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NFC technology based wallet from Rogers broadens system reach

11/11/201311/09/2013 John Montgallo

The Canadian telecom giant has used their new suretap™ program to expand its mobile payments. One of the wireless and media giants in Canada that has been the most involved in mobile payments, Rogers Communications, has just announced the launch of their suretap™ wallet, which is to be based on NFC technology, like many of their other smartphone transaction services. Rogers first entered into the Canadian mobile payments space a year ago using this tech. Now, the company is implementing the second step of its overall strategy, which uses NFC…

NFC technology still a possibility for PayPal

11/15/201211/14/2012 Jesse Collins

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The online payments service has not given up on near field communications despite statements from eBay. Even though PayPal’s parent company, eBay, has brushed off NFC technology in the past, according to Adrian Christie, a spokesperson for the company, it has not entirely given up on it as a potential mobile payments option. Christie is the head of PayPal’s PR and communications and says the eBay subsidiary is still considering it. Earlier this year, when the results of the second quarter for the subsidiary payments company were being announced, John…

In 2015, mobile payment transactions will be worth $670 billion per year

07/08/2011 Jennifer Goula

Juniper Research has released the results of their latest study regarding the value of near-field communications (NFC) transactions, mobile payments for purchases both digital and physical, and money transfers over mobile devices, and has announced that by 2015 it will have reached $670 billion. When compared to the total Juniper Research is expecting for this year, which is $240 billion, this is a notable increase. It also indicated that over the next year and a half, there will be twenty more countries that will start to embrace NFC payment services…