mobile payments

Apple eyeing mobile payments with AuthenTec deal

AuthenTec's fingerprint technology could be key to Apple's mobile payment efforts

July 30, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

Apple has agreed to acquire fingerprint security firm AuthenTec in a deal worth around $356m. AuthenTec’s fingerprint technology has been used in mobile phones in Japan for authentication of mobile payments, and Apple is expected to bring those services to more markets.

Tags; Apple, AuthenTec, iPhone, mobile money, mobile payments, Apple, Content & Applications, Handsets & Devices, Money, News & Analysis

Hot Topic – Mobile Financial Services

Mobile Communications International April 2012 Click to launch the full edition in a new window Alternatively click here to download a copy of the Mobile Communications International April edition in PDF format.

Tags; mobile payments, mobile wallet, NFC, MCI

Monitise aims to be “world’s largest” m-money player with acquisition

Monitise plans to acquire US counterpart Clairmail

March 26, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

UK mobile payment technology and services provider Monitise has announced plans to acquire US based counterpart Clairmail, in a bid to create the “world’s largest pure-play mobile money company”. Monitise will pay a sum of $173m for the acquisition, which is conditional upon US regulatory and shareholder approvals, and the firm expects the acquisition to be completed before the end of the financial year 2012.

Tags; Clairmail, m-commerce, mobile money, mobile payments, Monitise, Americas, Content & Applications, Europe, Money, News & Analysis

Telefónica in m-wallet deal with Sybase 365

Telefónica hopes to launch mobile wallet services in the first half of 2012

February 14, 2012 Written by Mike Hibberd

Telefónica Digital, the cross sector services arm of the international operator created in September last year, has announced a strategic partnership with mobile commerce provider Sybase 365. The deal will see the two firms collaborating on Telefónica’s m-wallet proposition, which will include a range of mobile financial services.

Tags; Giesecke and Devrient, mobile payments, NFC, Sybase 365, Telefónica Digital, News & Analysis, Telefonica

PayPal to launch new in-store mobile payment services

PayPal will introduce new mobile payment services in retail outlets

September 15, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota

eBay is launching a host of in-store payment processing services for retailers, via PayPal, over the coming months. The services do not rely on the use of near-field communications (NFC) or credit or debit cards.

Tags; mobile payments, NFC, Paypal, Billing, Content & Applications, eBay, Handsets & Devices, Networks, News & Analysis

O2 UK announces mobile payment partners

O2UK will be launching its new m-payment service in the second half of 2011

May 19, 2011 Written by Mike Hibberd

UK carrier O2 has announced the companies it will be partnering with to deploy its mobile wallet service in the second half of 2011. O2, the UK arm of Spanish incumbent Telefónica, said it would be working with Wave Crest, FIS, Intelligent Environments and Visa Europe.

Tags; FIS, Intelligent Environments, mobile payments, Telefonica 02, Visa, Wave Crest, Content & Applications, Europe, Handsets & Devices, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator, Vendor

Android device turned into NFC payment acceptance terminal

Charge Anywhere has announced the release of an Android NFC app

March 24, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver

Mobile payment and payment gateway platform developer Charge Anywhere, has unveiled an Android app that will allow businesses to process credit and debit cards using only a handset. The application turns Google’s Nexus-S smartphone into an NFC payment acceptance terminal.

Tags; CHARGE Anywhere, mobile payments, Nexus S, NFC, Americas, Android, App Stores, Billing, Content & Applications, Handsets & Devices, News & Analysis, Vendor

GSMA backs NFC as UK MNOs flag collaboration

The GSMA has announced its backing for the commercial roll out of NFC services by 2012

February 23, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver

Vodafone, Orange, O2 and T-Mobile have announced their intention to launch NFC mobile payment services in the UK by 2012. Near-field communications (NFC) has been building a head of steam in recent months, with the likes of Google, RIM and Visa announcing their support.

Tags; Apple, Google, gsma, mobile payments, Near-field communications, Orange, T-Mobile, vodafone, Americas, App Stores, Content & Applications, Europe, Handsets & Devices, iPhone, News & Analysis, Operator, Vendor

Money transfer, NFC to drive m-payments

October 29, 2008 Written by James Middleton

Mobile money transfer and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions are predicted to account for 50 per cent of the global mobile payment market by 2013. Industry analyst Juniper Research said this week that while the mobile payments market is currently dominated by purchases of digital content such as ringtones, music and games, it will in [...]

Tags; mobile payments, NFC, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Content & Applications, Europe, Middle East, News & Analysis

Mobile payments to reach $300bn by 2013

July 1, 2008 Written by James Middleton

The gross transaction value of mobile payments for digital goods, such as music and games, and physical goods, such as books, is forecast to exceed $300bn worldwide by 2013. The figures, released by analyst house Juniper Research on Tuesday, found that there is a significant and immediate opportunity for mobile payment services, systems, software and [...]

Tags; mobile payments, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Content & Applications, Europe, Middle East, News & Analysis

Burning issue

November 1, 2007 Written by @telecoms

Mobile payments could change the way the world spends money

Issue 145 November 2007

Featuring:

Location Based Services: Nokia’s acquistion of Navteq caused a stir in the LBS world. But success stories remain elusive

Vitalis Olunga: The head of GSM Africa speaks to MCI ahead of the AfricaCom event

Tags; LBS, Location based Services, Mobile Communications International, mobile payments, Samsung, MCI