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CFTC appoints data standardisation sub-committee members

Representatives from the ISO, Goldman Sachs, Google and Swift are among the members of a new technology advisory sub-committee on data standardisation set up by the CFTC.

24 June 2011

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Isis to launch in Texas and Utah; Google's Schmidt forecasts trillion dollar m-commerce opportunity

Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, is to launch commercial pilot programmes in Salt Lake City, Utah and Austin, Texas in the first half of 2012.

23 June 2011

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PayPal sues Google and Bedier over m-payment trade secrets

On the day Google unveiled its much anticipated mobile wallet, PayPal has filed a lawsuit against the search engine giant and two former staffers, accusing them of "misappropriating" m-payment-related trade secrets.

27 May 2011

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Google takes the wraps off mobile wallet

Google is to launch field trials of its much anticipated Google Wallet NFC Android app in partnership with VeriFone, MasterCard, Citi, Sprint and First Data.

26 May 2011

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Google ramps up personal finance offering

Google's ambitions to move into the personal finance market have stepped up a gear with the launch in the US of Google Advisor, a site designed to help consumer quickly find relevant financial products from many providers and compare them side-by-side.

20 May 2011

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Intuit looks ahead to NFC GoPayment

Intuit is using this week's Google I/O development conference to 'reimagine' its GoPayment mobile credit card processing application using near field communications technology.

10 May 2011

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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.

06 May 2011

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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.

30 March 2011

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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.

28 March 2011

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