Articles Archive for March 2006
Posted in Platforms, SMS, USA on 31 March 2006
Obopay just announced their new comprehensive U.S. mobile payment scheme.
Related links:
- Payments News
- Yahoo Finance
- SlashPhone
Posted in Japan, NFC, Platforms, RFID on 28 March 2006
DoCoMo’s Osaifu-Keitai (phones with wallet functions) will be used for a variety of practical mobile services at LAWSON convenience stores beginning by April 30th.
Source: Wireless Watch Japan
Related news: JCN Newswire
Posted in Japan, NFC, Platforms on 27 March 2006
Aeon Co., one of Japan’s biggest retail groups, is encouraging NTT DoCoMo’s mobile payment scheme.
To read more about it: InfoWorld
Original post: Payments News
Posted in Platforms, RFID, USA on 27 March 2006
Visa pushes contactless radio-frequency devices as a more convenient and possibly safer alternative to debit cards
Read more at : InformationWeek
Original post: Payments News
Posted in Discussions, Platforms, SMS, USA on 26 March 2006
To read the comments, go to Payment News website
Posted in General, Platforms, SMS, USA on 24 March 2006
PayPal just introduced a SMS-based mobile payment scheme.
To read more about it:
- Payments News
- Lifehacker
- En français: Services Mobiles
Posted in General, Platforms, SMS, Ticketing on 24 March 2006
Des badges péages virtuels pour autoroute peuvent être achetés par mobile en envoyant un SMS, ce service est à la disposition des abonnés des opérateurs mobiles Pannon et T-Mobile en Hongrie.Valable quatre jours, l’insigne D1 peut être acheté facilement de n’importe quel endroit et en envoyant un SMS. Source cellular-news.com
Original post: Services Mobiles
Posted in Platforms, RFID, Ticketing, USA on 23 March 2006
Peppercoin has presented a prototype of a contactless mass transit fare collection system at APTA Fare Collection Workshop. It enables consumers to use their existing credit or debit card as their transit pass for the first time.
Original post on: Payments News
To read more about it: Yahoo.com - Finance
Posted in Discussions, USA on 21 March 2006
Eric Dash and Ken Belson from the New York Times wrote an article on mobile payments using cell phones.
Read more at: New York Times
Original post: Payments News
Posted in India, Platforms on 20 March 2006
Anuradha Shukla of TMCnet reports that Indian consumers now have available through Sifymall.com using JiGrahak’s mobile commerce/payment platform, Next Generation Play (NGPay).
Related links:
- Payments News
- TMCnet
- NGPay
Posted in China on 19 March 2006
Hayet Sellami of the China International Business wrote an interesting article on the huge potential of mobile payments in China.
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