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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PaymentOne rebrands as PayOne for “frictionless” mobile payments worldwide
PayOne, formerly known as PaymentOne, has just announced that it will be undergoing a complete rebranding of its company, which was the creator of the carrier billing “no credit card required” system of mobile commerce over 12 years ago. PayOne now has a new website and its simplified One-Click platform for mobile payments has been launched, with the purpose of providing support for mobile commerce on a worldwide scale. The world now contains almost 6 billion mobile consumer accounts, and is rapidly nearing the 10 billion mark for the number…
Read MoreSiri and Seconds work together to allow consumers to use voice to interact and transact with merchants
Siri, the Apple personal assistant that works in the latest iPhone device, can now work with Seconds to allow consumers to experience a direct interaction with merchants, including the transaction process, through the use of the mobile web. When consumers set up their Seconds accounts with their payment information, their mobile phones not only become transactional devices, but when those smartphones also have Siri, Seconds can be used over voice. Individuals are able to use Seconds to send a quick message that is followed up by a transaction through text…
Read MoreIndustry giants join effort to accept credit card payments through mobile phones
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…
Read MoreIngenico announces new strategic relationship with Isis mobile payments
Leading global payment solutions provider, Ingenico, has announced the start of a strategic relationship with Isis, the mobile payment joint venture among T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. This new partnership adds another level to the commitment of Ingenico to taking mobile payments a step further. It also makes it possible for the Isis Mobile Commerce Application, which is integrated into point of sale devices on the new Telium series, to accept loyalty cards, coupon redemption, and payment transactions through the use of a mobile device – such as a smartphone.…
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