Orange, mobile network operator and internet service provider, is launching a UK mobile contactless retail reward scheme in partnership with the EAT café chain, according to Mobile Magazine. Customers using supported, NFC-enabled handsets are able scan specially-designed posters that activates a game on their device for a chance to win a “Quick Tap Treat.” The […]
27 Feb, 2012Orange launches UK mobile reward program with EAT café chain
27 Feb, 2012Identity theft up double digits in 2011
According to Javelin Strategy & Research, the amount of identity theft rose 13% from 2010 to 2011, reports Digital Trends. In terms of hard numbers, about ten million adults experienced identity theft in 2010, a figure that rose to 11.6 million in 2011. Javelin’s study, conducted last October, surveyed 5,022 US adults to understand the […]
27 Feb, 2012Training the public, a major factor to promote the move to EMV
There’s recently been a lot of talk about EMV in the U.S. When will it be viable? Will merchants make the change? One of the least discussed, but just as important is “how do we get people to start using it,” according to MobileWaytoPay.com. The comfort level of users will play a major role in […]
24 Feb, 2012Isis to come with prepaid card, location-based offers
Isis has revealed that its forthcoming mobile wallet service will come with a prepaid card account, much like Google Wallet, along with a feature that enables users to “follow” merchants to receive coupons and offers, reports Digital Transactions. The announcement came at a meeting for software developers and terminal-manufacturer executives in Austin, Texas – one […]
24 Feb, 2012Samsung, Visa to unveil Olympics payment app at MWC
Visa and Samsung have announced that they will reveal the official mobile payments application for the London 2012 Olympic Games next week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Based on Visa’s payWave technology, the application will enable NFC mobile phone users to tap and pay at the point of sale, as well as check […]
24 Feb, 2012Mygrant Glass goes green, deploys IDBLUE.UHF nationwide
IDBLUE unveiled a mobile, Bluetooth ultra-high frequency RFID reader for smart phones and tablets, followed by the announcement that Mygrant Glass Co. Inc. plans to deploy the IDBLUE.UHF reader in each of its almost 600 delivery vehicles nationwide. With support for iPhones and iPads, the pen-shaped reader can be used to navigate and enter data […]
24 Feb, 2012MasterCard, Telefonica brand Latin America m-payments venture ‘Wanda’
MasterCard and Telefonica have named their mobile payments joint venture in Latin America “Wanda.” According to MasterCard, Wanda was created to lead the development of mobile financial solutions in 12 markets in Latin America, providing mobile payment solutions to the more than 87 million Movistar customers. These mobile payment services will be linked to a […]