Mobile Payments

Here are our twenty most recent articles on Mobile Payments

MasterCard and PayPal clash over financial services

A panel discussion at CTIA in April revealed some sharply differing views on the emerging mobile financial services ecosystem and the role of different players within it.

Maroc Telecom launch Mobi Cash

Maroc Telecom has launched ‘Mobi Cash’ powered by Comviva.

More Canadians use smartphones for m-commerce

Canadian consumers are increasingly using smartphones for m-commerce, which ABI Research says reflects a worldwide trend.

Mobile Wallet Service places operators centre stage

Alcatel-Lucent has announced a Mobile Wallet Service (MWS) that it says places mobile operators in the centre of the emerging m-payment ecosystem.

Verizon to offer BilltoMobile payments

Verizon Wireless will launch Danal’s BilltoMobile payment service (see MPW 101) later this spring. This will enable Verizon customers to charge digital goods to their monthly mobile bills when they buy content online content that is downloaded and consumed on their PCs from Danal's network of merchants.

PayPal launches new ‘Send Money’ app

PayPal has unveiled a new Send Money application for iPhone. Version 2.0 of the PayPal Send Money app gives PayPal and iPhone customers mobile access to their money and convenient features for everyday life, including "Bump" money transfers, Split Cheque and Collect Money.

Mobile P2P not a good prospect for developing markets

A consumer survey conducted by ABI Research in November 2009 in seven countries on three continents has found consistently low levels of interest in making person-to-person payments via the mobile phone.

Ingenico introduces m-commerce applications

Ingenico has introduced the Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications - including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy - to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones.

Top 10 m-commerce trends for 2010

The number of mobile phone subscribers around the world is approaching 4 billion; more than double the number of internet users. In absolute terms, this is the potential size for the mCommerce market. So what does the next 12 months look like for the heir apparent to eCommerce?

M-Pesa withdraws to ATMs

Kenyan wireless operator Safaricom has struck a deal with Equity Bank that enables M-Pesa mobile money transfer customers to access their funds at ATMs around the country.

Safaricom lengthens lead in Kenya

Kenya's leading mobile operator Safaricom has seen its market share surpass 80%, according to the latest Wireless Intelligence data. Its popularity is driven by its M-PESA mobile money transfer (MMT) service, which is reportedly now being used by more than 20% of the Kenyan population.

Mobile payments network in El Salvador

RegaloCard, a mobile payments company that has developed a free and instant replacement to costly money transfer services, continues its rapid expansion announcing that Chili’s, a leading national franchise restaurant chain in El Salvador, has joined the RegaloCard Mobile Payments Network.

GoPayforit launches m-payment service for online content

A new service from GoPayforit (MPW 139) has been launched to allow easier access to the Payforit and web Payforit technologies (MPW 118). MPW - www.mobilepaymentsworld.com

Breakthrough for mobile barcode?

Masabi has successfully collaborated with Access IS to produce optimised mobile barcode scanners for use in high volume, mass-transit situations.

Arcot Introduces mobile authentication solution

Arcot has announced a new EMV authentication solution for cardholders to authenticate ‘Card Not Present’ transactions using their mobile phones. According to the company, the new solution - ArcotOTP - lowers the cost of providing EMV authentication and increases the convenience for cardholders on the go.

PayPal iPhone app lets users 'bump' to pay

PayPal has upgraded its iPhone application, adding a feature that lets users make payments by bumping handsets together.

Zain expands ‘Zap’ to Malawi, Niger and Sierra Leone

Zain has expanded ‘Zap’ (MPW 127, 133, 137), its award-winning mobile commerce service to the African nations of Niger, Sierra Leone and in the boundaries of a full commercial pilot in Malawi.

Mobile Money in 2010

Like George Carlin used to say, opinions are like asses, everybody has one and some of them really stink. Well, here is my opinion on what is going to happen in mobile money in 2010.

Maroc Telecom launches MMT service

Maroc telecom has launched Mobicash, Morocco’s first trials of mobile debit payment service.

First two banks go live with POPmoney P2P service

CashEdge has announced that two US banks are the first in the nation to launch POPmoney (MPW 133, 138), its new email and mobile person-to-person (P2P) payments service that is offered through banks.

Mobile Payments

MasterCard and PayPal clash over financial services

Maroc Telecom launch Mobi Cash

More Canadians use smartphones for m-commerce

Mobile Wallet Service places operators centre stage

Verizon to offer BilltoMobile payments

PayPal launches new ‘Send Money’ app

Mobile P2P not a good prospect for developing markets

Ingenico introduces m-commerce applications

Top 10 m-commerce trends for 2010

M-Pesa withdraws to ATMs

Safaricom lengthens lead in Kenya

Mobile payments network in El Salvador

GoPayforit launches m-payment service for online content

Breakthrough for mobile barcode?

Arcot Introduces mobile authentication solution

PayPal iPhone app lets users 'bump' to pay

Zain expands ‘Zap’ to Malawi, Niger and Sierra Leone

Mobile Money in 2010

Maroc Telecom launches MMT service

First two banks go live with POPmoney P2P service

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