mobile payments
RSS mobile paymentsSecurity of Proximity Mobile Payments
White Paper This white paper provides an overview of the proximity mobile payments ecosystem. It describes both the end-to-end security requirements and an implementation model for using proximity... [13 Nov 2009]
Amazon offers to be man in the middle for mobile payments
News Amazon is moving into the world of mobile payments with the launch of a new service that will allow consumers to buy goods, services and mobile apps using the payment information stored... [07 Oct 2009]
Nokia Money: Financial services the target for world's biggest mobile maker
News While person-to-person payments aren't exactly new in emerging markets, the increasing spread of low-cost handsets in developing countries coupled with the low penetration of banking services - Nokia estimates there are... [26 Aug 2009]
Web to be number one choice for banking in 10 years
News Barclays Bank recently unveiled a new design for its online banking site that offers a clearer layout and navigation, making it easier to carry out standard activities such as making, viewing or changing payments. [31 Jul 2009]
PayPal makeover sparks developer charm offensive
News PayPal, eBay's well established but aging mechanism for online payments, is trying to rebuild itself for a new generation of online commerce possibilities. At an event for press and developers on Thursday, PayPal and its... [24 Jul 2009]
Mobile payments: Standalone systems blocking the way
News Take-up of mobile payments is being held back by the lack of interoperability between banking systems in Europe, analysts believe. According to a new report by financial services researchers Celent,... [22 Jul 2009]
O2, NatWest cash in with prepay Visa cards
News Analysts have long been predicting a coming together of the mobile and payments markets owing to the ubiquity of mobile phones and the rise of contactless payment technologies such as... [16 Jul 2009]
'Europe needs its own clouds to fight US domination'
News Common European rules and standards must also be set up to encourage the take-up of mobile payments, Reding said. She identified some short-term goals, calling again for the Telecoms Package to be passed... [09 Jul 2009]
HSBC brings business banking to iPhone
News Thanks to the new service, the bank's 325,000 business internet banking customers with an iPhone or iPod Touch can securely monitor their financial transactions, make payments of up to £100,000 per day, apply for... [24 Jun 2009]
$5bn of mobile money destined for the poor
News The scope of mobile financial services in these markets has grown quickly from simple cash transfers by text message to payments for everything from a taxi ride to a utility bill. The market of... [15 Jun 2009]
The next big iPhone thing: Apps that pay
News Apple's plan to allow developers to add in-app payments to applications sold through its iPhone App Store could be the next big step the company takes as it charges ahead in the mobile market. By... [08 Jun 2009]
Cashing in: The 73 million people opting for mobile money
News Research from market watchers Gartner found that 2009 will see the number of people making payments via their mobile phone jump 70 per cent to reach 73 million users worldwide - up from 43 million in 2008. [28 May 2009]
Boots dispenses contactless payments
News Barclays and Barclaycard have also announced plans to enable payments via mobile phone to be available on the mass market by 2012. UK health retailer Boots is to trial contactless... [13 May 2009]
Mobile future: TV, power and the 'internet of things'
News One technology the chipmaker is backing is mobile TV, while others likely to make it big include banking, coupons and NFC for contactless payments. Figuring out new business models, solving the wireless... [06 May 2009]
Contactless Payments Privacy and Security of RFID-Enabled Credit Cards
White Paper RFID technology brings a new experience to credit card payments, but it also comes with new problems. Finally the paper will take a look at the future: which possibilities arise when using a mobile phone... [15 Apr 2009]
