Tag: samsung mobile payments

Samsung teams with Visa to promote mobile commerce

Stephen Vagus
Samsung Galaxy Mini NFC technology mobile commerce

Mobile commerce continues to attract interest of Samsung Over the past few months, Samsung has seen its position in the mobile world change. The company has overcome its long-time competitor Apple as the largest provider of mobile devices in the world. The recently launched Samsung Galaxy S III has managed to garner more acclaim than the iPhone 5 and has helped position Samsung to make a strong entry into the realm of mobile commerce. The company sees major promise in mobile commerce and has begin taking aggressive steps toward establishing…

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Starbucks in the United Kingdom to begin mobile payments in January 2012

Julie Campbell
Starbucks Mobile commerce

Starbucks has announced its decision to launch its new mobile app after having experienced notable successes in the United States with over 20 million mobile transactions. This new service is designed to generate more registrations for the Starbucks Card program, which provides customers with an incentive to buy with advantages such as less expensive filter coffee or free syrup. Earlier in 2011, it looked as though Starbucks might be considering implementing near field communication (NFC) technology-based mobile payments after the release of the Barclaycard and Orange collaboration called “Quicktap.” This…

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