http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/index.php Payments Cards and Mobile authoritative editorial coverage and broadly-based circulation to all the major players in the payment cards and mobile industry. en-gb Copyright 2009, Payments Cards and Mobile 2009. kaye@paymentscm.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:15:59 +0100 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:15:59 +0100 Mobile Commerce In house http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1002 Fiserv has launched ZashPay, a person-to-person (P2P) payments service that will allow consumers to tap into a community where they can quickly send or receive money using their existing online banking accounts. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:17:32 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=999 Card network operator China Unionpay has signed up a group of the country's banks, wireless operators and handset manufacturers to a mobile payments industry alliance that will establish standards and a business model. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:12:07 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=984 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. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:39:58 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=983 Maroc Telecom has launched Mobi Cash powered by Comviva. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:38:33 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=975 Canadian consumers are increasingly using smartphones for m-commerce, which ABI Research says reflects a worldwide trend. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:58:33 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=971 Alcatel-Lucent has announced a Mobile Wallet Service (MWS) that it says places mobile operators in the centre of the emerging m-payment ecosystem. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:52:07 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=969 Verizon Wireless will launch Danals 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. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:48 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=967 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. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:41:59 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=953 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. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:32:46 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=949 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. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:25:44 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=940 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? Mon, 10 May 2010 12:59:07 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=934 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. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:52:01 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=933 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. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:49:46 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=932 RegaloCard, a mobile payments company that has developed a free and instant replacement to costly money transfer services, continues its rapid expansion announcing that Chilis, a leading national franchise restaurant chain in El Salvador, has joined the RegaloCard Mobile Payments Network. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:48:12 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=930 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.comandnbsp; Mon, 10 May 2010 12:45:16 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=925 Masabi has successfully collaborated with Access IS to produce optimised mobile barcode scanners for use in high volume, mass-transit situations. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:37:08 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=921 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. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:30:50 +0100 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=908 PayPal has upgraded its iPhone application, adding a feature that lets users make payments by bumping handsets together. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:23:52 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=905 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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:03:41 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/M-Commerce/readnewsarticle.php?ID=897 Like George Carlin used to say, opinions are like asses, everybody has one and some of them really stink. andnbsp;Well, here is my opinion on what is going to happen in mobile money in 2010. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:47:53 +0000