Tag: uk mobile payments

Orange announces Galaxy S III users can now make mobile payments

Stephen Vagus
Quick Tap NFC technology service mobile payments service

Orange introduces Quick Tap service into Galaxy S III Orange, one of the largest telecommunications networks in the UK, has announced that customers with Samsung’s Galaxy S III smart phone will now be able to make contactless payments. Orange customers will be able to make use of the NFC capabilities of the mobile device using the company’s Quick Tap service, which was launched through a partnership with Barclaycard last year. Quick Tap is the first commercial mobile payment platform released in the United Kingdom and has, thus far, been well…

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Mobile payments haven’t yet caught on in the United Kingdom

Jennifer Goula
London Mobile Payments

A recent survey showed that contactless has yet to be seen in a positive light by most people. Although smartphones are spreading like wildfire throughout the United Kingdom, the same cannot be said about mobile payments, regardless of significant efforts that had been made to boost their popularity throughout the Olympics in London. Only 17 percent of people in the U.K. feel that a “cashless future” could be a more convenient one. This information came from a report about the results of a survey performed in the U.K. by Bank…

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Poll gauges consumer interest in mobile commerce

John Montgallo
Mobile Commerce Report 2013

17,000 consumers polled on their interest in mobile commerce systems Acxiom, a multichannel marketing services company, has released the results of an online poll in which more than 17,000 United Kingdom consumers participated in. The poll focuses on the level of interest consumers have in mobile commerce. In the UK, mobile commerce is becoming more popular, with a growing number of retail brands moving to adopt NFC technology and mobile commerce systems. While companies have shown an obvious interest in mobile commerce, consumers have been torn on the issue, with…

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Orange expands availability of Quick Tap application to Android devices

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…

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European Commission launches lengthy probe into cell phone operators’ mobile payment service bid

Julie Campbell
UK mobile commerce

The European Commission has announced its decision to launch an extensive antitrust investigation – which will probably continue until the end of August – into the joint mobile payment venture of the largest mobile phone operators in Britain. This probe is in response to concerns that had been raised over its ability to hold back innovation. It is believed that the investigation will deal a sizeable blow to the hopes of the operators to gain rapid approval and adoption for its advertising and mobile payment systems which had been labeled…

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