Google has announced Google Wallet, Google Offers and a Google Prepaid Card, in partnership with MasterCard, Citi, First Data and Sprint. More
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‘Google Wallet’ to go live on 1 September
More details of Google’s new NFC service are becoming available, but it’s still not clear what business model the company has created for its Google Wallet service. More
Heads up: What to look for in Google’s NFC mobile payments announcement
The internet giant is set to announce its NFC mobile payments strategy at noon on 26 May in New York. Here are the key things to look for to work out if the company’s strategy will succeed — and what it means for the payments industry, the mobile network operators, phone manufacturers, the firm’s competitors and the future of Google’s own advertising business. More
Google VP confirms NFC mobile commerce launch tomorrow
“We’re making a big bet on it as a company,” says Stephanie Tilenius, Google’s VP of commerce and payments. “There is a lot of potential there.” More
Isis sets out its new NFC strategy
The NFC joint venture between AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile has fundamentally changed the way it plans to bring NFC to market. But that doesn’t mean Isis is scaling back, the company’s Jaymee Johnson has told NFC World. In fact, he says, “we are pretty drastically accelerating the scope of what we are bringing to market.” More
Google and Sprint to launch NFC payments this week?
Google is set to launch an NFC mobile payments service in conjunction with mobile network operator Sprint on May 26, according to a Bloomberg news report. More
Starbucks UK set to accept NFC payments
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to bring contactless and NFC mobile payments to its UK coffee shops... More
Visa unveils mobile wallet plans
Fourteen US and Canadian banks have signed up for the launch later this year of a multi-platform digital wallet that can be used for e-commerce, m-commerce and mobile contactless transactions and includes mobile payment, NFC and coupon capabilities. More
NXP: Microsoft is working with us on NFC phones
NXP CEO Rick Clemmer has revealed that Microsoft is among the list of companies it is working with to bring NFC to market... More
UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard
Consumers can use the new service to make payments of up to £15 via a prepaid cash replacement application stored on their Quick Tap NFC phone. Tag read and write functions are also available and both loyalty and transport ticketing applications will be introduced later. More
Verifone and Micros bring NFC payments to restaurants
POS terminal maker Verifone and hospitality systems provider Micros have announced a new solution that integrates restaurant management systems with smart mobile devices, allowing consumers to pay at the table with their NFC phone... More
Two-thirds of Americans ‘open to using their mobile phone to make purchases’
A survey of US consumers conducted for MasterCard has found strong interest in using mobile phones to make payments... More
O2 UK picks suppliers for NFC mobile wallet launch
Mobile network operator O2 UK, part of the Telefonica group, has announced Wave Crest, FIS, Intelligent Environments and Visa Europe as the suppliers for the mobile wallet service it plans to launch during the second half of 2011... More
IMS: 920m NFC chips to ship in 2015
The market for NFC chips is set to reach 920m units in 2015, according to a new forecast from IMS Research... More
NFC chip maker Inside Secure begins IPO process
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has taken the first official step on the road to an initial public offering (IPO) on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Paris by filing registration papers with French financial regulator the AMF... More
Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC to begin shipping “later this year”
Samsung has begun shipping the first units of its Galaxy S II smartphone but, outside Korea, it looks as though only the non-NFC version will be available — for now. More
Google raises concerns over the viability of NFC card emulation mode for mobile payments
“I’d love to see peer-to-peer used for payment,” Google’s Nick Pelly told a packed audience at the I/O conference’s ‘How to NFC’ session, as he responded to questions regarding the future of mobile payments on Android devices. More
Intuit demos NFC payments solution at Google I/O
Financial software company Intuit is showcasing a concept demonstration at the Google I/O developers conference in California this week that reimagines its GoPayment mobile credit card processing application using near field communication... More
Google and Foursquare offer NFC check-ins at I/O event
Delegates attending the Google I/O developer conference in California this week will be able to check in to Foursquare using NFC phones... More
Inside Secure heading for stock market flotation?
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has hired two banks in preparation for an initial public offering on the Paris stock market, according to a Reuters report based on information received from “people familiar with the matter”:... More