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NFC Quick Actions app clocks up 3,000 downloads

NFC Quick Actions

NFC application NFC Quick Actions has now been downloaded from Android Market more than 3,000 times, developer Fernando Cejas has told NFC World. The app allows users to simply and quickly write customisable actions to NFC tags — such as mail actions and Foursquare check-ins — and is now receiving an average of 30 downloads a day. More




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Harris: 24% ready for m-payments

A Harris Interactive survey of 2,056 US consumers has found that 24% are comfortable with the idea of using a mobile app that would store credit card information and allow them to make purchases at a retailer or company as they would with a credit card... More


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NFC is still two to five years away, say MWC visitors

Mobile World Congress 2012

A survey of mobile industry executives conducted for Sybase 365 during the Mobile World Congress has found that 81% of respondents believe that NFC will not become a driver of widespread adoption of mobile payments for at least another two to five years and less than 10% think NFC mobile payments will become mainstream within the next year. More


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Assurant: Consumers need guarantees for mobile payments

Assurant

A study by risk management specialist and insurer Assurant Solutions, based on consumer surveys conducted in Argentina, China, the United States, Germany and Spain, has found that willingness to conduct mobile transactions of all types increases markedly when the transaction is protected or guaranteed. More


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Savvy consumers wary of wallets

A US consumer survey conducted by Radius Global Market Research has found that consumers under 35 and those identifying as digitally savvy are the most likely to be concerned with mobile payment security and fraud issues... More



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Juniper: NFC to reach US$74bn

Juniper Research forecasts that NFC will facilitate transactions valued at US$74bn by 2015, as the technology is increasingly used for the payment of goods instore and for transport tickets... More



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Samsung Wallet on the way?

Phone maker Samsung has filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for “Samsung Wallet”, a word mark relating to “computer software for mobile phones, smart phones and tablet PCs,” PocketNow reports... More