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Blue Bamboo – Mobile merchants can now take debit via smartphone
Both Apple and Google are engaged in conversations with mobile payments startup BOKU about a potential acquisition or a wide-reaching partnership at the very least, we’ve heard from people familiar with the talks, which are ongoing. BOKU President and CEO Mark Britto and co-founder Ron Hirson have held multiple meetings with executives at the helm [...]
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Czech operators partner to promote m-commerce
Blue Bamboo, has announce it will enable smartphones to process debit cards. Justin Anderson, VP, International, explains, "Blue Bamboo has extended the wireless phone value proposition to smarthphone Mobile Merchants by adding debit transaction options. The smartphone with PA-DSS software can now pair over BlueTooth to the Blue Bamboo H50 delivering fast, reliable and secure [...]
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Netsize survey reveals pent-up demand for m-commerce and shopping
The Czech Republic’s three mobile operators – T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone – have announced an alliance to promote m-payment services in the country. For marketing purposes, the trio are supporting the use of a black and orange Plat mobilem (Pay by Mobile) logo, to display at participating locations. Customers can use the handsets to [...]
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Small businesses embracing smartphones for payments
Netsize recently released “Unlocking the Value of Mobile Commerce”, a free report that examines the role of mobile in online commerce and physical world retail. The free report includes exclusive research on what people are ready to and willing to pay through their mobile phone for pricey items that go beyond the usual mix of [...]
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T-Mobile Macedonia rolls out m-payments
Around half (48%) of UK small businesses are using smartphones for email or to use the internet for business purposes, with a further 9% planning to adopt the technology this year, according to the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain by The Open University Business School, Barclays and ACCA. In particular, the more entrepreneurial [...]
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