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At the Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, executives from Capital One, MasterCard and PayPal participated in an animated discussion about the future of mobile payments and explained why wearable technology is an important part of their companies’ game plans. Speaking from a shadowy stage, Stephane Wyper, MasterCard’s vice president of startup engagement and acceleration, [...]

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The SIMalliance membership, which represents approximately 90% of the global SIM card market, has reported an 11% year-on-year increase in SIM unit shipments in 2014. Globally, the growth trend for NFC SIM shipments, which has now been evident over the past four years, continued throughout 2014, as units soared by 69% from 78 million in [...]

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Wirecard and Kairos Watches have announced a collaboration in the field of mobile payment services for wearables. Kairos will use Wirecard`s Payment Software Development Kit for its unique offering of hybrid mechanical smart watches and T-Bands. Wirecard will therefore enable Kairos to offer contactless payment transactions and value added services on every NFC-based terminal around the world. [...]

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