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QR codes used at South Korean beach to make payments

08/24/201108/24/2011 Andrew Hobbs

South Korea’s most popular beach is getting a high-tech upgrade. QR codes are being introduced to Haeundae Beach, but the codes will not be used for advertising. Instead, they will be used as a prepayment system that will allow visitors to purchase access to a myriad of services. QR code use in the mobile commerce realm has been gaining popularity recently as more businesses and organizations seek to leverage the codes for convenience. Beach officials have said that the codes will help visitors enjoy their stay at the beach as…

Local coffee house introduces mobile payment options

06/09/201106/09/2011 L. Green

Chinatown Coffee Co. has introduced an all new payment option to their customers as a part of a smartphone pilot program for a mobile payment application. The app used is called Card Case and permits its users to run a tab with participating companies and then pay off the accumulated amount using a credit card that has been pre-registered with the app. Using the app involves no requirement of cash or a credit card with the actual business where the purchase is being made. Card Case was developed by the…

QR Codes – An unexpected tool for crime

06/08/2011 Stephen Vagus

There are many good qualities surrounding QR codes, but there is also a darker side to the black and white barcode. This dark side, however, is not inherent in the codes themselves; rather it is a product of maliciousness stemming from the sordid world of cyber crime. The codes are famed for the convenience and ease of use, a fact that can be easily exploited by anyone that has the mind to do so. As QR codes continue to become more popular, cyber criminals are looking to use the codes…

The mobile payment race…who will be the first?

05/31/2011 Sam Lambert

Google, along with several banks and other companies, may have beat group venture Isis to the mobile payment punch. Google, MasterCard, Sprint, Citigroup and transaction processor First Data will introduce the mobile payment service this summer in New York and San Francisco. Google has all ready gotten retailers Macy’s Inc, American Eagle Outfitters Inc, and Subway to join in with them and offer customers loyalty programs and discount offers. Google’s payment service will utilize MasterCard’s PayPass technology. The app is downloadable for Android phones. If Google and company can get…

Ebay doing a little shopping of their own

05/17/201105/17/2011 L. Green

Online auction and shopping giant eBay has spent more than 200 million dollars in the last year making acquisitions of three businesses. This may not sound like much, but when you put it all on paper and look at the big picture; then you start to see it. EBay has been building itself to be right in the center of mobile and local commerce, and payments. Besides owning PayPal, eBay now owns three other companies. The first was purchased in June of last year; a barcode-scanning application called RedLaser. RedLaser…