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SoftBank Mobile trial mobile contactless payment
Gemalto says it has been selected by SoftBank Mobile for the latest mobile contactless payment trial in Japan. SoftBank Mobile is a mobile operator in Japan with 21 million subscribers. The program is the first in Asia to enable mobile NFC transactions from a choice of different credit card accounts. The pilot is expected to [...]
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Apple ready to offer contactless payments
Apple is reportedly planning to launch a mobile payment service that will enable consumers to use Apple’s iPad 2 and the next generation of the iPhone for AT&T to make purchases with funds from their credit card accounts, iTunes gift cards, and bank accounts at participating retailers. Both devices will be equipped with NFC technology [...]
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Discover battles skeptics in Isis rollout
Discover Financial Services’ strategy for implementing its mobile wallet m-commerce vision includes deploying an NFC mobile payment system to boost transactions processed over its Zip contactless payment network and rolling out contactless payment stickers to Discover Card holders. If successful, the Isis mobile payment system joint venture (MPW 156) could yield sizable revenues within [...]
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The UK’s first commercial launch of contactless mobile payments
Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard have announced the first contactless mobile phone payment solution for UK consumers will launch by early summer. The move will usher in a new era for consumers, offering greater simplicity, convenience and control and will change the way payments are made on UK high streets. Barclaycard and Orange, who announced their [...]
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TfL eyes global travel card harmonisation – report
Transport authorities in major global cities are considering harmonising their ticketing systems, enabling people to use contactless bank cards to pay for journeys wherever they are in the world, according to the Daily Telegraph. Transport for London (TfL) is already planning to start accepting contactless debit and credit cards as an alternative to Oyster, although [...]
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