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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 »

Filed under: Health Care Industry, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Trends

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 »

Filed under: Mobile Payments, Trends, United States

Chunghwa Telecom plans new mobile payments initiative

Chunghwa Telecom plans new mobile payments initiative

Mobile payments are gaining ground throughout Asia Taiwanese telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom has been showing some strong interest in mobile commerce lately. The company, like many others in its industry, has been taking note of the growing popularity of mobile commerce throughout Asia. Mobile payments are gaining ground as mobile devices become more readily available to a broader range of consumers throughout Asia. Chunghwa believes that the time is right to establish itself in the mobile … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, International, Mobile Commerce, Near Field Communications, QR Codes, Technology News

Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Trouble may be brewing for Google’s mobile commerce venture

Mobile commerce continues to prove problematic for Google Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, but the same cannot be said for Google Wallet. Google has been laboring to promote its Wallet application for nearly two years. The Wallet exists as a mobile commerce platform, allowing users to pay for goods and services using little more than their smartphone. Google had high hopes for the Wallet, but the initial launch of the application was plagued by security faults … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Near Field Communications, Technology News, Trends, United States

Mobile payments service from PayPal is rolled out with free processing

Mobile payments service from PayPal is rolled out with free processing

This fee free transaction opportunity is a promotion that the company will run until the end of the year. Among the latest mobile payments news headlines that are being made is the announcement that has been made by PayPal that it is hoping to attract more businesses to use its POS credit card processing service by offering these transactions for free for the rest of the year. Transaction fees add up quickly and can cut into the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments

Mobile payments from Square take aim at traditional registers

Mobile payments from Square take aim at traditional registers

A new hardware has just been released by the company today to help to step further into stores. The Square Register, a mobile payments service, has now been joined by a whole new piece of hardware from the company, which should help it to provide a more stable base. The new product has been called the Square Stand and gives the iPad based register a base to stand on. Beyond that, the mobile payments hardware provides the register … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Payments, United States