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Samsung waives fees for Samsung Pay mobile payment service
Samsung, which is gearing up to launch its own mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, in Korea and the US this summer, has decided not to collect fees on Samsung Pay to help dominate the rapidly-growing mobile payments market. Samsung’s move appears to be aimed at securing new markets related to mobile payments, rather than putting [...]
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3rd annual mobile payments study
According to research, consumers have shifted their focus from questioning the security of mobile payments to now discussing the possibilities of enhanced digital experiences on devices. At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard announced the findings from its third annual Mobile Payments Study, developed in partnership with PRIME Research. The study tracked 19.1 million global social media [...]
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NFC POS terminals shipments hit 9.5 million
According to a recent research from Berg Insight, the global installed base of NFC POS terminals will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 28.4% from 21.4 million in 2014 to 74.9 million in 2019. An estimated 9.5 million NFC POS terminals were shipped worldwide in 2014, the report reveals. The report points out that [...]
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Visa ready for mobile payments after Apple Pay work
Speaking at this morning’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) keynote on digital transactions and social interactions, Ryan Mclnerney, global president of Visa Inc, expressed the huge effort involved in helping Apple Pay get off the ground has put Visa in a position to help others, including mobile operators, launch rival mobile payment services. “We are the payment engine underneath [...]
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