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Half of European adults with access to a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet computer expect to use mobile payment apps over the next 12 months, according to an international study of more than 14,000 consumers. While one third (33%) of Europeans have already used a mobile payment app, which allows the [...]

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The mobile money sector is one of the most fluid in the whole of the mobile ecosystem, with more players entering and exiting, new tech and services being launched or trialled. Here’s MEF’s quarterly update on the key players in the landscape. Defined by our Global Working Group it categories the ecosystem into in-store payments, [...]

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Some of New Zealand’s biggest banks and telcos have joined forces to launch Semble, a SIM-based NFC mobile payments service. Telcos Vodafone, 2degrees, Telecom teamed up with bank-owned payments network Paymark on the joint venture nearly three years ago, promising to enable New Zealanders to make secure payments, collect loyalty points and use public transport [...]

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According to research from the Federal Reserve Board, nearly 40% of banked Americans now use their mobile phone to access their accounts. A survey of 2,900 people on behalf of the Fed shows that mobile phones have become ubiquitous; 87% of respondents have handsets, and 71% of these are smartphones, up from 61% a year [...]

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Vodafone customers will soon be able to add bank cards to their Vodafone Wallet and use smartphones to pay for goods and services at contactless terminals. Following new agreements with Visa and Carta Worldwide, contactless card payments via Vodafone Wallet will be enabled in European markets from Q2 2015 onwards. This service, which requires a Vodafone [...]

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