Leading corporate risk prevention consultancy and analyst UKFraud has released an interim update on their on-going research and market analysis of mobile payments and related mobile initiatives. The findings follow an earlier warning to stakeholders about a ‘cocktail of emerging risks’ as a consequence of rapid growth in the global mobile payments market. Key findings
Ingenico has launched a customer loyalty mobile application for the German sporting goods retailer Sportpoint, through its subsidiary easycash Loyalty Solutions. The new mobile application combined to the existing “go4sport” customer card, offers a comprehensive multi-channel loyalty program in all company’s stores in Germany with the “go4sport” app available in the iTunes store. Sportpoint will
Visa Europe and Orange have announced a strategic partnership that reflects the companies’ shared ambition to accelerate awareness and everyday usage of mobile contactless payment in France. The initial step to deliver widespread availability of the innovative payments will be the launch of Orange Cash. The first prepaid product of its type to be launched
MTN and Visa have partnered to offer customers a ground-breaking mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money users to make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted. As part of the agreement, MTN customers’ devices will be able to pay using their MTN Mobile Money account in stores with Visa Points Of Sale
Ingenico the leading payment solution provider, and ROAM, Ingenico’s innovative mobile payment subsidiary, announce that they are extending their joint footprint to eight countries this year, now covering the US, Mexico, France, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Brazil, and Norway With the launch of the new international mobile payment engine, the “ROAM Mobile Commerce Manager” (ROAM MCM5),
RBM Redeban Multicolor, Colombia’s leading electronic payment processing company, continues to set the standards of high innovation and technology with the launch of its RBMóvil device in partnership with MasterCard. This new product allows electronic payments to be accepted through an application installed on a smartphone, enabling more Colombians to accept electronic payments through an
Payfirma, a leader in mobile payments in Canada, announced an agreement with a leading financial institution, CIBC to offer Payfirma services to CIBC business banking clients who are seeking innovative solutions for accepting payments from clients using mobile devices. Payfirma offers a range of hardware and software solutions on a single platform to help businesses
One of the major themes running through the mobile money discussions at Africa.com was how mobile money creates an intersection of banking and MNO (Mobile Network Operator) services. The big question to come out of this is, ‘Can the banks and the MNOs work together or are they competitors when it comes to mobile money?’
Air Uganda in conjunction with the leading Mobile Money service provider MTN has introduced a new, fast and convenient mobile money payment option on its billing platform. The new payment option enables customers to pay for their air tickets using their MTN mobile phones. The move comes as part of Air Uganda’s desire to empower
NTT DOCOMO, INC., a personalized mobile solutions provider for smarter living, and MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, announced the upcoming commercial launch of iD/PayPass-branded payments via DOCOMO’s iD™ mobile credit payment system. The launch opens up some 1.2 million MasterCard PayPass acceptance locations in over 50 countries to iD users beginning
