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Barclays pushes out Pingit phone-based payment app

The free service for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphones will allow people to send and receive cash using just a mobile phone number, without having to know each other's banking details Read more

16 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

MasterCard aims to stuff rival cards into its digital wallet

...For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see MasterCard jumps into mobile payments with own digital wallet on CNET News. Get the latest technology... Read more

8 May, 2012 by Roger Cheng

Barclaycard's PayTag aims to sidestep NFC handsets

...to using smartphones with built-in near-field communication (NFC) technology for mobile payments. About one-third of the size of a normal credit card... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

PayPal jumps into mobile payments game with Here

...PayPal announced on Thursday the launch of Here, a mobile payments system that will allow small businesses to accept payments through a... Read more

16 March, 2012 by Andrew Nusca

Zoosh tech promises mobile payments by sound waves

...about as fast as NFC (near-field communication), which is used in mobile-payments systems such as Google Wallet, although it is slower than Wi... Read more

20 June, 2011 by Rafe Needleman

Google eyes NFC mobile payments trial, says report

...project. Users of phones with NFC chips in them could then make mobile payments by holding the devices up to the specialised reader. A Google... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Researchers warn of Google Wallet security flaws

...on Monday after testing the application on a rooted device. Google's mobile-payments app is good at storing passwords but leaves other crucial data... Read more

13 December, 2011 by Elinor Mills

eBay bolsters PayPal with Zong buy

...eBay announced on Thursday it has agreed to acquire mobile-payments provider Zong to bolster its PayPal platform and reach. The deal... Read more

8 July, 2011 by Steven Musil

Visa buys Fundamo mobile wallet service

...Visa is gaining ground in the mobile-payments market with the acquisition of Fundamo, a service that is already... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Rachel King

Paypal sues Google over mobile payment trade secrets

...over claims the technology giant has misappropriated trade secrets related to its mobile payments technology. PayPal has sued Google over claims the web giant misappropriated... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Mobile wallet scheme comes under EU probe

...EU regulators are looking into competition concerns surrounding a joint venture in mobile payments by Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2. Photo credit: Orange The UK... Read more

16 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Google Wallet cards put on hold after security hole found

...Bedier said, while also insisting that Google Wallet is "safe enough for mobile payments".Mobile wallet scheme Google launched its mobile wallet scheme in the... Read more

13 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Verizon boss stands ready to reap M2M rewards

...a UBS investment conference on Wednesday, McAdam said that said he expects mobile payments to blend with machine-to-machine transactions. McAdam sees energy management... Read more

9 December, 2011 by Larry Dignan
Google Wallet hits the town: In pictures

Google Wallet hits the town: In pictures

Google has launched its Google Wallet mobile-payments service in the US. We take a hands-on look at... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

PayPal demos mobile NFC payments

...via their mobile phones. PayPal is to support near-field communication (NFC) mobile payments. Photo credit: ZDNet.com The scheme uses near-field communication (NFC... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Andrew Nusca

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