Mobile Payment Strategies Report: Opportunities & Markets 2011-2015

A new study from Juniper Research has determined that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach $670bn by 2015, up from $240bn this year. These forecasts represent the gross merchandise value of all purchases...

Intuit GoPayment App to Be Offered by Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless and Intuit Inc.  today announced a strategic alliance to give small businesses – from the sole proprietor to a medium-sized business – the ability to process credit card payments on smartphones and tablets. The companies are now offering Intuit’s GoPayment app and pocket-sized...

Intuit Acquires Mobile Money Ventures Mobile Banking Assets

Intuit Inc. today announced it has acquired mobile Web banking technology assets from Mobile Money Ventures, or MMV, a leading global provider of next-generation mobile financial solutions. “Through the successful joint venture of Citigroup and SK Telecom Americas, MMV has created the next-generation...

Girl Scouts Now Accepting Mobile Payments for Cookies

This year, girl scouts may get a bump in sales as the young scouts offer a novel way for customers to pay for their girl scout cookes. Thanks to its new mobile payment solution, the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) will be ringing up cookie sales by accepting credit cards on their mobile phones. The...

Square Lowers Merchant Transaction Fee

As competition to sign up merchants heats up, mobile payment company Square has announced it will drop the $0.15 transaction fee that it had been charging customers. There will still be a charge ofz 2.75% of the transaction cost, but Square’s biggest competitor, Intuit GoPayment, currently charges 2.7%...

Intuit Extends Free Card Reader Offer for GoPayment System

Intuit has extended its introductory offer of a free GoPayment mobile payment app for processing credit cards, along with a free credit card reader and no monthly fee. Intuit first made the offer in early January. Due to a high level of demand, Intuit will continue the offer indefinitely so that the smallest...

Intuit to Develop Mobile Payment App for Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Intuit GoPayment, which lets anyone who sells products or services get paid via mobile devices, is one of the first mobile payment apps being developed for Android 3.0, Honeycomb. Building on the capabilities of Honeycomb, GoPayment allows people and businesses selling products or services to process credit...

Intuit to Offer Free GoPayment Mobile Payment Card Reader to Businesses

Intuit plans to offer its GoPayment mobile payment service with a free credit card reader and no monthly service fees to business owners who sign up by mid-February. “By offering a free card reader and no monthly service fees, we want to give more small businesses a head start in the New Year by...

Intuit GoPayment Mobile Credit Card Processing

Intuit’s GoPayment mobile credit card processing solution has been around for a while, but only recently has the system included the ability to swipe a credit card and transmit that swiped data directly via mobile phone. Since partnering with Mophie, a complete solutions is now available. The Mophie...

U.S. Mobile Payment Market to Top $200 Billion by 2015, Says Research Report

A recent report from Aite Group forecasts that U.S. mobile bill payments will reach more than $200  billion in 2015. Aite Group interviewed more than 60 companies in the Fall of 2010 and produced a 65 page report that defines and segments the mobile payment industry, and includes an analysis of the...