SmartSoft, together with TurkCell, Turkcell Teknoloji and PlastKart, have unveiled Europe’s first MasterCard approved Trusted Service Manager (TSM) mobile solution for NFC payments. According to the partners, this announcement will help accelerate interest and deployment of NFC payment systems in Europe and the Americas. SmartSoft says the new mobile platform offers consumers a “secure, fast […]

Google announced the launch of two new mobile commerce services that the company says will revolutionize the consumer shopping experience. Dubbed ‘Google Wallet’ and ‘Google Offers,’ the new Android apps will work together to enable customers to pay for goods, use their loyalty cards and redeem coupons all in a single tap at the point […]

Star One Credit Union, the ninth largest credit union in the U.S., has signed an agreement with Tyfone to deliver next generation mobile banking services to it customers. Using Tyfone’s mobile banking technology platform, Star One will be able to offer customers NFC payments and other services such as account aggregation, rate watch, Regulation D […]

iZettle has developed a new device that enables iPhone users to accept EMV chip card payments directly from their phone. Designed with small businesses in mind, the compact iZettle plugs directly into the base of the iPhone to accept payments. Once connected, the device automatically launches the iZettle payment app, which prompts the user to […]

Google is teaming up with Sprint Nextel to launch a mobile payments service using NFC technology on May 26, three people close to the project told Bloomberg. The sources say the service will let consumers with NFC-enabled Android phones from Sprint pay for goods and redeem coupons using only their handsets. The technology is currently […]

Transit and tourism solutions provider Applied Card Technologies (ACT) and digital payments company sQuid have inked an $87 million deal to form a new corporate umbrella, Smart Transactions Group. The two UK start-ups currently operate contactless smart card-based networks, and now share plans to launch NFC and mobile phone-based solutions in the near future. ACT […]

The city of Chennai, India is getting ready to roll out contactless ticketing on its forthcoming Metro Rail transit system, according to The Deccan Chronicle. Modeled after Hong Kong’s ‘Octopus’ system, Chennai’s prepaid contactless cards will allow commuters to quickly tap on and off of Metro trains. The fare charge is automatically deducted from the […]

UK mobile operator O2 has signed a three year, multi-million pound contract with e-banking software specialist Parseq to help build, host and manage its new mobile wallet service, according to Stockmarketwire.com. The O2 Mobile Wallet, set to debut in the second half of 2011, will allow customers to manage their bank accounts directly from their […]

Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard and Visa Europe to bring contactless payments to its UK coffee shops. Starting in Spring 2012, customers in selected stores will be able to pay for their coffee by simply holding their Visa contactless credit or debit cards over a payment terminal. Pending positive results of the pilot, […]

Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, has announced a partnership with Visa to enable PayWave contactless payments across its entire retail empire, according to ITNews.com. The company is looking for a vendor to supply some 30,000 contactless payment terminals, which will be installed in Woolworths supermarkets, Big W department stores, Caltex petrol stations, Dick Smith technology […]