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Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture
Mobile commerce continues to prove problematic for Google Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, but the same cannot be said for Google Wallet. Google has been laboring to promote its Wallet application for nearly two years. The Wallet exists as a mobile commerce platform, allowing users to pay for goods and services using little more than their smartphone. Google had high hopes for the Wallet, but the initial launch of the application was plagued by security faults … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Near Field Communications, Technology News, Trends, United States
Mobile commerce gave U.S. retail a shot in the arm in April
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that smartphones generated many sales. The U.S. Census Bureau has just released a study that showed that while mobile commerce and online shopping did experience a slowing at the start of the year, it also saw a considerable increase on a monthly and quarterly level in April. The total food services and retail sales for the first quarter this year increased by 3.7 percent over 2012. At the same time, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, Trends, United States
NFC technology based Google Wallet stops intentions for plastic card
The mobile payments program is designed to kill off credit cards, and this now includes its own. Google wallet, the mobile payments program from the search engine giant that is based on NFC technology has been referred to as a credit card killer because its intentions are to revolutionize the transaction marketplace. However, it looks as though the first credit card the program will be killing off is its own. Google Wallet’s head, Osama Bedier, left and once … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
HID Global adds more mobile security to NFC technology
Mobile security becoming a major issue as financial information becomes stored on mobile devices Mobile security has become everything when it comes to mobile commerce. Financial information is very valuable, especially to those that understand how to exploit it. As more consumers become engaged in the mobile commerce field, the security of financial information is becoming more ardently questioned. Much of the concerns people have regarding mobile security in this new form of commerce are hinged … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Commerce Security, Near Field Communications, Technology News
Mobile payments app feature launched by Wendy’s
The fast food chain’s application will now allow users in three American markets to pay with smartphones. Wendy’s has just announced that it is piloting a mobile payments program within three of its American markets, which will allow customers there to be able to pay for their purchases through the use of their smartphones. If this trial program proves to be successful, then it could mean the expansion of this option to other locations. The My Wendy’s application … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, QR Codes, United States
New Apple patent highlights potential for NFC technology
Patent sheds new light on Apple’s interest in NFC technology The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a new patent application from Apple regarding the use of NFC technology. The patent refers to a project that was launched by Apple in 2008, which had fallen to the wayside until very recently. NFC technology has seen some use in the field of marketing, but the patent application hints to a project that leverages the technology for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Technology News, United States
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