MPW ISSUE 130 May 1 2009
News
Canada completes NFC based m-payment trial
MasterCard Canada, in partnership with Citi Cards Canada and Bell Mobility, has completed the first NFC trial of Mobile PayPass in Canada.
Purchase Issue Circle K roll-out PayPass
Circle K the US convenience store, is now accepting PayPass at select stores from its 2,100 outlets across the US.
Purchase Issue Giesecke & Devrient introduce ‘Fast Pay’ chip
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have announced the introduction of NXP’s new Fast Pay contactless security chip and a new line of G&D contactless payment devices based on this IC.
Purchase Issue GlobalPlatform commits to mobile NFC
GlobalPlatform has released a white paper to outline its technical contribution and commitment to the near field communication (NFC) mobile market.
Purchase Issue WIMA 2009 a success – NFC Forum winners announced
The European Summit for NFC Developers has, for a third year running, established itself as Europe's leading NFC event. With a setting and schedule that has enabled start-up companies such as 1 OK Solutions, ...
Purchase Issue Western Union team to offer mobile bill payments
Western Union together with Consumer Portfolio Services (CPS) and VeriSign's Messaging and Mobile Media Division have announced a pilot project enabling CPS customers to trigger their monthly car payment ...
Purchase Issue PostFinance launches P2P service
PostFinance is the first financial institution in Switzerland to give its customers access to simple banking services via their mobile phones.
Purchase Issue Sybase 365 team with Swisscontact for MMT
Sybase 365 will team with Swisscontact to provide sustainable development of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) and Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) services in emerging markets.
Purchase Issue Fortis Microfinance Bank launches SMS alerts
Clickatell has been selected by Fortis Microfinance Bank to provide SMS Receipts to thousands of retail banking customers throughout Nigeria.
Purchase Issue Arthur D. Little sees mobile payments surging ahead
In the last five years, markets with mobile payment offers have matured with a variety of players entering the industry value chain and new services being launched.
Purchase Issue Obopay introduces ‘Family Accounts’
Obopay has announced the Obopay Family Account that lets parents send money to their children - or any family member - instantly from any mobile phone.
Purchase Issue M-Com and Fawry deliver m-commerce to Egypt
M-Com and electronic banking service provider Fawry have launched their mobile banking and payments infrastructure services.
Purchase Issue Financial applications on phones to attract 2.2 billion users
Eight financial applications for mobile phones are forecasted to become part of the daily routine of nearly 2.2 billion mobile users worldwide over the next five years, says a new market research study ...
Purchase Issue New ‘Payment Security Alliance’ launched
Three payment industry participants – Hypercom, Ingenico and VeriFone have announced the formation of the Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA: www.spva.org), a non-profit business organization chartered ...
Purchase Issue Vendor Zone
SMARTRAC launches ‘Composite PRELAM’
SMARTRAC has added ‘Composite PRELAM’ products with integrated shielding material to its product portfolio.
Purchase Issue Q & A
Mobile banking in Cambodia
WING is a business that has been established by ANZ, one of the top 40 global banks, to create a mobile payments capability in an emerging market and was launched in Q1 2009.
Purchase Issue MMT Explained - Kieron Osmetherly interviews Hannes van Rensburg
Fundamo offers solutions for enterprise mobile financial services, and has a track record of success serving many different operators and banks. In Q1 2009 Fundamo formally announced a $9.7 million partnership ...
Purchase Issue Opinions
Payments for the banked – Peter Goldfinch, Founder Paycre8
There is this focus on banking the unbanked in the emerging markets using mobile as the delivery channel to reach out to those ignored by the existing payment channels. The intentions are well meaning ...
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