Impact of emerging regulations on the mobile payments industry
Sometimes it is difficult enough for the mobile payments industry to keep up with new technology threats and opportunities domestically, let alone regionally or internationally.
Given the frenetic pace with which new technology is hitting the...
M-Shield – making wireless secure
By Jay Srage, marketing manager for cellular systems, Texas Instruments
As 3G networks are deployed worldwide, opportunities are arising to deliver a multitude of services that satisfy business, organizational and entertainment needs. Telcos have started...
How to build sustainable regulation – By Hannes Van Rensburg, CEO, Fundamo
At the recent Mobile Money Summit in Barcelona there was much concern amongst the gathered parties over the unwieldy and inconsistent regulation being implemented around the globe with regards to mobile payments.
In this article,...
Ticketing goes mobile – By Alan Goode, Senior Analyst, Juniper Research
There are 2bn mobile phone users in the world and many use a ticket most days to travel, to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster and to cheer on their favourite sports team.
Ticketing is suited...
The Emerging Wave of Mobile Payments – By Moin Moinuddin, industry architect, Microsoft
Mobile phones are evolving rapidly and have become almost as powerful as personal computers of some years back. They are everywhere and they are connecting people like never before. According to a recent analyst...
Protect now or pay later – Mark Bish, Senior Product Manager, Experian Payments
From petty criminals to organised gangs, the telecoms industry has suffered at the hands of fraudsters for many years. Obtaining a mobile phone and contract by fooling identity checks is common practice for fraudsters...
Mobey Forum – Alex Rolfe
Payments Cards and Mobile (Mobile Payments Worlds parent company) is pleased to announce that it was recently accepted into the Mobey Forum a global, financial industry driven forum, whose Mission is to facilitate banks...
The drive to digital and its impact on financial inclusion
A couple of hikers see a farmer leaning on his gate and stop to ask for directions. “We’re looking to get to X,” they say. “Well, I wouldn’t start from here,” the farmer replies.
But...
HCE – The way to move mobile payments forward fast
No personal consumer device seems to have had the same impact as the smartphone. Unbelievably it’s only ten years ago that Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at a Macworld convention.
Now over a billion iPhones...
The future of identity and authentication – a bank perspective
Connectivity is changing the world and the way we interact with one another. Last year, figures showed that the global population owned around 6 billion connected devices, approaching one for each of the 7...