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No NFC mobile payment platforms

05/05/201105/05/2011 Sam Lambert

More big name companies are making their way into the realm of mobile payments and point-of-sale (mobile) transactions. As a flurry of companies jumps into the ring to become the leader in mobile payment commerce, other companies get on board to get their share too. In a bold move to do something a little different, PayPal bought mobile payments start up Fig Card. PayPal is an e-commerce business that allows online payments and money transfers. Fig Card doesn’t need NFC chips; it works for the customer by downloading a…

San Francisco first in line to try NFC phones

05/05/2011 Jennifer Goula

More than 70 thousand San Francisco residents may be among the first to get to use the new interactive Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. Over the next six months RMG Networks will implement the new program called mTag. The development was a joint venture between RMG Networks and Blue Bite. Reach Media Group (RMG Networks) is headquartered in San Francisco, California. RMG Networks is a place-based media company that provides news, video entertainment and information, along with away from home solutions for advertising. RMG’s digital out of home (DOOH)…

Businesses start to navigate the mobile commerce highways

05/04/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

The word has finally sunk in with businesses, developers, marketers and consumers alike; mobile commerce is a big thing that is here to stay. The trends have been showing that mobile is where it’s at for some time now, and mobile commerce is going to continue to grow. For months now, marketers and tech geeks alike have been trying to spread the word about the direction that mobile commerce is taking. Most businesses that have been watching the industry know that mobile technology and popularity are exploding much faster than…

Mobile money in Asia

04/29/2011 John Montgallo

About two weeks ago, Cards Asia had its 16th year showcasing end to end payment solutions and applications. Asia’s largest innovative card and payments solutions conference drew almost seven thousand visitors from over 50 countries this year. A two day executive conference was also held alongside the exhibition. The conference covered case studies and panel discussions regarding cards and payments. Topics such as alternative payments and innovations, and creating winning card strategies were addressed. Senior executives from government, ministries, banking and mobile attended also. The cards and payments Asia conference…

Moving into the next chapter of mobile commerce: Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit Report 2011

04/29/2011 Stephen Vagus

This week, San Francisco played host to the Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit. The event is the first ever of its kind – a gathering of marketing enthusiasts that have been enchanted by the possibilities of mobile campaigns. The summit shed light on what has thus far been a vague industry. Mobile marketing may not be an explicitly new field, but it has never been as powerful as it is today, thanks to the popularity of technologies like the QR code and NFC tag. Many have been weary to try yet…