Mobile Payments

Isis Adds Options Ahead of Mid-Year Launch

February 27, 2012 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Isis has added three new banks to its mobile wallet ahead of its mid-year debut in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas.

Buck Aims to Simplify Mobile Payment Space

February 24, 2012 6:52 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The agonizingly slow deployment and adoption of mobile wallet solutions in the United States is often blamed on the complicated nature of the space...

BOKU Launches New Payment Platform for Operators

February 23, 2012 7:14 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Just in time for next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC), mobile payment solutions provider BOKU is announcing BOKU Accounts...

The Value of Independent Policy and Charging Systems

February 7, 2012 5:17 pm | by Doug Suriano, Tekelec | Articles | Comments

The integration of the policy server (the 3GPP-defined policy and charging rules function, or PCRF) with charging and billing systems is emerging as one of the key considerations in the 3GPP Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture.

Salvation Army Sets New Holiday Fundraising Record

February 1, 2012 6:49 am | by Brett Zongker, Associated Press | News | Comments

The Salvation Army says it set a new fundraising record with its 2011 Red Kettle campaign during the holidays...

Mopay Bullish About Mobile Payments in 2012

January 19, 2012 6:54 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Kolja Reiss, managing director at mopay, is highly optimistic about the prospects for direct carrier billing in 2012.

Verizon Reverses on $2 Fee for One-Time Payments

January 3, 2012 6:48 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online...

Galaxy Nexus Produces First NFC Growing Pangs

December 7, 2011 7:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The Galaxy Nexus rolling out on Verizon Wireless without Google Wallet is just the beginning of mobile payment politics and a sign of the fragmentation to come.

PaymentOne Launches SDK, One Click API

November 21, 2011 7:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

PaymentOne, a mobile payments provider, today announced availability of its PayOne Mobile SDK with Android One Click API.

Intel, MasterCard Bring Contactless Payments to Ultrabooks

November 14, 2011 7:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Intel and MasterCard today announced a partnership to bring contactless payments to ultrabooks for online payments.

M-Commerce: The Need for an End-to-End M-Payment Solution

November 7, 2011 9:24 am | by James Monaghan, OpenMarket | Articles | Comments

Notwithstanding the challenges of increased merchant competition, high deployment costs and consumer confusion, there is a market need for a true end-to-end m-payment solution that merchants can immediately use to drive consumer behavior and additional revenues.

The Fight for the Mobile Wallet

November 7, 2011 9:17 am | by Joe Salesky, FreeMonee Network | Articles | Comments

Google and PayPal are considering entering the mobile wallet space. At two recent conferences, executives from these companies presented information about their wallets and shared descriptions of how banks or merchants will get real estate in this emerging arena.

VZW Buoyed by Postpaid Subs, LTE Devices

October 21, 2011 9:03 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Verizon Communications' took a bit of a hit on its wireline side in the third quarter from union strikes,

T-Mobile Adds Pay-by-the-Day Plans

October 18, 2011 8:36 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

T-Mobile USA is letting its prepaid subscribers buy service in increasingly tiny increments with three new pay-by-the-day plans.

Google Expands Wallet Product

October 18, 2011 8:29 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Google announced new features to its NFC-enabled Google Wallet product, adding featured offers...

AmEx: No Mars, But Join Us Anyway

October 13, 2011 8:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

SAN DIEGO—Let's get one thing straight: No one's going to Mars after the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show.

Isis Lists Smartphone Makers for NFC Payments Push

September 28, 2011 8:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Isis says six top smartphone manufacturers will manufacture smartphones compatible with its NFC-based mobile payments service.

Carrier Billing Company Unveils Faster Payment Program

September 21, 2011 8:00 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

PaymentOne Corp. is rolling out yet another mobile payments solution, but it promises to make sure merchants get paid much faster...

Mobile Shopping: More Buzz Than Buy so Far

September 2, 2011 8:12 am | by Ellen Gibson, AP Retail Writer | News | Comments

Companies selling everything from hardware to high fashion are touting all the new applications they're rolling out that enable shoppers to do anything from check a store's inventory while in the dressing room to order prescriptions.

Visa Ramps Up NFC Chip Plans for Mobile Wallet

August 9, 2011 8:30 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Visa is picking up the pace on its mobile wallet plans amid growing momentum for NFC-based payments on smartphones.

Local Loyalty Program Launches with Mountain View Businesses

August 9, 2011 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Another smartphone payment system launched today, this time centered around using iPads in retail establishments.

VZW, AmEx Bring Serve to Smartphones, Tablets

August 1, 2011 8:00 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Verizon Wireless today said it will integrate Serve, a next-generation digital payment and commerce platform from American Express, on a variety of Verizon mobile phones and tablets.