A wide range of partners, attractive handsets, simplified adoption and a flexible regulatory regime all contribute to the take-up of NFC-based services, according to the participants in a Mobile Money Live webinar. Read more...
Swedish firm iZettle has launched a beta in the UK of its dongle that enables small businesses to process card payments using an iPhone or iPad. Users wanting to participate in the company’s invite-only trial must download its app and request one of 3,000 dongles the company is making available in the UK. Read more...
Japanese mobile operator KDDI will this summer offer the first handset that supports both NFC and Felica, Japan’s contactless payment system. Read more...
Canada’s leading mobile operator Roger and CIBC, which is the country’s fifth largest bank, are to launch what they claim will be the country’s first mobile payment service later this year. The new service will enable Rogers subscribers with a NFC handset to make payments on their CIBC credit cards in retail outlets. Read more...
orty two percent of respondents in Mobile Money Live’s poll thought that the take-up P2P mobile money services will be limited until mobile operators solve interoperability issues. Read more...
Leading financial institutions in Canada have published a set of guidelines for how NFC-based payments via mobile phone at the point of sale can be offered in the country. Read more...