Zapper Hands-On: Good Food, Fast Payment jamesp,...

Zapper Hands-On: Good Food, Fast Payment

jamesp, knowyourmobile.com

We went hands-on with the Zapper app that aims to be Apple Pay before Apple wakes it up Features Mobile payments are coming in thick and fast. Everybody and their dog seem to be working on a system to pay using your mobile. Only last month Apple…

What Are the Key Advantages of Mobile Payment...

What Are the Key Advantages of Mobile Payment Solutions?

payzonecards.co.uk

In this day and age, mobile technologies and expertise are growing bigger and better by the minute. In fact, many of us are now able to pay for the likes of meals and purchases at just the click of a …

#ScanOut guarantees a hassle-free #shopping experience as you...

#ScanOut guarantees a hassle-free #shopping experience as you can skip those…

google.com

#ScanOut guarantees a hassle-free #shopping experience as you can skip those serpentine queues and shop the way you want. - Mobile Payment App - Google+

We tested Apple Pay in the real world and this is our report

We tested Apple Pay in the real world and this is our report:

yazleuae.blogspot.com

Apple released iOS 8.1 yesterday and with that came the opportunity for us to use Apple pay on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

We were very excited to try out Apple’s new Apple Pay. But first we had to get our Ap …

How to Use Apple Pay: What You Need to Know Lance Ulanoff,...

How to Use Apple Pay: What You Need to Know

Lance Ulanoff, mashable.com

Apple Pay, Apple’s take on the digital wallet, is finally here. If you have an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, you can officially start buying things with the touch of a finger and by waving your phone over an enabled Point of Sale (POS) system.

But …

Affordable Mobile Phones Act as Financial, Social Liberator in Emerging Economies

Affordable Mobile Phones Act as Financial, Social Liberator in Emerging Economies:

Angela Ludwig, mobilemediaxchange.com

With mobile payments increasingly becoming front of mind for consumers in the United States, it’s important to compare the factors influencing adoption, domestically and abroad. In developing economies, limitations in technology can fuel and even…

Half of diners ready for mobile payments in...

Half of diners ready for mobile payments in restaurants

BigHospitality.co.uk, bighospitality.co.uk

Over half (51 per cent) of 18 to 44-year-olds would be ready to use their mobile to speed up payment in restaurants, according to new research by CGA Peach and Zonal Retail Data Systems.

Google Wallet’s upcoming ad campaign hopes to spread the word...

Google Wallet’s upcoming ad campaign hopes to spread the word about rival Apple Pay service for Android

Chris Chavez, phandroid.com

By now, much of the world has heard all about Apple Pay, Apple’s newly launched NFC-based mobile payment service. It’s not too unlike Google Wallet, another NFC mobile payments system Android users have been enjoying for the past 3 years now and…

EMV vs NFC vs Mobile App: Mobile Payments Royal...

EMV vs NFC vs Mobile App: Mobile Payments Royal Rumble

joecollinsbytes.blogspot.com

There has been a lot of buzz around mobile payments, the various payment technologies, and the backers attempting to take control. For most of us, the differences between the advantages of the technol …

Apple Announces Mobile Payment Solution Called Apple Pay Sarah...

Apple Announces Mobile Payment Solution Called Apple Pay

Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com

Confirming rumors and leaks, Apple announced this morning that the new iPhone 6 devices will support mobile payments. The feature, which also uses Apple’s Touch ID, will take advantage of NFC technology. That means users will be able to pay for go…

Apple Said to Reap Fees From Banks in New Payment System Apple Inc. (AAPL)…

Apple Said to Reap Fees From Banks in New Payment System Apple Inc. (AAPL)…:

google.com

Apple Said to Reap Fees From Banks in New Payment System Apple Inc. (AAPL) will reap fees from banks when consumers use an iPhone in place of credit and… - Texas News - Google+

Will Apple Pay make money mobile? WATCH NOW:…google.com Will...

Will Apple Pay make money mobile? WATCH NOW:…

google.com

Will Apple Pay make money mobile? WATCH NOW: http://ift.tt/1snmmKE Join Money reporter Jacob Davidson and Bloomberg reporter Elizabeth… - Mike Elgan - Google+

Apple reportedly negotiated transaction fee discounts w/ major...

Apple reportedly negotiated transaction fee discounts w/ major banks ahead of mobile payment system

Zac Hall, 9to5mac.com

Financial site Bank Innovation reports that Apple has negotiated lower transaction fees with American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Citigroup, and JP Morgan Chase ahead of the debut of its mobile payment system expected to be announced…

Apple Pay Looks to Accelerate Mobile Payments...

Apple Pay Looks to Accelerate Mobile Payments Push

abhilashchalakuzhy.blogspot.com

With its new mobile payment system, Apple is likely to use its market power to accelerate adoption of smarter retail payment technology and boost security amid growing concern over hacking.

Apple, as p …

Infographic: Consumers Wary of Mobile Payment Security from...

Infographic: Consumers Wary of Mobile Payment Security

from Felix Richter„ statista.com

After Apple introduced its very own mobile payment service named “Apple Pay” this week, many commentators are predicting a breakthrough for smartphone payments. However, there are more reasons for con …

Vodafone Set To Launch Mobile Wallet Next Month

Vodafone Set To Launch Mobile Wallet Next Month:

Steve McCaskill, techweekeurope.co.uk

Vodafone is reportedly ready to follow Apple into the mobile payment arena with contactless payments based on NFC-SIM cards

Mobile Payment is Most Popular among Young Consumers | Mobile...

Mobile Payment is Most Popular among Young Consumers | Mobile Commerce Blog

seemoreinteractive.com

The use of mobile devices is no longer restricted to browsing products in online stores. Smartphone or tablet owners are increasingly making purchases using their mobile devices. As a result, mobile p …

Apple and Disney Stores upgrading iBeacons and NFC scanners...

Apple and Disney Stores upgrading iBeacons and NFC scanners ahead of iPhone 6 launch

Mark Gurman, 9to5mac.com

Apple and longtime partner Disney this week are bolstering their stores with upgraded versions of iBeacon sensors and NFC readers, according to sources. Apple Stores have had iBeacons stationed throughout showroom floors for several months as a wa…

An Inside Look At The Starbucks App, The Most Successful Mobile Payments System In The US

An Inside Look At The Starbucks App, The Most Successful Mobile Payments System In The US:

John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com

At 6 million average weekly transactions in the U.S., it now accounts for a full 15% of transactions made at the U.S. Starbucks-operated stores.

In a new research note from BI Intelligence we take a deep dive into how the Starbucks app works, wh…

People Are Spending More On Venmo Than On Starbucks’...

People Are Spending More On Venmo Than On Starbucks’ Mobile Payments App

John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com

During the second quarter PayPal-owned Venmo overtook the Starbucks mobile payment app in terms of U.S. transaction volume, according to BI Intelligence estimates.

Venmo transaction volume reached $468 million in the second quarter of 2014. That…

THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS: 2014 [SLIDE DECK] John Heggestuen,...

THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS: 2014 [SLIDE DECK]

John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com

A wave of innovation is driving a dramatic shift in the way we make payments.

In this presentation, we highlight the most important trends fueling the changes: the rise of payment apps, mobile registers, e-commerce, and the decline of cash and…

These are the 25 most popular mobile apps in America Dan...

These are the 25 most popular mobile apps in America

Dan Frommer, qz.com

In its latest mobile app report, comScore tracks the 25 most popular apps in the US. This is an interesting slice of the App Store, as it highlights active usage, not just one-time downloads or recent popularity.

Tap image to zoom

Some…

Rede, do Banco Itaú, compra gateway para pagamento...

Rede, do Banco Itaú, compra gateway para pagamento maxiPago!

Tatiana Vaz, de EXAME.com, abril.com.br

Valor da aquisição não foi revelado pelas empresas

São Paulo – A Rede, antiga Redecard, acaba de fazer a primeira aquisição estratégica sob controle do Itaú Unibanco. Trata-se da empresa de gateway para pagamento maxiPago!

O banc…

Global Mobile Payment Market Mona Nomura, wordpress.com To...

Global Mobile Payment Market

Mona Nomura, wordpress.com

To further reinforce the previous post on the mobile payment market, I came across a BI deck on the The Future of Mobile Payments.1. Might be difficult for people in developed nations to digest, but in emerging nations, billions of people don’t ha…

Amazon Unveils Mobile-Payments Service for Local Shops Greg...

Amazon Unveils Mobile-Payments Service for Local Shops

Greg Bensinger and Joshua Jamerson, wsj.com

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile payment service that could bring the online retail giant into local businesses and threaten rival companiesm such as Square and eBay’s PayPal.

Digital wallets and vein scanners: How we’ll pay for...

Digital wallets and vein scanners: How we’ll pay for things in the future

By Teo Kermeliotis, for CNN, cnn.com

Future Finance showcases future trends related to the global financial system.

(CNN) — How did you pay for your coffee this morning?

If you’re in San Francisco, perhaps you waved your smartphone over a payment terminal; if in…

People Are Spending More On Venmo Than On Starbucks’...

People Are Spending More On Venmo Than On Starbucks’ Mobile Payments App

John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com

During the second quarter PayPal-owned Venmo overtook the Starbucks mobile payment app in terms of U.S. transaction volume, according to BI Intelligence estimates.

Venmo transaction volume reached $468 million in the second quarter of 2014. That…

Savings Groups, Mobile Phones And A New Solution For Rural...

Savings Groups, Mobile Phones And A New Solution For Rural Women

Lisa Kienzle, huffingtonpost.com

Women participating in Paper Prototyping for new mobile app in Uganda

Women are the backbone of the household in Africa — they manage the home, care for the children, are responsible for education and healthcare, and contribute to the…

Zambia: Airtel Gets World Bank Funding to Offer Finance Apps in Zambia

Zambia: Airtel Gets World Bank Funding to Offer Finance Apps in Zambia:

allafrica.com

[CIO]As Africans increasingly gain access to mobile devices, aid and development organizations see them as a pathway to providing access to financial services to a large “unbanked” population, and a deal announced in Zambia this week aims to do ju…

Cashless policy: Mobile money transactions record 300% increase...

Cashless policy: Mobile money transactions record 300% increase in 7 mths

sunnewsonline.com

The central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy recorded a landmark increase of over 300per cent in value transactions across various mobile money (MM) schemes in the country between January and July th …

India launches bank accounts for allbbc.co.uk Indian Prime...

India launches bank accounts for all

bbc.co.uk

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor.

Nearly 40% of Indians have little access to financial s …

Paradigm Shift from Microfinance to Financial...

Paradigm Shift from Microfinance to Financial Inclusion

Microfinance Focus | August 5, 2014 | AMF 2014 | 1 Comment, microfinancefocus.com

Summary of the Asia Microfinance Forum plenary session on the “Paradigm Shift from Microfinance to Financial Inclusion.”

Apple Said to Team With Visa, MasterCard on IPhone Wallet By...

Apple Said to Team With Visa, MasterCard on IPhone Wallet

By Matt Townsend, bloomberg.com

Apple Inc. plans to turn its next iPhone into a mobile wallet through a partnership with major payment networks, banks and retailers, according a person familiar with the situation.

The agreement inclu …

Taking Advantage of Digital Finance to Expand Financial...

Taking Advantage of Digital Finance to Expand Financial Inclusion

Microfinance Focus, microfinancefocus.com

9:00 to 10:30 CST: Digital finance has swept across the world across all economic sectors, and now presents a potentially game-changing opportunity to more effectively reach the world’s unbanked populations. Already, new innovations in digi…

Google: Android Getting Better Mobile Payments And Commerce Features

Google: Android Getting Better Mobile Payments And Commerce Features:

By pymnts @pymnts, pymnts.com

Last week, Google had a pletho­ra of announce­ments at its annu­al Google I/O devel­op­er con­fer­ence about “What’s Next.” Includ­ed on that list were ideas for bet­ter options for mobile pay­ments, …

Foodpanda App for Android and iOS Gets Cashless Mobile Payment Option

Foodpanda App for Android and iOS Gets Cashless Mobile Payment Option:

ndtv.com

Users can now order food via the Android and iOS apps using the new cashless mobile payment via their linked credit cards.

Banks in the UK Wake Up, Join Mobile Payments Market

Banks in the UK Wake Up, Join Mobile Payments Market:

emarketer.com

Lack of stan­dard­ized, scaled tech­nol­o­gy adop­tion from both cus­tomers and mer­chants in the UK has held back the coun­try’s mobile pay­ments mar­ket, accord­ing to a new eMar­keter report. How­e …

Emerging Payment Technologies Will Create New Winners And Losers...

Emerging Payment Technologies Will Create New Winners And Losers In The Giant Credit Card Industry

John Heggestuen, businessinsider.com

The cred­it and debit card ecosys­tem is much big­ger than Mas­ter­Card, Amer­i­can Express, and Visa.

Scores of com­pa­nies play dif­fer­ent roles in the sys­tem as inter­me­di­aries, most of them as merchant-facing ven­dors that pro­vide the…

How to Replace Your Wallet With Your Phone Sylvan Lane,...

How to Replace Your Wallet With Your Phone

Sylvan Lane, mashable.com

tech

There’s some­thing lib­er­at­ing about walk­ing around with­out your wal­let. No giant clump of leather, plas­tic or fab­ric press­ing itself against your thigh. No awk­ward out­lines in your pock­et. No shuf­fling and shift­ing in your sea…

BBVA launches NFC payments based on Visa HCE specifications

BBVA launches NFC payments based on Visa HCE specifications:

Sarah Clark, nfcworld.com

BBVA has become the first bank to launch a commercial NFC payments service that makes use of Visa’s cloud-based payments specifications. Customers in Spain with an Android NFC handset can use host card emulation (HCE)…Read the rest of BBVA…

As Mobile Payments Should Bechimpchange.me Chim­pChange is an...

As Mobile Payments Should Be

chimpchange.me

Chim­pChange is an app based, web inte­grat­ed mobile pay­ments start-up look­ing to improve the way the younger gen­er­a­tion move money between each other.

Bluefin Payment Systems Partners with GoSmallBiz to Provide...

Bluefin Payment Systems Partners with GoSmallBiz to Provide Quickswipe Mobile Payments - GoSmallBiz

gosmallbiz.com

Bluefin Pay­ment Sys­tems, the lead­ing provider of secu­ri­ty and pay­ment tech­nol­o­gy to retail­ers and Inde­pen­dent Soft­ware Ven­dors (ISVs), has part­nered with GoSmallBiz.com to pro­vide Blue …

Now credit unions could offer pioneering mobile payment services, too

Now credit unions could offer pioneering mobile payment services, too:

WalesOnline, walesonline.co.uk

Barclays handing credit unions free access to the technology behind ground-breaking service Pingit after more than 2.5 million sign up to use it

McDonald’s Plays With Mobile Payments in Georgia Lauren Johnson,...

McDonald’s Plays With Mobile Payments in Georgia

Lauren Johnson, adweek.com

Over the past four months, McDonald’s has been testing mobile payments within a branded app in the Columbus, Ga., market after several years of experimenting with efforts in other pockets of the country.A rep for McDonald’s confirmed that the bran…

The McDonalds Mobile App: Fast Food Meets The...

The McDonalds Mobile App: Fast Food Meets The Future

paymentweek.com

McDon­alds Cor­po­ra­tion has leaked that they are test­ing a pilot pro­gram using a newly devel­oped mobile pay­ment app (mcdapp.com) geared to mak­ing their fast food even faster.

McDon­alds Cor­po­r …

Can Mobile Money Extend Financial Services To Smallholder Farmers

Can Mobile Money Extend Financial Services To Smallholder Farmers:

Stephanie Hanson, cgap.org

Kenya is widely acknowledged to be a global leader in mobile money. Over two-thirds of its adult population uses M-PESA, the mobile money system launched in 2007 by Safaricom.But even in Kenya, many are not using M-PESA. I know many smallholder…

ITU sets up mobile money focus group

ITU sets up mobile money focus group:

Chris Udemans, humanipo.com

The ITU said over 2.5 billion people do not have access to bank accounts, most of them in developing economies.“Internationally standardised ‘mobile money’ platforms will increase financial inclusion to the benefit of socio-economic development…

LevelUp offers restaurants real-time customer feedback

LevelUp offers restaurants real-time customer feedback:

Rian Boden, nfcworld.com

LevelUp has added in-app surveys to its mobile payments platform, enabling restaurant owners to collect feedback from customers and respond straight away to any complaints. The idea, LevelUp says, is to give merchants a way…Read the rest of…

McDonald’s Is Quietly Testing Its Own Order-Ahead And...

McDonald’s Is Quietly Testing Its Own Order-Ahead And Payments App McDonald’s…

google.com

McDon­ald’s Is Qui­et­ly Test­ing Its Own Order-Ahead And Pay­ments App McDon­ald’s is qui­et­ly test­ing an order-ahead and mobile pay­ment app at a tiny hand­ful… - Hotel & Restau­rant Con­sult­ing …

MICROS and Elavon Deliver Secure Payment Technology

MICROS and Elavon Deliver Secure Payment Technology:

hotelnewsresource.com

Integrated Approach Can Put Businesses on the Fast-Track to Data Security

Braintree’s CEO explores the rise of seamless mobile payments at...

Braintree’s CEO explores the rise of seamless mobile payments at MobileBeat

VentureBeat Staff, venturebeat.com

Mobile is eat­ing the world — and as it does, it’s enabling some pro­found shifts in how we live.

We’ll be dis­cussing how the rise of mobile is mak­ing pay­ing for things, and sim­ply exchang­ing money with friends, eas­i­er than ever before at…

Waitresses will receive payment for standby Roi Mitler,...

Waitresses will receive payment for standby

Roi Mitler, jerusalemonline.com

Jun 27, 2014 - The Knes­set decid­ed to fight the “stand­by with­out pay­ment” phe­nom­e­na, the assem­bly approved a leg­is­la­ture that employ­ers will have to pay employ­ees that are wait­ing on st …

How to Choose a Mobile Payment Providergosmallbiz.com Over the...

How to Choose a Mobile Payment Provider

gosmallbiz.com

Over the past two weeks, we’ve looked at ben­e­fits of mobile pay­ment sys­tems for busi­ness­es and the advan­tages they pro­vide to con­sumers. Now it’s time to decide: what are the fac­tors you nee …

Mobile Recharge and Bill Pay

Mobile Recharge and Bill Pay:

mafiapaidapps.com

What’s New

ver­sion 3.3

- Crit­i­cal bug/crash fixes.

- Lots of enhance­ments in the app inter­face to make your expe­ri­ence eas­i­er and smoother!

- Lots of improve­ments in how the app uses inter­net.

- …

Mobile apps may prove useful for...

Mobile apps may prove useful for nonprofits

iatspayments.com

Mobile mar­ket­ing is increas­ing rapid­ly as smart­phone and tablet usage grows among the every­day con­sumer. As a result, both for-profit and non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions are begin­ning to tap into …

Why Is The Starbucks Mobile Payments App So Successful? Quora,...

Why Is The Starbucks Mobile Payments App So Successful?

Quora, forbes.com

Answer by Brian Roem­mele on Quora,

“No sin­gle com­pe­ten­cy is enabling us to ele­vate the Star­bucks brand more than our glob­al lead­er­ship in mobile, dig­i­tal, and loy­al­ty. Star­bucks is a clear leader in mobile pay­ments and …

Banks lag behind retailers, telcos in providing mobile...

Banks lag behind retailers, telcos in providing mobile wallets

theappecosystem.blogspot.com

Banks world­wide are in trou­ble, at least as it relates to their posi­tion in pro­vid­ing mobile wal­lets that rely on a pre­paid card as the pri­ma­ry pay­ment instru­ment. And banks cur­rent­ly lag …

BetterDoctor’s New Mobile Health App Integrates Medicare...

BetterDoctor’s New Mobile Health App Integrates Medicare Provider & Payment Data

HIT Consultant Media (HIT Consultant Media), hitconsultant.net

BetterDoctor, a company focusing on simplifying doctor discovery and booking has announced today that its mobile health app is the first to integrate Medicare’s provider and payment data. The Medicare procedure and pricing data integration will he…

Foodpanda App for Android and iOS Gets Cashless Mobile Payment Option

Foodpanda App for Android and iOS Gets Cashless Mobile Payment Option:

ndtv.com

Users can now order food via the Android and iOS apps using the new cashless mobile payment via their linked credit cards.

Ibotta Couponing App Makes Shoppers Earn Each...

Ibotta Couponing App Makes Shoppers Earn Each Offer

paymentssource.com

Ibot­ta, a twist on a mobile coupon­ing app, is dri­ving traf­fic to mer­chants by mak­ing con­sumers per­form tasks to earn cash-back offers.

Ibot­ta, a twist on a mobile coupon­ing app, is dri­ving t …

PayPal Opens to Nigerians Rushes for the Millions other Payment...

PayPal Opens to Nigerians Rushes for the Millions other Payment Companies have…

google.com

Pay­Pal Opens to Nige­ri­ans Rush­es for the Mil­lions other Pay­ment Com­pa­nies have been Enjoy­ing Online money trans­fers serve as an elec­tron­ic alter­na­tives to… - Hope Eno - Google+

How to be the Best Salesman in Malaysiayoutube.com

How to be the Best Salesman in Malaysia

youtube.com

Tech News! CPC, Sweep Card and PayBux. “All-digital...

Tech News! CPC, Sweep Card and PayBux. “All-digital government financial…

google.com

Tech News! CPC, Sweep Card and Pay­Bux. “All-digital gov­ern­ment finan­cial trans­ac­tions seen in five years”Accord­ing to Depart­ment of Bud­get and… - Michael Patrick - Google+

Expedia embraces Bitcoinexpedia.com Under­stand­ing how to pay...

Expedia embraces Bitcoin

expedia.com

Under­stand­ing how to pay for trav­el on Expedia.com with bit­coin

Under­stand­ing how to pay for trav­el on Expedia.com with bit­coin

Expedia accepts payment with bitcoin for hotel...

Expedia accepts payment with bitcoin for hotel booking

net4tech.net

If Bit­coin is no longer the one in the media now that the case has been Mt.Gox for­get the most famous crypto-currency con­tin­ues to trace its way. And it can now count on a new ally: Expe­dia, the …

Sector RoadMap: the U.S. mobile payment market in 2014 Kristina...

Sector RoadMap: the U.S. mobile payment market in 2014

Kristina Yee, gigaom.com

1Exec­u­tive Sum­ma­ry

The mobile pay­ment sec­tor is evolv­ing quick­ly and chaot­i­cal­ly, with incum­bents and star­tups com­pet­ing for not only mar­ket share but also the abil­i­ty to estab­lish the busi­ness’ rules and tech­no­log­i­cal…

Travel giant Expedia now accepts Bitcoins as payment for hotel...

Travel giant Expedia now accepts Bitcoins as payment for hotel bookings in the US

Sayan Chakravarty, luxurylaunches.com

Five years since its inception, the digital currency Bitcoin’s roller coaster ride continues with analysts across the world still unable to predict its fate. The collapse of Japanese Bitcoin exchange MtGox, following…Continue Reading Travel giant…