Tag: tap n pay

Big players are making their moves toward mobile payment NFC technology

Sam Lambert
M-Commerce Industry

As more companies reveal their intentions for Black Friday discounts, sales, and other opportunities, the number of times that mobile payment services are mentioned continue to rise. Since the start of the week, four mobile market leaders have had their names connected with new NFC technology intentions in the hopes that mobile device users will attach themselves to the wave- or tap-and-pay systems for completing purchase transactions. Telefonica – a multinational mobile network operator – and RIM have announced that the newest service with NFC by Telefonica will be available…

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MasterCard and Intel partner together for online and mobile payment transactions

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Payment Industry

MasterCard and Intel have announced a new collaborations where they will work together to improve the overall online shopping experience through the payment process and better security. This partnership will last several years and will bring together the expertise that MasterCard has in commerce and payment processing with the chip-based security strength of Intel. The concept of this collaboration is to make the checkout process much safer and easier for both online merchants and their customers who use the latest PCs such as thin laptops called Ultrabooks (for example, the…

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American Eagle Outfitters announces Google Wallet launch

John Montgallo
Mobile Payments

American Eagle Outfitters has announced that they’ve launched Google wallet in five of their stores, American Eagle Outfitters, 77kids, and Aerie shops in the United States. Google Wallet is a mobile service that operates through an app available for Android smartphones that allows shoppers to use those devices in order to redeem discount coupons, earn loyalty points, or even pay for purchase, simply by tapping or waving the device at a reader at checkout counters. American Eagle, a company that focuses primarily on the 15 to 25 year old male…

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