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Mobile payments was one of the priority areas for action identified in the UK National Payments Plan (see also p10). It reported general support among stakeholders for the Payments Council to ensure that the standards developed for mobile payments in the UK should emphasise interoperability and security. It also supported the development of collaborative mobile [...]

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Italian MVNO PosteMobile has launched an electronic wallet by introducing payments via mobile phone in Italy. Customers can link the application with their Banco Posta account, allowing them to make payments and transfer money to a bank or post account. Users will soon also be able to pay bills, send telegrams and pay transport services [...]

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Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has announced the launch of a mobile banking service for business customers provided by Monilink. The new m-banking service will enable small business customers to check the balance of their accounts, request mini-statements and top-up pre-pay mobile phones directly from their bank accounts. It was originally rolled out to Alliance [...]

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New research commissioned by Visa Europe indicates that the online channel and bricks and mortar retail outlets are likely to perform complementary roles. With internet sales expected to account for almost 20% of turnover by 2012-15, and websites becoming increasingly transactional rather than informational, Visa also expects to see a rise in the application of [...]

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