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Mobile payments partnership formed between NCR and LevelUp

Mobile payments partnership formed between NCR and LevelUp

The agreement will bring the technology to a larger number of restaurants. Leading retail point of sale (POS) software supplier for American restaurants, NCR, has partnered with LevelUp to bring the mobile payments app into the POS systems in order to be able to complete dining transactions. The startup is hoping that this will help it to make greater inroads into this rapidly growing market. This is especially important because restaurants are proving to be one of the … Read entire article »

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NFC technology and QR codes increasingly used in combination

NFC technology and QR codes increasingly used in combination

Near field communications tags are being used more often along with quick response barcodes. Advertisers, particularly in the area of tourism, are using NFC technology and QR codes in combination with one another in order to make more information available to tourists with smartphones. The use of these two technologies is being seen more often in a number of places around the world. This is particularly true among the tourist information opportunities that are available in outdoor advertising. … Read entire article »

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Google takes new approach on mobile commerce

Google takes new approach on mobile commerce

Google has not given up on mobile commerce Google has shown a strong interest in the realm of mobile commerce, but the company has yet to find significant traction in this sector with its various services. Mobile commerce has become very popular with consumers as it exemplifies a more convenient way to shop and purchase products. Google launched its own mobile commerce platforms some time ago, called the Google Wallet, which aimed to be the most … Read entire article »

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Mobile payments app from Dunkin’ Donuts now has a Spanish language version

Mobile payments app from Dunkin’ Donuts now has a Spanish language version

The application is now available in a total of two languages, with the latest added to English. Dunkin’ Donuts has just announced that its increasingly popular mobile payments app is now going to become available to an entirely new group of people – those who would prefer to complete their transactions in Spanish. The latest release of the application allows users to view all of the features in Spanish instead of English. The Spanish language version of the … Read entire article »

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Mobile payments are getting ready to take off in medical billing

Mobile payments are getting ready to take off in medical billing

The healthcare industry is primed to take advantage of what smartphone billing has to offer. Consumer industries has shown considerable growth potential for mobile payments in everything from coffee shops to utility providers, and the healthcare industry has not failed to take notice of this opportunity. That said, healthcare has been slower to adopt these billing techniques than other areas. However, there are a number of different factors that are coming into play in 2013, which could cause … Read entire article »

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Mobile payments from MasterPass focuses on quick service restaurants

Mobile payments from MasterPass focuses on quick service restaurants

MasterCard has added its smartphone friendly transactions to the Burger King delivery program. MasterCard has just announced that BK Delivers, the Burger King delivery program, is the latest to add its name to the businesses that are now accepting the MasterPass mobile payments program. This most recent addition came alongside U.S. LivingSocial also having joined to use the transactions. MasterPass is a mobile payments digital wallet that was initially introduced in February at a large technology event. It … Read entire article »

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