Mobile Payments

Ericsson has announced the launch of its In Application Payment service based on their IPX service platform which is integrated to over 120 carriers. With In app payment, a consumer in a game or other...

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CashEdge has announced that two US banks are the first in the nation to launch POPmoney (MPW 133, 138), its new email and mobile person-to-person (P2P) payments service that is offered through banks. According to...

In what has started off as a bad week for the telco-led mobile wallet market both New Zealands Semble and Canada's suretap have decided to remove themselves from the crowded market. Semble was a joint venture launched...

Visa Europe in cooperation with Visa Inc. has issued a set of mobile acceptance security best practices for software and hardware providers, retailers and their acquirers. These best practices form part of Visa Europe's ongoing...

PayPal says it will increase prices for thousands of businesses as the company looks to maintain revenue growth and boost profit margins as a stand-alone business separate from eBay. PayPal says it is introducing for US merchant flat...

LifeLock, an identity-theft firm, is to grow its mobile presence with the acquisition of mobile wallet start-up Lemon for an initial consideration of $42.6 million. In conjunction with the all-cash deal - plus an unspecified equity...

QR codes are a dream tool for malicious hackers wanting to take advantage of naive and curious smartphone users. Clueless consumers are handing criminals access to their most personal details by scanning anonymous QR codes...

Mobile payments are being touted as the next big thing for consumers but could pose a financial risk when mistakes are made by merchants or if a phone is lost or stolen and used...

Lattelecom and Valimo have commercially launched Mobile ID services in Latvia. Jointly deployed based on Valimo Mobile ID technology, the services bring Lattelecom's customers a convenient and secure way for online authentication and transaction...