Chinese online payments giant Alipay is testing a mobile app based virtual credit card service called Xinren Bao that features customised credit limits based on a user’s shopping history and a 38-day interest-free period on all purchases, Marbridge Consulting reports... More
Archive for July 2014
Yapital tests fingerprint payments
Retailer-owned mobile payments provider Yapital is testing the use of fingerprint biometrics to replace PIN entry when paying by smartphone... More
One in three German consumers ready for mobile payments
Paying with a smartphone would win over 31% of all those asked if they then only needed to have their smartphone with them and could do without a purse or wallet, a new survey conducted for retailer-owned mobile payments provider Yapital by TNS Infratest has found... More
CaixaBank launches payments wristband that can be used at any Visa merchant
CaixaBank has become the first in Europe to launch a Visa-branded wristband that allows users to make contactless payments at locations equipped with a contactless POS terminal... More
Boots delivers personalised offers to shoppers via new mobile app
UK pharmacy and retail chain Boots has launched a new mobile app that tailors offers to a customer’s shopping habits... More
Sensory adds voice and face security to phones
US startup Sensory has unveiled a biometric security solution that enables individual apps on a consumer’s smartphone to be secured via voice verification, facial verification or, for higher security applications like mobile payments and banking, a combination of the two... More
NFC wallet seeks funds
A Silicon Valley startup is seeking crowdfunding to put a minimalist wallet with two integrated NFC tags into production... More
Samsung adds Galaxy S5 Mini
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S5 Mini, a compact version of their latest flagship smartphone... More
Air France lets passengers board planes with NFC
Air France, Orange, SITA, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and RESA have teamed up to provide an NFC boarding experience, allowing a select number of passengers to move through the airport — from entering the building to boarding the plane — by tapping their Orange NFC smartphone at dedicated terminals... More
Tapit powers Google I/O and Game of Thrones NFC promotions
NFC marketing platform provider Tapit has run two high-profile campaigns with Google in recent weeks... More
JCB to launch NFC payments in 2015
Japan-based payments network JCB is to begin testing a contactless payments service in Tokyo this month, ahead of a commercial rollout in 2015... More
Twitter tests ‘buy now’ button
A ‘buy now’ button has been seen on Twitter, leading to speculation the social media giant is trialling a new ‘in-tweet’ ecommerce service, Re/code says... More
Nigerian farmers use NFC to access seed and fertilizer subsidies
“In some parts of the developed world, NFC can sometimes be a solution looking for a problem but we’ve got plenty of problems here in Africa and it is an ideal solution for quite a few of them,” says mobile money expert Susie Lonie. More
Android L offers one tap WiFi access
Android L will offer an easier way for users to share their WiFi passwords, Android Police reports... More
Shortcut lets cricket fans order and pay for refreshments from their seat
London’s Oval Cricket Ground is to test a mobile ordering and payment solution that lets fans use their mobile phone to place an order and complete payment without having to leave their seat... More
Walgreens tests augmented reality offers in stores
US pharmacy chain Walgreens is piloting a shopper marketing platform that uses Google’s Project Tango 3D augmented reality technology to let shoppers locate a particular product, get directions to the correct aisle and earn rewards as they shop... More