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Banks and Processors Looking to Create More Secure PIN-Based Mobile NFC Payments

08.15.2010 · Posted in Mobile Payment News

According to a recent article from NFC Times, banks, processors, and other financial institutions are looking to make Near Field Communication mobile payments more secured as this form of payments become more popular. Many in the business are not completely convinced that it is a smart move to enable consumers to key in their PIN ...

Mercury: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Joint NFC Venture Code-Named Mercury

08.06.2010 · Posted in Mobile Payment News, Payment Processing

The blog sphere and online news sources have been buzzing this entire week about the AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile contactless mobile payment joint venture which was reported by Peter Eichenbaum of Bloomberg News. Eichenbaum who broke the news Monday has apparently posted a follow-up saying that the new joint venture is code-named “Mercury” and that ...

Visa Europe and Akbank Team up for MicroSD Payment System on Mobile Phones using DeviceFidelity In2Pay

08.04.2010 · Posted in Mobile Payment News, Visa

Visa Europe and Turkey’s Akbank announced today that they have launched a product called In2Pay which is manufactured by DeviceFidelity. In2Pay is a payment platform that uses microSD card that is inserted into a mobile phone enabling the phone to make payment transactions. In2Pay utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) as a contactless payment technology platform ...

Oberthur Technologies Global Leader for Contactless Payment Sticker Revolution: FlyBuy Stickers

08.03.2010 · Posted in Mobile Payment News

Oberthur Technologies, considered by many in the payment processing industry to be the global leading provider of contactless payment platform and innovative technologies related to Near Field Communication (NFC), has been seeing a huge demand for their contactless stickers from many companies around the world. The hot product from Oberthur Technologies that banks and issuers ...

Verizon and AT&T Planning Joint Venture for NFC Contactless Mobile Payments

08.02.2010 · Posted in Mobile Payment News

It is official news that Verizon and AT&T are currently searching for a Chief Execute Officer for a joint venture in near field communication (NFC) contactless mobile payments. The joint venture aims to compete or replace credit cards as a form of payment and have people using their mobile phone for purchases at the retail ...

NatWest Bank is Dropping out of O2 Money Partnership with Telefónica O2

08.01.2010 · Posted in Banking News, Mobile Payment News

According to NFC Times, NatWest Bank and mobile phone operator Telefónica O2 will be ending the partnership between the two parties involving previous partnership deals for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments (O2 Money) and prepaid payment cards. Right now, Telefónica O2, a wireless carrier in the United Kingdom, is looking for new partnership to ...