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Google has chosen the UK as the second market for its mobile wallet service, with a trial set for early next year ahead of the London Olympics, according to press reports.
12 December 2011
The SaveMart supermarket chain in the US is reporting escalating incidences of fraud on customer bank cards after the discovery of data recording equipment on eftpos terminals at 23 Lucky supermarkets.
07 December 2011
Dutch banks and telcos have firmed up their commitment to introduce contactless mobile payments but expect to introduce services in 2013, later than initially planned.
02 December 2011
MasterCard has made a strategic investment in US mobile money outfit mFoundry, leading a funding round that also includes Intel Capital, Fidelity Information Services and Motorola Mobility.
01 December 2011
Proximiant, a US start-up that lets customers tap their NFC-enabled phones against readers at the point-of-sale to receive digital receipts and loyalty rewards, has launched.
30 November 2011
MasterCard has teamed up with manufacturer Laks and issuer Vincento to launch a wristwatch featuring PayPass contactless payments technology.
29 November 2011
US merchant lobby groups have filed a suit against the Federal Reserve over allegations that the US central bank caved in to bank demands to raise the cap on debit fees by including expenses that were not permissible under law.
23 November 2011
TfL's plans to let travellers pay for their journeys using contactless bank cards have been branded "unconvincing" by the London Assembly in a report raising questions about the fairness, security and cost-saving potential of a new system.
18 November 2011
The South African city of Durban is preparing to pilot a contactless payments system for its bus network.
08 November 2011
Singapore's government has appointed a consortium, including Citi and Gemalto, to build a S$40 million interoperable NFC infrastructure for mobile payments.
26 October 2011
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has unveiled Kaching, a mobile phone application and case capable of conducting NFC-based, e-mail P2P, and Facebook payments from a single handheld device.
25 October 2011
A point-of-sale system, based on a VeriFone terminal, which enables retailers to accept virtual currency Bitcoin has been developed.
21 October 2011
The SOS Children's Villages charity has teamed up with local vendor Paystream to provide drought-affected people in Northern Kenya with contactless cards for buying food,
20 October 2011
Google has teamed up with New Jersey Transit to enable commuters to tap and pay with their mobile phones for railway and bus journeys.
19 October 2011
Google has tweaked its mobile payments service, enabling users to pay for their purchases, redeem coupons and earn reward points through a single tap of their handsets at the check-out.
18 October 2011
A German electronics engineer who helped criminal gangs clone credit and debit cards that were used to steal thousands of pounds, has been sentenced to three years in jail.
14 October 2011
Only 17% of Brits want to use their mobile phones as wallets, with security concerns the chief reason for reticence, according to a survey from Intersperience.
PayPal is to establish a physical presence on the high street with the opening of a pop-up store in Manhattan to promote its technology to merchants and passers-by.
04 October 2011
Isis, the contactless mobile payments venture set up by major US network operators, has signed up a group of leading handset manufacturers to its technology standards.
27 September 2011
South Korean telco KT is offering customers a case that turns their iPhone 4s into contactless payments devices.
23 September 2011
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