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Making mobile payments in Brazil with NFC Nokia Conversations BRAZIL – The first commercial NFC payment trial in Brazil began a few days ago, empowering people with a Nokia C7, Nokia N9 and Nokia 701 to use their mobile phones as a virtual wallet – by the power of NFC. The PagSeguro NFC app was developed by INdT ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Starbucks announces it has processed 42 million mobile payments Know Your Mobile (blog) An impressive stat, and even more impressive when you consider Starbucks previously announced it had processed 26 million mobile payments in December 2011. Although not technically NFC, which we looked at in-depth here, the increase in mobile payments ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Kent is first to launch NFC parking payment option Fourth Source Those who have NFC-enabled Android or Blackberry phones will now also have the brand new option of using NFC to pay for their parking in three straightforward steps: 1. Tap the NFC-enabled mobile phone over the NFC logo on the PayByPhone sticker. See all stories on this topic » | ||
Business mobile banking launched 4-traders An urgent transfer while on a train, termination of a deposit just before payment for a service, phone top-up while riding in a lift is run-of-the-mill in mobile banking, at the same time being services, which make life easier for small businesses. See all stories on this topic » | ||
Juniper Research: Mobile tickets to quadruple by 2016 IntoMobile 1 in 8 mobile users in Western Europe will use their phone as a contactless metro ticket by 2016. By 2016, NFC mobile tickets will represent more than 50% of all mobile ticketing revenue. And you can get additional information on Juniper's report from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
LG Viper 4G LTE from Sprint Launches on April 22; Pre-Order Begins Today SYS-CON Media (press release) By Business Wire Sprint (NYSE: S) and LG Mobile today announced Sunday, April 22, as the availability date for the highly anticipated LG Viper™ 4G LTE, one of the first smartphones to be available on the upcoming 4G LTE Network from Sprint. See all stories on this topic » |