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Google goes for loyalty, not payments at the check-out

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Google goes for loyalty, not payments at the check-out

French eftpos terminal manufacturer Ingenico has confirmed that it has been contracted by Google to provide retailer check-outs with NFC hardware capable of redeeming discount coupons downloaded over an Android phone.

Aussie tech banking curse strikes Westpac

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Aussie tech banking curse strikes Westpac

Australia's Westpac has been forced to apologise to customers after an air-conditioning fault at a data centre hit the bank's online service and shut down ATM and Eftpos facilities across the country.

PayPal buys mobile start-up Fig Card

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PayPal buys mobile start-up Fig Card

PayPal has acquired mobile payments company Fig Card for an undisclosed sum in a deal that sees the start-up's founders, serial entrepreneurs Max Metral and John Granbery, join the eBay unit.

New York transport authority makes contactless payments push

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New York transport authority makes contactless payments push

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is stepping up plans to introduce an open standards-based contactless payments system for the city's subway and bus networks.

From 'tap and go' to 'tap and hold': Mobile NFC found lagging

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From 'tap and go' to 'tap and hold': Mobile NFC found lagging

Mobile phones embedded with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology may be too slow to pass muster at the retail point of sale, according to experiments carried out by Oracle.

Visa Europe promises EUR100m a year on mobile and e-commerce

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Visa Europe promises EUR100m a year on mobile and e-commerce

Visa Europe has vowed to pump EUR100 million a year into mobile and e-commerce in a bid to ensure it stays at the top of a rapidly changing payments tree.

Isis outlines US contactless m-payments pilot; Sprint preps rival service

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Isis outlines US contactless m-payments pilot; Sprint preps rival service

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile say their mobile commerce joint venture will begin piloting its contactless payments technology in Salt Lake City in early 2012. Meanwhile, Sprint Nextel, which is not part of the JV, hopes to beat its rival telcos to the punch by rolling out a similar service by the end of the year.

Ingenico to buy Hypercom US payments system business

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Ingenico to buy Hypercom US payments system business

French eftpos outfit Ingenico has agreed a $54 million cash deal to buy the US payments system business of Hypercom.

Visa and Samsung bring NFC m-payments to London Olympics

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Visa and Samsung bring NFC m-payments to London Olympics

Official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sponsors Visa and Samsung are teaming on a special Games mobile handset that can be used to make contactless payments.

MasterCard to make contactless standard in Australia and New Zealand

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MasterCard to make contactless standard in Australia and New Zealand

MasterCard says that from October next year all of its cards issued in Australia and New Zealand will include PayPass contactless technology.

Microsoft joins mobile payments scramble - Bloomberg

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Microsoft joins mobile payments scramble - Bloomberg

Microsoft is set to follow in the footsteps of Google and add contactless payments functionality to its latest mobile phone operating system, according to Bloomberg.

ViVOtech planning IPO

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ViVOtech planning IPO

US contactless payment reader manufacturer ViVOtech is planning an initial public offering next year as it seeks to cash in on the mobile commerce boom.

Google partners Citi and MasterCard on NFC m-payments - WSJ

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Google partners Citi and MasterCard on NFC m-payments - WSJ

Google has stepped up its assault on the mobile contactless payments market, beginning work with MasterCard and Citi, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Fed banks map out mobile payments path

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Fed banks map out mobile payments path

The success of mobile payments in the US depends on an open, interoperable infrastructure based on near field communications technology, according to a paper published by the Atlanta and Boston Federal Reserve Banks.

Charge Anywhere turns Google Nexus S into NFC payments terminal

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Charge Anywhere turns Google Nexus S into NFC payments terminal

Charge Anywhere says it has developed software than turns Google's Nexus S Android phone into an NFC payments acceptance terminal.

Chip and PIN 'broken' - researchers

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Chip and PIN 'broken' - researchers

Italian researchers claim to have found a serious security flaw which enables skimming devices to steal data from chip and PIN cards at point-of-sale terminals and ATMs.

First Data introduces mobile vouchers

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First Data introduces mobile vouchers

First Data has introduced a mobile voucher system that enables merchants to deliver and process loyalty discounts to customers through e-mail and handsets.

Lloyds TSB starts issuing contactless cards

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Lloyds TSB starts issuing contactless cards

Lloyds TSB has become the latest UK bank to start issuing customers with contactless debit cards, initially focusing on the London area.

ANZ and Visa trial contactless iPhone case

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ANZ and Visa trial contactless iPhone case

Australia's ANZ and Visa have teamed up to pilot an iPhone case that turns the handset into a contactless payments device.

Square accused by rival of massive security failing

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Square accused by rival of massive security failing

Payments vendor VeriFone has accused upstart Square of posing a serious security threat to users, claiming its rival's hardware can be easily turned into a skimming device by crooks and used to steal card details.

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