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Just when you settled back with your popcorn and soda to watch the mobile payment and wallet competitors duke it out…
As reported by American Banker: “The (apple mobile payment) patent, which has been in the works for some time, covers a method to allow an embedded NFC chip to be used to execute mobile payments when an iPhone user pays at a point of sale terminal. The patented technology allows card companies to send information to […]
Perhaps there is still too much diversity in the mobile payments industry for it to become a reality?
February 27, 2012
As I’ve written many times before: It is “the sheer number” of diverse, yet interdependent, mobile payment stakeholders in the United States that prevent any tangible advancement in making mobile payments a reality. Anyone who manages by consensus knows that the process is sluggish, messy and complex. And the more there is to lose, the […]
Good for Google and the bold game changing move for the future of mobile payments
March 15, 2011
Today was an active day for on this blog and one of those days when my vision and insight seem to be on the mark! No sooner had I written about Apple’s rumored lack of NFC capability in its next iPhone release not being a as big a deal for the future of mobile payments […]
The future of mobile payments remains complicated
March 15, 2011
The rumor mills are all astir over Apple’s supposed lack of Near-Field-Communication (NFC) functionality in its next iPhone release. Regardless of what Apple does or does not include in its next release, the future of mobile payments remains complicated. I have highlighted two paragraphs (in this color) in the article below that attest to the […]
The security of Mobile Payments–not great yet (but it is new technology afterall)
March 3, 2011
As the popularity and demand for mobile payments grows and matures, expect to see and hear a lot more about security. Despite all the hype and press, it’s still such a budding channel. The newness of mobile payments means that the all the securities have not yet been fully developed to prevent fraud. We have […]
My view and take on the ROAM Data’s Universal Secure Mobile Card Reader!
February 23, 2011
Yesterday I wrote about how Intuit and Sage were enhancing their core competencies by integrating their acquisitions and making smart product extension choices. Yesterday, more was revealed and Intuit’s and Sage’s provider for mobile card acceptance, ROAM Data’s Universal Secure Mobile Card Reader. The operative word here is “Universal“–Roam Data’s reader works for all types […]
March 8, 2012
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