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NFC technology trial to begin at McDonald’s in Canada
A new mobile payments program has started its testing at the fast food chain giant. McDonald’s has just announced that it is beginning a trial run of its first NFC technology mobile payments program at some of its Canadian restaurant locations. The service allows individuals with enabled smartphones to simply tap their devices to pay for their meals. The restaurant chain has partnered with the Interac Association to be able to offer mobile payments through NFC technology enabled … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC technology based mobile payments debit transactions launched in Canada
The country’s largest bank, RBC, has now debuted its touchless transaction service. Another bank has entered into the lucrative and yet highly competitive mobile payment environment as Interac has partnered up with the largest Canadian bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in order to bring contactless debit transactions to consumers through NFC technology enabled smartphones. The service is expected to roll out for actual use by consumers “in the coming year”. The demonstration of this service was … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC technology will soon make payments possible from tablets
Lenovo has announced that it intends to enable notebooks and tablets with near field communication chips. NFC technology based mobile payments have only just started to get moving as a number of large players in that ecosystem have launched the pilots to their programs, however, the latest news from Lenovo is that this environment will soon be broadening as new devices become enabled. The device manufacturer intends to add near field communications to tablets, notebooks, and laptops. For … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Tablet Commerce
NFC technology is taking off outside mobile payments
Though near field communication has been a main focus for purchasing transactions, there are many more uses. NFC technology has been a primary focus for companies that have been making their way into the mobile payments industry, as they look for new and simple ways for individuals to be able to make a purchase using nothing more than a simple tap of the device on a reader. Now these chips are being implemented in a number of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
QR codes used by MasterCard along with NFC technology
The credit card giant has announced its latest MasterPass strategy for mobile payments. MasterCard has just announced the addition of a new digital service called MasterPass, which will give consumers the ability to use any of several different technologies, including QR codes, for making purchases with mobile payments. This service is meant to enhance the shopping experience whether it occurs in-store or online. The MasterPass service is meant to bring greater simplicity to shoppers who carry smartphones, by … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, QR Codes
NFC technology based payments aren’t as popular as carrier billing
When it comes to short term monetization of smartphone transactions, near field communication fell short. According to a new whitepaper that was just released by Juniper Research and Amdocs, which has revealed the leading mobile payments strategies and it discovered that NFC technology is currently nowhere near the lead. The whitepaper provided considerable insight into the techniques that are currently leading the way. The name of the whitepaper was “Mobile Payments in the App Store Economy: Winning Strategies … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Trends
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