Tag: mobile payment system

Mobile payments launched by Groupon

Julie Campbell
Groupon Mobile commerce

The group buying program company has just announced its entry into the market. Groupon Inc. has revealed its first steps into the mobile payments marketplace as it launched its Groupon Payments service, which allows companies to accept credit card transactions from users of the iPod Touch or iPhone. While the system is compatible with virtually any credit card, it is concentrating on Groupon deals. The program is also allowing other companies to use the mobile payments service as a part of pilot programs, but it is charging rates at a…

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Mcommerce experiences their first mobile payment app that allows users to give back

Jesse Collins
LevelUp app mobile payments

LevelUp makes a splash with their app that allows users to share their savings with their favorite causes. The LevelUp mobile payment app has taken mcommerce to a new and kindhearted level by using the opportunities that it gives its users to save money – through loyalty programs, incentives, and special offers – in order to give to their favorite causes. The Causes program was recently launched to allow users to share their savings in a meaningful way. The app has now become the first mcommerce payment ecosystem which has…

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Orange announces Galaxy S III users can now make mobile payments

Stephen Vagus
Quick Tap NFC technology service mobile payments service

Orange introduces Quick Tap service into Galaxy S III Orange, one of the largest telecommunications networks in the UK, has announced that customers with Samsung’s Galaxy S III smart phone will now be able to make contactless payments. Orange customers will be able to make use of the NFC capabilities of the mobile device using the company’s Quick Tap service, which was launched through a partnership with Barclaycard last year. Quick Tap is the first commercial mobile payment platform released in the United Kingdom and has, thus far, been well…

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American Express cardholders to use Isis Mobile Wallet

Jennifer Goula
retail Mobile payments American Express

U.S. Consumer OPEN Serve and Small Business cards are now available in the mobile payment joint venture. American Express has announced that its mobile wallet joint venture with T-Mobile USA, AT&T Mobility, and Verizon Wireless, called Isis, has now entered into an agreement that will allow the U.S. Consumer, OPEN Serve and Small Business Cards to be available. The cardholders of American Express products will be able to use their NFC smartphones this year. It will begin with the first cities of Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah, which…

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ParraSync application beats out competitors to take home award

Stephen Vagus
NFC Mobile Payments System

Parramatta’s mobile payment system considered a revolution for commerce A small suburb in Sydney, Australia, has managed to win an award for its mobile wallet initiative, beating out staunch opposition from Google and the country’s Commonwealth Bank. The suburb of Parramatta has developed its own mobile payment system called ParraSync. The system can be used with physical payment cards as well as smart phones and other mobile devices. Both mediums must be equipped with NFC chips in order to conduct mobile payments. The system has been singled out for its…

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