Visa is making it easier for customers to purchase goods and services on their mobile phone. In the Fall of 2011, Visa will launch a new “digital wallet” that will store banking information to facilitate easier, safer online e-commerce purchases and contactless touch-and-go mobile payments at retail stores.
Continue reading...Saturday, April 2, 2011
If you are interested in contactless mobile payments, keep an eye on Google. Google is now a principal member of the NFC Forum and can use in-house facilities to conduct certification testing without exposing its development products to third parties.
Continue reading...Saturday, April 2, 2011
According to Bloomberg, Ingenico (a French maker of credit card terminals) and ViVOtech (a startup based in Santa Clara, California that specializes in near-field communications (NFC) are both interested in acquiring the US assets of Hypercom.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Interested in NFC contactless mobile payments? The NFC Forum is planning to hold a press conference to announce new details of a near-field communications (NFC) certification program. In the quickly evolving mobile payments ecosystem, this is something to watch. According to a press release, the new program will give device manufacturers a means of establishing their products’ compliance [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 20, 2010
It may not be long before you carry a virtual wallet inside your smartphone for mobile payments that will eventually eliminate the need to carry cash, credit or debit cards, reward cards, coupons, tickets, and transit passes.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
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