Google has announced that The Container Store, Foot Locker, Guess, Jamba Juice, Macy’s, OfficeMax and Toys’R’Us have joined American Eagle in rolling out the full Google Wallet ‘SingleTap’ solution. According to Google, shoppers at these locations can now pay for items, redeem coupons and earn rewards points all with a single tap of their NFC-enabled […]

Tyfone ha anunciado el lanzamiento de iCashe, una nueva billetera móvil y motor de comercio electrónico, que combina funciones de banca móvil con programas de compra, regalos y lealtad del consumidor. Con iCashe pueden adquirirse tarjetas de regalo y guardarse en un teléfono celular para uso personal, o pueden enviarse por email o SMS a […]

Tagattitude, a French company specializing in electronic transactions, has announced the launch of what it’s calling NFC2.0, a mobile payments system that enables NFC-like contactless mobile transactions without the need for an actual NFC chip. According to Tech Cruch, the entirely software-based solution transfers data using a supersonic signal from the phone’s speaker, rather than […]

Eftops, Australia’s system for processing payment card transactions at the point of sale, has announced plans to introduce contactless payment technology via card and mobile phone, as well as online purchases, according to the Herald Sun. Eftops will pilot the new technology this week with a specially branded eftops card equipped with a contactess chip. […]

New research from Intersperience shows that a significant number of UK shoppers would not use mobile payment systems over fears of phone hacking. In a poll of 1,000 UK adults, only 17% indicated that they would like to use their phone as a wallet in future, with 44% citing “a lack of security software” as […]

Not a day goes by where there isn’t some news about near field communication and mobile payments. People are expecting big things from Google Wallet and ISIS, but with limited rollouts and handsets NFC simply isn’t available to most of us. Contrast that with the Starbucks Mobile Card application for iOS, Android and Blackberry. Since […]

GOTrust Technology has announced that its NFC-enabled microSD secure element will be used in China UnionPay’s mobile payments roll out in China. After trials in the Sichuan province in Western China, China UnionPay says it will deploy GOTrust’s SWP microSD cards in the new HTC Incredible NFC Android smart phone. According to GOTrust, this will […]

Zenius Solutions has been awarded the the top innovation prize in the Disruptathon Mobile Enterprise competition for its NFC-based mobile wallet solution. Hosted by CTIA Enterprise and Applications in San Diego, the Disruptathon was judged by an audience of approximately 200 industry professionals, investors and app developers. Each finalist firm was granted five minutes to […]

American Eagle Outfitters has launched the full Google Wallet mobile shopping solution in selected American Eagle Outfitters, Aerie and 77 kids stores in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York areas. Google Wallet, an Android smart phone app, will enable shoppers at these locations to pay for merchandise, redeem discounts and […]

Tyfone has announced the launch of iCashe, a new mobile wallet and eCommerce engine that blends mobile banking features with consumer purchasing, gifting and loyalty programs. With iCashe, gift cards can be purchased and stored on a person’s mobile phone for personal use, or sent to anyone in the U.S. via email or SMS. iCashe […]