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The number of mobile phone subscribers around the world is approaching 4 billion; more than double the number of internet users. In absolute terms, this is the potential size for the mCommerce market. So what does the next 12 months look like for the heir apparent to eCommerce? Remittance The trend in 2009 was very [...]

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Ingenico has introduced the Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications – including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy – to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones. The applications result from a strategic investment Ingenico made recently to work with ROAM Data a US-based mobile application service provider. [...]

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PayPal has upgraded its iPhone application, adding a feature that lets users make payments by bumping handsets together. The firm has partnered with start-up Bump Technologies on the new feature for its free app, which requires users to log in to their PayPal account, enter the payment details and then bump their iPhone against the [...]

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Arcot has announced a new EMV authentication solution for cardholders to authenticate ‘Card Not Present’ transactions using their mobile phones. According to the company, the new solution – ArcotOTP – lowers the cost of providing EMV authentication and increases the convenience for cardholders on the go. ArcotOTP can be used by the hundreds of millions [...]

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Masabi has successfully collaborated with Access IS to produce optimised mobile barcode scanners for use in high volume, mass-transit situations. The new scanners have overcome the issues of speed and reliability previously associated with mobile barcode scanning and now deliver a similar level of experience to that offered by Oyster and NFC systems, on the [...]

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