Mobile Payments

Consumers want banks to deliver financial advice and banking services through both virtual and physical channels. But despite the popularity of virtual banking, global consumers still value the personal attention …

Making financial transactions with mobile devices is not considered new in Brazil. However, the service is far from being heavily used. During this week’s Ciab (check all stories) —a conference and …

How many mobile wallets do you need? Many of us might say none, thank you very much, our credit cards work just fine. But service providers see a revenue opportunity …

Wanda, the mobile money joint venture between Telefónica and MasterCard, launched in Argentina, eyeing the millions of wireless users who don’t have a bank account. Wanda is expected to reach …

Isis, the mobile payments venture formed by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA, today announced its first set of retail partners who will accept contactless payments made with smartphones. …

Mobile payments provider BOKU has added Sprint Nextel to its list of customers. BOKU will now be providing mobile payment solutions to all four major U.S. carriers. The company has …

Boosted by the growth of smartphone use, mobile banking is on track to become as common as Internet banking in Brazil during the next five to seven years, industry analysts …

Gemalto announced it has been selected as the technology provider for Transfer, the service resulting from a joint venture between América Móvil/Telcel, Citibank´s Mexican unit Banamex, and Banco Inbursa. Launched …

Less than a month after raising $100 million in a deal that valued it at ten times that amount, Square is reportedly considering a new round of financing that could …

AUSTIN, Texas – It’s been a busy month for startups trying to gain visibility in the mobile payments space. They barely had time to catch their breath after Mobile World …

The m-payment joint venture between Telefónica and MasterCard (MA) has a brand name: Wanda. The offering is expected to provide mobile payment solutions to more than 87 million Movistar customers …

The Brazilian telecommunications market will over the next two years will face its best time since its opening to private initiatives. Here are eight issues, facts or trends, that deserve attention.

Near field communication (NFC) is on its way to getting launched in Brazil and could become a reality at the end of this year, told RCR Wireless News Mustafa Almansur, NFC programme leader …

The nearing maturity of mobile voice services in most Latin American countries and the reduction on mobile termination rates set by regulators are leading to three main trends in the region: the launch of unlimited plans; the search for new revenue streams; and the commercial launch of multiple-play offerings.

In 2011, MEF accurately forecast that the proliferation of smartphones would drive mobile consumer engagement with a number of other predictions also coming to fruition. MEF’s success in anticipating and addressing key industry issues, combined with its increased representation of the wider mobile content and commerce industry, place it in a strong position to forecast the top mobile industry trends for 2012.

Visa announced it has approved NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Research In Motion for use with Visa payWave, its mobile application for payments at the point of …

The holidays are ending, but Austin’s Tabbedout hopes the party will go on, and that bars and restaurants around town will let you use your smartphone to pay the bill. …

MasterCard and the Brazilian unit of Spain’s Telefónica have created a joint venture to offer mobile financial solutions, or m-payment, for 65 million Vivo consumers in Brazil. The initiative aims …

Contrary to what we might have once believed, the mobile phone is the vehicle that will become the basis of all convergent channels. Before, it was thought that this main vehicle would be the TV or even the computer, but the mobile phone has won this battle — not only with its incredible growth in units but also because these small devices incorporate more tech features every day.

While carriers and banks discuss mobile payment business models in Brazil, without anyone taking an m-payment leadership role, companies around the globe may launch initiatives that could deeply impact the …

It still will take awhile before mobile payments really take off in Brazil. Since the beginning, carriers and banks haven’t agree on who should lead the process. Therefore, no successful …

Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Intuit Inc.  to provide a mobile credit card payment system to small businesses using an app and pocket-sized credit card reader. The card reader can be …

Worldwide mobile payment users will surpass 141.1 million in 2011, a 38.2% increase from 2010, when mobile payment users reached 102.1 million, according to Gartner. Worldwide mobile payment volume is …