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Will Your iPhone or Android Phone Become Your Wallet?

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

There’s some speculation on TechCrunch about Apple’s next big move, which it thinks could be into mobile payments.

Tagged mobile, payments

PayPal Unveils Online Micropayments: PayPal For Digital Goods

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

PayPal has announced that it’s going to try and crack the long-standing problem of getting website visitors to pay for content with its new micropayments system.

Tagged payments

Mobile Payments Trialled In Spain

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Another day, and news of another mobile payment trial, this time taking place in Sitges, near Barcelona in Spain.

Tagged mobile, payments

Egg Introduce Text Message Security Feature

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Egg have sent out an email to their customers detailing changes they’re making to prevent unauthorised transactions.

Tagged Credit Cards, payments, security

Mobile Payments Trialled On New York Subways & Taxis

Posted on September 21, 2010December 28, 2012 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Visa have just started trialling a new system of payments that uses a special memory card inserted in a phone to pay for taxi, bus, train or subway rides in New York.

Tagged mobile, payments

Card Innovation: Is It A Step Forward Or A Step Back?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

GigaOM has been taking a look at a startup company Dynamics, which designs chips that can fit into a card which is the same size and thickness as a traditional credit or debit card.

Tagged banking, payments, technology

sQuid: Contactless Payments For Kids

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

We’ve been on a bit of a roll with contactless payment stories in the last couple of weeks, and whilst it’s not the sexiest area of money innovation, here’s a nice little implementation that’s helping school kids pay for their meals.

Tagged kids, payments

Spar To Start Taking Contactless Payments

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Is this the contactless payment tipping point, or a misguided investment?

Tagged payments, shopping

Visa CodeSure Card Launches

Posted on July 12, 2010September 27, 2016 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Visa has launched a new hi-tech card with a built-in screen and numeric keypad to help secure online transactions.

Tagged innovation, payments, technology

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