Tag: mobile wallet technology

Mobile wallet app launched specifically for US truck drivers

Sam Lambert
Mobile wallet - Truck Driver using Phone

The new system makes it possible for funds to be sent to the drivers’ digital accounts to cover fuel costs. Freight brokers in the United States are now able to use mobile wallet technology to send advance fuel payments to carriers and their drivers. Truckers can then use their smartphones to make contactless payments at the pump along their route. Using the Transflo Wallet makes it possible for brokers to monitor, manage, and send fuel advances to carriers or owner-operators. These funds are sent in digital payment card form that…

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NFC technology may never lead the way in mobile wallets

Sam Lambert
NFC Technology mobile commerce

Forrester Research has predicted that this will not be the tech that powers smartphone payments. An analyst from Forrester Research spoke at the Mobile Shopping Fall Summit and has explained that she believes that it is not likely that NFC technology will ever lead the way in powering the mobile wallet ecosystem. During the speech that was made by the analyst, she described a number of the benefits of the efforts from the biggest players The senior analyst, Denee Carrington, of Forrester Research said that while she does understand the…

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Google to bring mobile wallet application to the UK in 2012

Stephen Vagus
Mobile Wallets

Technology powerhouse Google has announced that it will be bringing its NFC powered mobile wallet technology to the UK in 2012. The company released its much anticipated Google Wallet application earlier this year. The app can turn any Android, NFC-enabled smart phone into a mobile payment device. Google has been investing heavily in promoting NFC technology recently, hoping to expand the reach of the growing mobile commerce industry. Mobile commerce has gained a foothold in the UK, but there are currently few mobile applications capable of allowing consumers to make…

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Manhattan to host new PayPal pop-up store for mobile payment services

Sam Lambert
Paypal Mobile Payments wearable technology

PayPal has just announced that it will be opening a brand new pop-up store in New York City to put the spotlight on new mobile digital payment services that it intends to unveil in the coming months. The new PayPal shop will be located in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, will open on the first of November and should stay in place for nearly 4 months. The purpose is to give merchants the opportunity to experience this emerging technology for point-of-sale, in a real world, real time environment, The façade for the…

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