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Mobile commerce: Changing the way we travel

05/16/2011 Stephen Vagus

Proving that QR codes are not just for businesses looking to establish themselves in the burgeoning mobile marketing industry, the barcodes are edging out the competition in the travel industry as the favored means of distributing information to travelers. According to Ayan Banerjee of MindTree, an enterprise solutions consulting firm, the future of travel technology lies firmly in the hands of HTML5, NFC, and QR codes. Each offers travelers with a rich media experience and each has their own areas of expertise and appeal. However, Banerjee believes that QR codes…

NFC security, the main concern

05/14/2011 L. Green

Mobile payment systems have been in the news quite frequently over the past several months. The fact that a mobile payment infrastructure is going to happen must be accepted. An international study shows that globally, businesses and consumers have the same concerns regarding security of data, but the reasons for its acceptance vary. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been around for some time now. However, it has become most famous (or infamous) for the role it will play in the emerging mobile payment systems. The embracing of a mobile…

Visa jumps on the NFC ship

05/13/2011 Stephanie Beck

It’s official; Visa is now taking steps to streamline consumer check-out experiences and adding NFC technology for mobile payments and banking. Visa is joining the ranks of other businesses that have started trending toward NFC payments and banking options. American Express, Google and Amazon are just a few that have started working towards a mobile payment system. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been the hot topic the last few months. Several big businesses like Visa, Google and American Express have been in the news for technology they’ve been working…

Fast food, fast payments, fast world!

05/13/2011 Jesse Collins

Here in the United States we have been talking about NFC payment systems and how great it will be when we can get it all up and running. Meanwhile, in the UK, McDonalds has been doing. That’s right; while we were talking about it, McDonald’s restaurants over in the UK were getting their NFC contactless payment systems set up. By the end of this month McDonalds should have all of their UK stores set up with the NFC payment systems. They have all ready started working on a way to…

Apple NFC phone rumors fly…

05/11/2011 Jesse Collins

The debate continues as rumors fly regarding Apple not having NFC chips in the upcoming iPhone 5. Will they or won’t they? Some speculate, they are holding on to tweak it to perfection before releasing it; while others say, if the iPhone 5 isn’t equipped with NFC capability, it will surely be their downfall. The great technological race has begun (again). There have been great leaps by companies in competition to be the first to offer the newest, coolest; fastest in products. However, people are literally looking at the development…