Research Report: Positioning for Payments in the New Mobile-Social Technology Era

We are at the beginning of a new technology cycle as consumer adoption of mobile and social media extends the reach of the web and integrates those media into the physical world. Facebook is only eight years old, and yet its planned $5 billion IPO is the largest Internet IPO ever. As in every new technology...

Isis Selects Gemalto for NFC and Mobile Payment Services

Gemalto has been selected by Isis to secure its mobile commerce platform through Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution. Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, will provide consumers and...

Mobile Contactless Payments Summit: Oct. 17-18, 2011, Chicago, IL

Strategic Solutions Network (SSN) will welcome an estimated 400 executives from leading retailers, banks, carriers and technology companies to attend the Mobile Contactless Payments Summit  October 17-18th, 2011 at the W Chicago City Center. The 3rd Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations Summit is part...

Why Google Wallet Will Own the Mobile Payment Space

Almost four months after Google first revealed its new mobile payments application, Google Wallet, the app is finally rolling out to the masses this week. Unfortunately, only a few smartphones – including the Samsung (SEO: 005930) Nexus S and Nexus S 4G – currently have the revolutionary chip built in....

Research Report: 2011 Contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) Mobile Payments

Javelin Strategy and Research has release a new report entitled “2011 Contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) Mobile Payments: Framing Mobile Payments on the Foundation of Mobile Banking.” Mobile payments have been the source of much excitement for over half a decade, with the latest focus...

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...

Verizon To Integrate American Express’ Payments on Mobile Phones And Tablets

American Express and Verizon Wireless today announced they will integrate Serve, a next-generation digital payment and commerce platform, on many Verizon mobile phones and tablets. Over the coming months, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to establish Serve accounts that will enable them to make...

Hidden Costs in Cell-Phone and Digital-Wallet Payment Services, Says Consumer Reports

While Americans are still using plenty of cash, checks, credit and debit cards to pay their bills, new electronic methods such as paying by cell phone or digital wallets are emerging. Before jumping in, consumers should be aware of the disparity in loss liability and consumer protections they offer,...

How ISIS Consortium Screwed Itself Out of Mobile Payments Market

There has been a huge scrum amongst the smartphone players to capture the market for phone-based purchases. In a very surprising move, the major US-based carriers simply gave up. Isis, the mobile payment system sponsored by Verizon, AT&T and TMobile, announced that it had signed deals with Visa,...

Payfone Appoints Matthew Tucker as CEO

Payfone, a mobile payment processing service backed by American Express and Verizon, announced the appointment of veteran growth-stage company executive Matthew Tucker to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Tucker will drive the company’s global expansion and mobile payments adoption...

Verizon Wireless and Payfone to Implement Verizon Mobile Payment System

Verizon Wireless and Payfone, a leading mobile payment processing service, today announced the companies are working together to bring a new mobile payment system to Verizon Wireless customers. When available, the service will allow Verizon Wireless customers to make online purchases from their smartphones,...

BilltoMobile Adds Sprint, Extends Reach to 240 Million U.S. Customers

A year ago, few people in the U.S. had ever heard of BilltoMobile, a direct carrier billing company with roots in Korea. But the San Jose, Calif. company is fast emerging as a leader in the mobile payments space with direct billing arrangements with Verizon and AT&T and Friday, it’s adding Sprint to...

Verizon’s Ryan Huges to Join Isis Mobile Commerce Network

Verizon Wireless VP of business development Ryan Hughes is leaving his position at the largest wireless carrier in the US. Hughes has opted to come on board as chief marketing officer for Isis, the upstart mobile commerce network. via Mobile Marketing...

BilltoMobile Expands Verizon Carrier Billing Options to Include Boku

BilltoMobile is expanding its direct carrier billing relationship with Verizon Wireless to process transactions from other payment platforms starting with mobile payment start-up Boku. The agreement allows Boku to tap into BilltoMobile’s direct billing gateway and will greatly expand the number of...

Mopay Forecasts Major Growth for Mobile Payments Industry in 2011

mopay, a payment solutions provider for online merchants, forecasts major momentum and movement in the global mobile payments industry in 2011. mopay has identified several trends to watch in 2011 that will have a significant impact on the burgeoning mobile payments industry, including massive growth of the...

Verizon Will Have 33% of 376 Million U.S. Mobile Subscribers by 2014, Say Forecasters

The United States will have 376 million mobile subscriber connections by 2014, with Verizon Wireless taking just over 1/3 of the market share, according to IE Market Research, a Canadian market intelligence and business strategy research and consulting firm. The company’s report shows industry-average...

Top Smartphones for the Holidays

Smartphone reviews and top smartphone models available by carrier. If you’re upgrading your smartphone for 2011, here’s a list of the hottest smart phones for the holidays. Aaccording to research firm Gartner, Android made up 25.5 percent of smartphone sales to end users in the third quarter, up...

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...

Isis Mobile Payment Network Annonced by ATT, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Payment by mobile phone is one step closer now, as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have announced the launch of a  joint venture called Isis, to build a national network for subscribers to make purchase in physical retail stores using their smartphones. Isis’  initial focus will be on...

Cellfire

Cellfire connects brands to shoppers using a variety of digital communication means. Shoppers can access offers via mobile applications, mobile web, and text messaging, and can also interact from the computer or through a digital TV (from Verizon FiOS TV service). The companys provide consumers with...