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Is NFC necessary for secure mobile payments?

Is NFC necessary for secure mobile payments?

Or will other technology swoop in on the mobile payments market… When the topic is mobile payments, Google is quick to come to the forefront of a discussion, but as that company’s Google Wallet has been slower to catch on than some had predicted, and it is based on NFC technology, which isn’t yet available in the majority of smartphones, many are wondering whether near field communications technology is truly necessary for secure contactless payments to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications

Visa announces payWave mobile payments provisioning service

Visa announces payWave mobile payments provisioning service

Visa has unveiled a new level to their mobile payment system, payWave, which will provide an over-the-air smartphone provisioning service. The announcement was made in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, and according to the company, this new service is designed to make it simpler for banks, operators, and transit operators to connect a consumer’s smartphone with Visa payment accounts. Though consumers may not find this quite as thrilling as the release of apps for a mobile … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications

Panasonic to launch a new flagship smart phone to embolden presence in European market

Panasonic to launch a new flagship smart phone to embolden presence in European market

  Panasonic is taking a bold step toward establishing its presence in the European market by announcing its new flagship mobile device for the region. Called Eluga, the smart phone features a great deal of fancy technology and built-in applications. It is also waterproof up to a depth of six-to-eight feet. The phone will have a powerful processor capable of handling most of its processes with ease. Panasonic believes that the phone will do well because … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications

LG upgrades smart phone with NFC capabilities, gives consumers the ability to make their own tags

LG upgrades smart phone with NFC capabilities, gives consumers the ability to make their own tags

Famed telecommunications and mobile technology company LG has upgraded their LG Optimus LTE Android smart phones to be fully capable of interfacing with NFC technology. The move comes as NFC grows in popularity amongst consumers. Telecommunications companies have to respond the rising demand for the technology or risk being left behind by competitors. As such, LG’s latest upgrade to their mobile platform will enable consumers to make use of NFC technology in a way that … Read entire article »

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NFC-enabled application from VTT Technical Research Center could be useful for visually impaired consumers

NFC-enabled application from VTT Technical Research Center could be useful for visually impaired consumers

As mobile technology become more popular around the world, those with special needs may be missing out. The VTT Technical Research Center in Finland has been working on a series of NFC application that are geared to serve the visually impaired. Researchers believe that the technology can help those with troubled vision to better function in the world and enable them to experience the same features many consumers are coming to adore. The application aims … Read entire article »

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Sequent Software develops new technology that will let almost everyone adopt mobile commerce

Sequent Software develops new technology that will let almost everyone adopt mobile commerce

Telecommunications and technology companies, along with financial institutions, have been locked in a battle to establish dominance in the budding mobile commerce industry. The industry relies heavily on NFC technology, which allows consumers to make purchase from their mobile devices. Consumers have responded well, thus far, to the prospect of their mobile devices becoming a payment platform, but there is a problem keeping mobile commerce from mass adoption. The problem is that NFC technology is … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications

Nokia launches new promotional campaign in the UAE to raise awareness of NFC technology

Nokia launches new promotional campaign in the UAE to raise awareness of NFC technology

Nokia has announced the launch of a new campaign that seeks to promote NFC technology in the United Arab Emirates. Mobile commerce has been growing in popularity in the region of late as more smart phones find their ways into the hands of consumers. Nokia has been working to establish itself as one of the major players in the emerging industry, especially overseas, and hopes to get consumers in the UAE more familiar with the … Read entire article »

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