NFCA system-on-chip. The KU380-NFC phone features Paypass contactless payment capabilities ...
Purchase Issue New NFC ecosystem and players emerge
While the past five years have seen significant work on NFC standardization and infrastructure, there has been little in the way of full-scale adoption, says ABI Research.
Purchase Issue Safaricom’s M-PESA service comes under scrutiny
Kenya’s Finance minister John Michuki has ordered an audit of Safaricom’s money transfer service M-Pesa on concerns about the safety of users’ money – writes Washington Gikunju and Okuttah Mark.
Purchase Issue Orange Money launched in the Ivory Coast
Orange has announced the commercial launch of Orange Money in Ivory Coast, the first country to benefit from this service within the Group.
Purchase Issue Telkom Kenya planning MMT service
Telkom Kenya is planning to launch a mobile money transfer (MMT) service, writes Telecom Paper.
Purchase Issue Zain Bahrain launches ‘Zain Wallet’
Zain Bahrain has launched its ‘Zain Wallet’, a mobile financial transaction service which enables subscribers to take care of their finances using their mobile phone.
Purchase Issue Vodafone, Safaricom and Western Union partnership for MMT between UK and Kenya
Vodafone, Safaricom and The Western Union Company will partner to pilot a cross-border Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) service between the UK and Kenya. This service will enable customers to send cross-border ...
Purchase Issue Beem launches in the UK
Mobile Sense has launched what it claims is ‘the first real mobile money experience that allows users to send cash quickly and securely via text’, Mobile Sense has called the service Beem.
Purchase Issue Alltel Wireless to offer m-wallet
Alltel Wireless will leverage mFoundry’s mobile wallet platform to create the Alltel Wallet. The wallet will initially provide access to a consolidated m-banking experience, providing its customer’s access ...
Purchase Issue Dialogue expands with launch of m-payments in Norway and Sweden
Dialogue Communications has launched its mobile billing services in Norway and Sweden to allow consumers to buy products and services over the mobile internet. Norway and Sweden are two of the most highly ...
Purchase Issue Dialogue launches Payforit Single Click
Dialogue Communications has gone live with Payforit Single Click Payments, across all UK operators. Payforit Single Click marks a significant step forward for m-payments initiative Payforit, providing ...
Purchase Issue Latin Americans eager to embrace MMT
Latin Americans living in the US are keen to adopt money transfer using the less traditional method of a mobile phone, according to a survey commissioned by Upaid.
Purchase Issue MMT and NFC to account for 50% of m-payments market by 2013
Mobile money transfer and contactless NFC will together account for 50% of the overall m-payment market globally by 2013, based on the gross transaction values, according to Juniper Research’s new Mobile ...
Purchase Issue PayPal using SMS for two-factor authentication
PayPal is expanding its PayPal Security Key scheme by allowing users to get temporary six-digit security keys for account access via text messages.
Purchase Issue 8 out of 10 British shoppers happy to "vend spend"
With Christmas approaching, retail outlets should take note of new research published today that suggests British consumers are embracing new methods of payment, with 8 out of 10 shoppers happy to use ...
Purchase Issue MMA annual study finds increase in receptiveness to m-marketing
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has released its Annual Mobile Attitude and Usage Study, conducted with research partner Synovate.
Purchase Issue Citi enhances m-banking platform with ‘Mobile for Cards’
Citi and Firethorn have introduced ‘Citi Mobile for Cards’, a mobile solution that allows Citi credit card customers to access real-time credit card account information on their mobile phones.
Purchase Issue Firethorn enhances m-banking platform
Firethorn has introduced a mobile application upgrade capability which will "enable Firethorn to transition its financial institution and wireless operator relationships from banking to broader m-commerce ...
Purchase Issue Mobile set to be the most used banking channel in the UK
Mobile banking is set to achieve the fastest rate of mass-market penetration in recent history, even outpacing items such as credit cards, online banking or ATMs. This is according to recent research ...
Purchase Issue Monitise Americas announces new partnerships
Monitise Americas says that 23 additional financial institutions have signed agreements with Metavante to provide mobile services to their customers and members. The signing of these agreements comes ...
Purchase Issue Atmel launches new M2M modules
Atmel has announced the availability of its new AT90M family of secure microcontrollers designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) modules. By using GSM or UMTS networks, these modules provide wireless connectivity ...
Purchase Issue Vendor Zone
CPNI offer P2P m-payments with Sun technology
CPNI will offer Financial Institutions the integration of CPNI's Phone Authorized Transfer (PAT) m-commerce software with Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS. The company claims that ...
Purchase Issue Hectronic selects Hypercom
Hypercom has announced that Hectronic has selected Hypercom’s unattended payment terminal Artema Modular for installation in on-street parking machines in the Belgian capital Brussels.
Purchase Issue Hypercom provides terminals for m-payment trial in Australia
Hypercom has provided contactless-enabled payment devices for the successful consumer trial launched recently at Melbourne’s Docklands in Australia.
Purchase Issue SIMalliance promotes SIM-based NFC deployment
SIMalliance has announced the creation of its Near Field Communications (NFC) Working Group. With representation from all major SIM card manufacturers, the group aims to be the catalyst to strengthen ...
Purchase Issue Sybase 365 announces partnership with paybox
Sybase 365 has announced a partnership agreement with paybox that will extend m-payments and mobile money services to customers worldwide.
Purchase Issue Opinions
Mobile Commerce has bright future - Vance Hodnett, VP of Research, The PELO
M-commerce in the US is poised for explosive growth. Research from The PELORUS Group suggests that US financial institutions (FIs) and banks can and should prosper from this emerging opportunity. M-commerce ...
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