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MasterCard, C-SAM, DNP introduce NFC mobile wallet services in Japan
MasterCard, C-SAM and DNP announced the coming launch of a white-label near-field communication (NFC) mobile wallet service in Japan that enterprises will use to offer their customers more rewarding experiences to retailers and merchants. The services integrate C-SAM’s Mobile Transaction Platform (MTP), MasterCard PayPass and DNP’s flexible and scalable mobile wallet, enabling merchants and retailers to [...]
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Telefónica trials NFC mPOS
Telefonica Czech Republic is set to launch a trial of mobile point-of-sale devices aimed at small firms and entrepreneurs who previously were unable to accept credit cards. The new device will connect to a NFC-based smartphone via Bluetooth and the user will enter a PIN into the attached device to authorise payment. The device can [...]
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Contactless spend grows five fold in 12 months
UK consumers have made 51 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months, according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased five fold to £45.2 million in June 2013 as consumers have become increasingly comfortable with using contactless technology. In the 12 months since Visa’s Flow Faster advertising [...]
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France set for national NFC rollout
Telcos France Telecom-Orange, SFR, along with Bouygues Telecom, and banks BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel-CIC plan to move their NFC projects from a few local deployments to the national stage this year. French mobile operators, banks and vendors say they are finally ready for a nationwide launch of NFC payments this year, a move that [...]
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ISIS set for US rollout
The US mobile payments market will receive a major boost this year after Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture set up by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US, announced plans for a nationwide rollout of its tap-and-pay mobile wallet. The move could jumpstart the market for mobile payments in the US which has lagged behind similar initiatives in Europe and elsewhere – [...]
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