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Mobile Payments Surging Ahead with Opportunities in Emerging Markets

In the last five years, markets with mobile payment offers have matured with a variety of players entering the industry value chain and new services being launched. Initially, there was a race to enter the market and a strong rivalry between different technological propositions that would facilitate mobile transaction channels. Today, we observe that, in many national markets, only one or two dominant mobile payment platforms (e.g. the paybox platform in Austria) have prevailed, and key issues now being addressed include cross border interoperability and standardization.  more

Related Tags: mobile-payments, arthur-d.-little, near-field-communication, m-banking, tim, , ovi


Nokia Shows Off 3rd NFC Capable Mobile Phone

Nokia has shown off its third fully integrated Near Field Communication (nfc) mobile phone, the Nokia 6216 classic. The new arrival is Nokia's first SIM-based nfc device which enables operators to build nfc services on to the SIM card. The Nokia 6216 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 in select markets with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies.  more

Related Tags: nokia, near-field-communication, gsm-association, eu, sim, 3g, , sim-card, tim, near-field-communications, gsm


Visa Makes NFC Mobile Point-of-Sale Payments Commercially Available

Credit card merchant, Visa has announced the launch of the world's first commercial Visa mobile payments service for point-of-sale transactions using Near Field Communications (nfc) technology. The service marks the first time consumers can purchase an nfc-enabled mobile device off the shelf and use that device to make Visa payWave-enabled transactions at the point-of-sale instead of using their payment card.  more

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Non-NFC Mobile Commerce Transactions to Total $1.6 Billion in 2009

According to new data from ABI Research, in 2009 the value of mobile commerce transacted via non-nfc (non-Near Field Communication) methods will total $1.6 billion, while mobile commerce conducted via nfc will be minimal.  more

Related Tags: amazon, sms, smartphone, near-field-communication, lte, abi-research, mobile-commerce


Polish Mobile Values Services Market Up by 22% in 2008

In its latest report, research and consulting firm PMR estimates that as at the end of 2008 the mobile value added services market in Poland was worth approx. PLN 930 million (US$265 million), up by almost 22% year on year. Between 2009 and 2012 the market is expected to grow further, driven mainly by the development of new value added services that broaden the range of applications of mobile phones - mobile payments, mobile television and mobile marketing.  more

Related Tags: ptc, sim, mobile-tv, near-field-communication, ict, mobile-payments, compete, Poland


Toshiba Moves into NFC Capable SIM Market

Toshiba has announced the development of a SIM card for use within mobile phones supporting nfc (Near Field Communication) services - which it expects to start sampling from Q3 this year. Toshiba's newly developed USIM card meets the latest specifications of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute-Smart Card Platform (ETSI SCP) and the GSM Association (GSMA). It is also compatible with the GSMA's Pay-Buy-Mobile programme, and offers full support for mobile contactless services, and meets all the security levels required for international payment applications.  more

Related Tags: sim-card, sim, near-field-communication, gsm-association, toshiba, gsm, smart, smart-card


Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010

Gartner says that it has identified eight mobile technologies that will evolve significantly through 2010, impacting short-term mobile strategies and policies.  more

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