MPW ISSUE 135 August 15 2009
Analysis
Gartner: Seven steps to successful mobile money offering
We are by now all aware that mobile money services have huge potential in markets where mobile penetration vastly outpaces the number of people with bank accounts. However, service providers, including ...
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Mobile Money Transfer explained - By Kieron Osmotherly
Mobile money transfer (MMT) is the hottest topic in mobile payments now. Pilot programmes and commercial launches are being announced seemingly on a daily basis. But how do you make MMT work for your ...
Purchase Issue Contactless NFC
Visa expands payWave acceptance with ePort solution
USA Technologies has announced the signing of an amendment to its existing agreement with Visa to expand the deployment of its ePort cashless payment solution for vending machines by another 2,500 terminals, ...
Purchase Issue Precision Dynamics’ RFID wristband provides cashless convenience
Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC has announced the launch of its patented ‘Smart Band RFID Wristband System’ at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, North Carolina.
Purchase Issue Innovision raises $9 million to fund NFC growth
Innovision Research & Technology has announced that it has secured funding of nearly $9 million (£5.4 million) from existing and new institutional investors to take advantage of its strong position in ...
Purchase Issue First full-face foil contactless card
Perfect Plastic Printing has introduced what it calls, “the industry’s first full-face foil PVC card certified by Visa for contactless payment transactions”.
Purchase Issue Mobile Payments
BT to launch mobile money service for e-commerce
International payment provider paysafecard has teamed up with BT, to give 70 million mobile users the chance to buy online by charging the purchase to their mobile phone.
Purchase Issue Zoompass application launched on iPhone
Apple iPhone users in Canada can now download a mobile money transfer service called Zoompass for free from the App Store.
Purchase Issue CHARGE Anywhere m-payment for BlackBerry
CHARGE Anywhere has released the latest version of its industry leading mobile card payment software application supporting the new 3G BlackBerry Tour Smartphone.
Purchase Issue Western Union and Zain finalize MMT agreement
Teams from Zain Uganda and Western Union have put a seal on an agreement that will see mobile money transfer services made possible through Zain’s new Zap mobile commerce platform in Uganda. This is part ...
Purchase Issue Cable & Wireless launch m-payments services in the Caribbean
Cable & Wireless Caribbean, which operates in the region under the Lime brand name, has signed a partnership agreement with various indigenous banks in the area.
Purchase Issue MoneyGram launch Mobile Money Transfer service
MoneyGram and Affinity Global Services announced an agreement that will enable mobile money transfers in important markets around the globe, bringing greater convenience and extending the benefits of ...
Purchase Issue txtNation reports growth in PSMS for micro-billing
With the many options available to merchants for non-credit card processing on the market today, txtNation are making in-roads into it via premium SMS (PSMS) billing.
Purchase Issue One-Time-Passcode authentication via SMS
One of the most diverse authentication platforms on the market is now that much easier to use. Entrust, in a relationship with Clickatell, provides one-time-passcodes (OTP) to mobile devices via SMS. ...
Purchase Issue Mobile Banking
Deposit checks by iPhone
The internet has taken a lot of the paperwork out of banking, but there is no avoiding paper when someone gives you a check. Now one bank wants to let customers deposit checks immediately - through their ...
Purchase Issue IDC’s mobile banking vendor survey
A new study from IDC Financial Insights has found that "while current economic conditions may have curtailed both consumers' demand for mobile banking and banks' willingness to invest in it in the short ...
Purchase Issue City University London aims to secures the future of mobile banking
A team of informatics and engineering specialists at City University London has received £135K in funding from the Government’s UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) for a three year project ...
Purchase Issue Fundamo and Clickatell partner to deliver m-banking
As emerging economies continue to pioneer the adoption of mobile banking, Clickatell and Fundamo have partnered to deliver mobile banking solutions to financial services institutions to help fulfill what ...
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