Tag: mobile credit card payment

MERCHANTS ENCOURAGED TO GET MOBILE BY GOOGLE AND MOBANK GROUP

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Mobile-Commerce

Mobile technology company, The MoBank Group has been confirmed as a vendor for Google’s “Get Mobile” or GetMo initiative. GetMo is a Google-led initiative dedicated to helping UK businesses ‘Get Mobile’ by providing them with the tools and resources they need to make their websites more mobile friendly.  It aims to make the integration onto mCommerce easy for businesses by providing them with recommended technology and expertise. As part of this, MoBank, as a supplier in the mCommerce space is confirmed as a vendor for Google’s newly launched GetMo initiative…

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VendScreen to unveil mobile payment technology for vending machines

Jesse Collins
Mobile Commerce

VendScreen has announced that it will be beginning the initial release of its mobile payment technology at the upcoming NAMA One Show in Las Vegas next month. The concept behind the VendScreen device is that it can be installed into any existing vending machine in order to be able to receive payments for the products it contains through the use of a credit card, loyalty card, or online account and, potentially in the future, discount QR codes from advertisers, as well. The smart device is Android-based and wirelessly connects to…

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PayPal to announce intention to launch competition for Square

L. Green
Paypal Mobile Payments

On Thursday, PayPal will be announcing a small business solution that will include a dongle for mobile payments which will provide direct competition to Intuit (intu), Square, Verifone, and others. This PayPal dongle, which will be triangle-shaped, will make it possible for small business owners to be able to process the swipe of a credit card by using a smartphone, in a way that is comparable to PAYware by Verifone, Square, and GoPayment at Intuit. This effort will align well with PayPal’s recent efforts to carry its payment services into…

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Industry giants join effort to accept credit card payments through mobile phones

Jesse Collins
Google Mobile Commerce News

Industry giants and market leaders are now reporting by the dozen that they are quietly working together to come up with a system for mobile payments that will allow consumers to use their mobile devices to pay for purchases with their accounts. Among the retailers were Target and Walmart, which have kept their mobile payment pursuits quite discreet, but that have been heading toward the traditional strategy to cut out as many middle-men as possible, as it may position them to compete against a number of mobile wallet platforms that…

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Amex and Globe GCASH partner for online payment solution development

Jorge Gonzalez
Google Mobile Commerce News

Philippine telco giant Globe Telecom m-commerce subsidiary, G-Xchange, Inc., has announced that it is beginning a partnership with global payment and network services giant, American Express, in order to create a new online payment solution. This solution will be designed to allow smartphone owners to use their Globe GCASH mobile wallet to purchase apps, movies, music, and games, as well as other goods and services from American and British websites that accept American Express, such as for toys, clothing, and electronics. This will allow people in the Philippines to shop…

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