Recent Entries in mobile payments
Cash & Cards Better for Smartphoners than Google Wallet?
Many Americans may own a smartphone but they are not comfortable with using them or their features such as payment options, note the latest Harris Poll. This month is the 150th anniversary of paper money in the United States. The Harris Poll sought to learn when, if ever, people think tha…
Tablet Owners, Men Shop More Mobile, Cheaper Stuff in Person in Retail
JiWire's mobile shopping study showed some interesting facts for shopping from mobile devices and tablet purchases. Men and tablet owners are the most frequent mobile shoppers. However, retail stores still rule as the preferred shopping mode for a majority of shoppers. A JiWire study showed th…
Google Wallet Blocked from Samsung Galaxy Nexus Due to Architecture
Verizon Wireless said today that Google Wallet would not be enabled on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus when it comes out from the carrier. Verizon noted that the reason is that the Verizon smartphones don't have the necessary architecture and the company is working with Google on a solution. This news d…
BoA, Chase and Wells Fargo Moves Money Via Email & Mobile with clearXchange
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have formed a partnership that enables their customers to move money using a mobile number or email address called clearXchange.Customers of the three banks will be able to move funds directly from their existing checking accounts using an email …
Google One Pass Subscriptions Easy Payment for Mobile & Web
Apple may be frustrating publishers who want in-app purchase controls and fees for digital subscriptions. In the spirit of openness and competition, Google introduced the Google One Pass service, with single sign-on to purchase digital content across mobile apps and the web. Publishers can sel…
Super Bowl Mobile Promotions, Financial iPhone & Payment Games
Shameless promotions for all kinds of mobile services are trying to pay in the Super Bowl media boom. The Motorola XOOM will tackle the Apple 1984 commercial. On Sunday, we received an email from Best Buy guaranteeing delivery by the day of the Big Game. Visa has joined the game an…
Verizon Subs Pay for Digital Wares in Verizon Bills by Boku & BilltoMobile
Verizon Wireless, BilltoMobile and Boku will offer Boku merchants and customers the BilltoMobile Direct Mobile Billing (DMB) payment service through the Verizon Wireless billing system. The service will allow Verizon customers to pay for online content and digital merchandise via their Verizon…
Mobile Payments by ISIS Coming to Verizon, T-Mobile & AT&T
Instead of paying by cash or credit card, you will soon be able to pay for goods or services with your mobile phone using NFC (Near Field Communications). By waving your micro-chipped phone near a retail reader, the payment is made. AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless to…
Sprint Intros Sprint Mobile Wallet Secure Payments on Sprint Phones
Sprint announced the upcoming launch in mid-November of Sprint Mobile Wallet, a secure way to buy physical and digital products using a Sprint phone. They claim that Sprint Mobile Wallet also will make it easier for developers to monetize their products.…
Mo’ Mobile Features from PayPal – Mobile Express Checkout, Library and iPhone Locations
PayPal introduced many new features at Innovate 2010, Mobile Express Checkout, Mobile Payments Library and added locations to their iPhone app. They have formed an alliance with Appcelerator for payments with the Appcelerator platform. PayPal launched Mobile Express Checkout, a secure, two-cl…
PayPal Mobile & iPhone VeriFone PAYware Credit Card Processing & Bump
VeriFone Systems announced that it will expand PayPal payment acceptance in the mobile environment and further integrate the worlds of online and traditional card-based payments. During PayPal X Innovate 2010, the companies showcased the planned integration of PayPal payment with VeriFone's PAYwar…
Pay Your Bills on Smartphones: iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone
Bank customers will soon be able to pay paper bills by simply snapping pictures of the bills with their smartphones by Mobile Photo Bill Pay, Mitek Systems announced today. The new Mobile Photo Bill Pay platform allows users to take a photo of their bills; then the software corrects image distort…
For BlackBerry: MasterCard MoneySend, a Free App with Bank Fees
MasterCard Worldwide now offers the MasterCard MoneySend service for Blackberry. It allows users to transfer money in the United States from person-to-person. MasterCard MoneySend is available for free download on BlackBerry App World.They suggest to use the service instead of making o…
Bye Bye Cash, Obopay Offers Mobile Money for Banks
Mobile payment provider Obopay, announced Mobile Money for Banks, that allows bank to offer their own branded mobile money service. Mobile Money for Banks includes the ability to send and transfer money, makes payment card acceptance available to everyone and can be implemented in 30 days or …
Mobile Payments Makers Will Grow by a Billion by 2014, Says Juniper Research
Juniper Research's mobile payments report forecasts nearly half of all mobile phone users worldwide will pay by mobile for digital and physical goods by 2014, representing growth of nearly a billion users compared to 2010. Mobile segments such as ticketing and payments for physical goods are being …
Verizon to Allow Customers to Charge $25 Digi-Purchases to Verizon Bills with BilltoMobile
Verizon will launch Danal's BilltoMobile payment service later this spring, enabling Verizon Wireless customers to charge online purchases of digital goods directly to their monthly Verizon Wireless bills. …
iPhone Android an’ Droid Free Apps 2Day: mPayy Personal and Business
mPayy, Inc., mobile and online alternative payments service, announced their "mPayy Mobile Payments" application is available at the iPhone app store.They recently also announced an mPayy Android app available in Android Market. The mPayy application runs on all Android dev…
Bling Nation Mobile Community Payments Keep $$$ Local
Bling Nation, announced today at that Colo.-based Park State Bank & Trust began offering mobile payments to its customers and community through Bling Nation's Community Payments Service Oct. 15. The Community Payments Service is a secure local debit network…
Boku Gets Beaucoup Bucks and Mobilizes Payments
BOKU, Inc.announced its payments service for global consumers to make online purchases of digital and virtual goods with their mobile phones. The claim they are creating a new standard for the mobile, by bringing bank-grade mobile payments to the web. The service allows customers to pay for goods b…
Mobile Payment Users Up 70.4% Over Last Year, Says Gartner
The mobile payment industry will experience steady growth, as the number of mobile payment users worldwide will total 73.4 million in 2009, up 70.4 percent from 2008 when there were 43.1 million users, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that the number of mobile payment users will reach mo…
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