Google Launches Mobile Wallet

In May Google announced its mobile wallet, which uses NFC for tap and pay, in collaboration with Citi, MasterCard, Sprint and First Data. According to a recent blog post, Google is releasing the first version of the app to Sprint, so Google Wallet will be available on Sprint Nexus S 4G phones. With the...

Google Moves Even Stronger Into Mobile Marketing and Payments with Acquisition of Zetawire

Back in November, Google’s Eric Schmidt teased the crowd at Web 2.0 about Google’s plans for NFC mobile payments using the Android OS, and introduced the Samsung Nexus S running Gingerbread and an NFC chip by NXP. It turns out that as early as August, according to the 451 Group, a technology...

Samsung Announces New NFC Chip with Flash Memory

Samsung has announced a new NFC chip with flash memory, adding to the momentum around Near Field Communication (NFC) technology that will enable point-of-sale payments via mobile phone. NFC is a short-range (up to 10cm or 4inches), high frequency wireless communication technology which allows devices such...