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Isis Gets Broad Handset Support for NFC Payments

Isis, a venture of AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless, announced that six of the world's largest handset manufacturers will support its mobile payment service by introducing smartphones that comply with its standards for NFC-based payments.

Contactless Smart Card Shipments to Reach 3.5 Billion in 2016

Contactless smart card shipments are forecast to increase from around 950 million in 2010 to 3.5 billion in 2016. This is one of the conclusions drawn from IMS Research’s recent report “The World Market for Smart Cards and Smart Card ICs – 2011 Edition.”

Google in new mobile commerce gold rush

Google says it's ready to party like it's 1999 all over again, with mobile payments taking the place of e-commerce in a new gold rush that will transform consumer shopping habits on the high street.

Visa and French bank plan NFC test

Visa and French bank Groupe BPCE are planning trials of microSD-based NFC chips. The trials will involve iPhone cases equipped with an NFC radio and antenna, in addition to the microSD slot for security purposes. The Samsung Galaxy and BlackBerry devices also will be used in the trials.

Visa contactless barometer

As Britain’s payment landscape continues to evolve, Visa Europe has released its first Contactless Barometer* to benchmark consumer take-up of new payment methods and highlight Britain’s changing attitudes to the way we pay.

Visa -20 million UK contactless cards by end of year

The number of Visa contactless cards in use in the UK is expected to reach 20 million by the end of 2011, boosted by the roll out of NFC terminals at major outlets like McDonald's.

UK MNO’s form mobile marketing and payments JV

Everything Everywhere, Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK have announced plans to create a standalone m-commerce joint venture (JV). The new entity will bring together, “the expertise and technology of the UK’s leading mobile operators, enabling the rapid development and delivery of new mobile marketing and payment services”.

Danish telcos team on NFC payments

A group of four Danish mobile network operators have teamed up to develop a common platform for NFC m-payments.

Orange and Barclaycard launch 'Quick Tap'

Orange and Barclaycard have formally launched 'Quick Tap', a contactless mobile payment service which allows consumers to make purchases on the high street using their mobile phone for the very first time.

O2 begins mobile wallet launch

O2 has contracted with Wave Crest, FIS, Intelligent Environments and Visa Europe to deliver the payments and processing systems for the launch of a full-scale commercial mobile wallet service in the 'second half of 2011'.

Google to launch PayPass wallet with Citi?

Citigroup and MasterCard Worldwide will soon announce an NFC mobile-payment service in the US with Google –planning for Citi to issue a prepaid PayPass application to be loaded onto Google’s Nexus S and perhaps other Android phones.

TSM’s to generate more than €2 billion by 2015

In 2011, many positive signs demonstrate NFC is finally about to become successful. Numerous mobile network operators (MNOs), handset vendors, mass-transit operators, financial institutions, and other players are on the verge of launching NFC wide-scale projects.

New York transport authority makes contactless push

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is stepping up plans to introduce an open standards-based contactless payments system for the city's subway and bus networks.

Isis’ first flight proves to be failure

Isis, the Egyptian goddess of “slaves, sinners and the downtrodden” was often portrayed with wings of flight. Not so for US operators AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless as they scaled back plans to launch their own mobile payments network, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Is NFC Too Slow?

Mobile phones embedded with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology may be too slow to pass muster at the retail point of sale, according to experiments carried out by Oracle.

Visa partners with Samsung for Olympic NFC

Official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sponsors Visa and Samsung are teaming on a special Games mobile handset that can be used to make contactless payments. Members of the public will be able to make low value payments by selecting a Visa mobile contactless application and then waving their handset against equipped terminals.

US market warming to MFS

Nearly 30 million Americans accessed financial services accounts through their mobile phones in Q4 2010, a 54% rise on the same period the previous year, according to comScore.

Orange in NFC payments trial in Poland

Orange is launching an NFC payment trial in Poland, as it starts to make good on its promise to roll out the technology throughout Europe this year.

MasterCard to make contactless standard in Australia and New Zealand

MasterCard says that from October next year all of its cards issued in Australia and New Zealand will include PayPass contactless technology. There are already 5.3 million PayPass cards in Australia that can be used at over 35,000 retail locations, including McDonald's, Bunnings and 7Eleven.

London to lead contactless world

London will lead the world in 2012 when it will become the first city in the world where passengers are able to access an entire transport network with just a swipe of their contactless bank or credit card.

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Isis Gets Broad Handset Support for NFC Payments

Contactless Smart Card Shipments to Reach 3.5 Billion in 2016

Google in new mobile commerce gold rush

Visa and French bank plan NFC test

Visa contactless barometer

Visa -20 million UK contactless cards by end of year

UK MNO’s form mobile marketing and payments JV

Danish telcos team on NFC payments

Orange and Barclaycard launch 'Quick Tap'

O2 begins mobile wallet launch

Google to launch PayPass wallet with Citi?

TSM’s to generate more than €2 billion by 2015

New York transport authority makes contactless push

Isis’ first flight proves to be failure

Is NFC Too Slow?

Visa partners with Samsung for Olympic NFC

US market warming to MFS

Orange in NFC payments trial in Poland

MasterCard to make contactless standard in Australia and New Zealand

London to lead contactless world

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