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Orange expands availability of Quick Tap application to Android devices

04/24/201204/24/2012 Sam Lambert

Quick Tap NFC technology service mobile payments service

Quick Tap to enter the Android market UK telecommunications company Orange has announced that its popular Quick Tap NFC service will find its way to some Android mobile devices in the coming weeks. Quick Tap was the first NFC service to come to the UK and is the result of a partnership between Orange and Barclaycard, one of the country’s largest financial institutions. Quick Tap has been somewhat popular in the UK for its ability to facilitate mobile payments. The availability of the Quick Tap application was limited, however, and…

Cellum showcases its secure mobile payment solution in London – Hungarian CellPay technology suitable for Western European markets

02/01/201204/14/2014 Guest Post

Budapest, February 1st 2012 – At London’s Mobile Payment and NFC conference, industry experts will exchange ideas on expected trends in mobile payment and purchasing this year. The three-day event is co-sponsored by Hungary’s Cellum Group, creator of the CellPay secure mobile payment system. The company’s innovative solutions include the MasterCard Mobile service whose world premiere in Hungary last autumn will soon be followed by its launch in other markets. Cellum’s innovative technology is not operator-specific. The Hungarian company’s CellPay system, presented by Cellum CEO & President and János Kóka…

U.K. wireless providers work together to accelerate mobile payments

06/23/2011 John Montgallo

Three of the leading U.K. wireless operators are partnering in an effort to hasten the use of mobile payments which will permit consumers to use their mobile phones and other devices to pay for purchases. The joint venture is among Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile, and Telefonica’s O2. They will be working together to develop a system of mobile commerce that should bring banks, retailers, and advertisers together. There have been discussions over the last few years about near field communications (NFC) which would provide consumers with a secure method of…

NFC technology is working in France – A look at what is going right!

04/19/2011 Jennifer Goula

Here in the United States the race is on to get a contactless mobile payment system incorporated into the business world. Several are looking at Near-Field Communication (NFC) as the way to go, since many Smartphone’s all ready have the chip or will have the RFID chip this year. Maybe we should look at the French system. France has been doing this since 2010. Orange is the eighth largest telecom operator in the world and had more than 189 million customers in late 2009. France Telecom is using Orange for…