Mobile Payment Magazine

PayByPhone Adds NFC Mobile Payments for San Francisco Parking Meters

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PayByPhone, an international provider of systems for parking and urban mobility payments, today announced one of the largest deployments of near field communications (NFC) payment solutions in the world. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which selected the PayByPhone mobile payment system for parking, is currently adding NFC-enabled stickers to the city’s 30,800 parking spaces to give drivers the option to pay for parking with NFC-enabled mobile phones in addition to mobile apps and mobile web for regular phones. All parking meters continue to accept payment with coins.

The PayByPhone system, already deployed in the city’s Castro district will be extended citywide as installation of the stickers is completed. The PayByPhone NFC sticker has a passive electronic chip that does not require a battery and stores information such as the parking space number that can be read wirelessly by any NFC-enabled phone. [Read more…]

WIMA NFC USA: Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2011, San Francisco, CA USA

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WIMA is a global event with a proven track record exclusively dedicated to NFC technology and the name of confidence for hundreds of companies who have attended our event in Monaco over the past 5 years. WIMA brings together industry leaders, start-up companies, application developers, service providers, standards organizations, government bodies and research institutes and by industry demand is now moving forward promoting the outreach, development and implementation of NFC technology to the US market.

Industry experts will present a highly focused cutting edge conference summit. Animated panel discussions will address key issues for both established players and newcomers to the technology from the evolving ecosystem.

The Demo Area – regrouping the latest innovative NFC applications, products and service NFC Technology in a networking environment.

Networking Meeting Planner: make the most of your time and plan your meetings ahead using your personalized Networking Tool & Meeting Planner. Post event the Networking Tool stays open for attendee messaging.

WIMA NFC USA is a great and unique opportunity for current and future potential developers to network with key players and leading companies from the NFC industry.

Who will attend?

  • Large Enterprises
  • SME’s
  • Start-Up’s
  • Industry Associations / Standards Organizations
  • Government Bodies
  • Research & Educational Institutions
  • Analysts
  • VC’s
  • Media

Industry Sectors

  • Solution Developers: Payment – Ticketing – Loyalty – Access Control – Healthcare – Gaming – Social Media – Advertising – Web – Multiple Applications
  • Product Manufacturers: Mobile Handsets – Consumer Electronics – Smart Card / RFID manufacturer -Terminals and other devices
  • Component Manufacturers: Semiconductors- Protocol Stacks / Middleware – Operating Systems
  • Service Providers: Carriers – Merchants – Transport Operators – Banking/Financial Services – TSM’s –Tourism – Event Organizers
  • Test / Measurement / Qualification: Test Equipment Vendors – Test Labs
  • System Integrators
  • R&D

More information: WIMA NFC USA 2011

Google to Test Mobile Payments in New York and San Francisco

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Google Inc. plans to start testing a mobile-payment service at stores in New York and San Francisco within four months, letting shoppers use their phones to ring up purchases, two people familiar with the project said.

The company will pay for installation of thousands of special cash-register systems from VeriFone Systems Inc. PAY at merchant locations, said one of the people, who requested anonymity because Google’s plans haven’t been made public. The registers would accept payments from mobile phones equipped with so-called near-field-communication technology.

via Bloomberg.

IQPC Mobile Commerce Conference: Jan 24-26, 2011 in San Francisco

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Event Details
IQPC Mobile Commerce Conference, January 24-26, 2011 at the Sheraton, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, California.

Meeting Consumer Demands with Innovative Mobile Strategies and Payment Technologies

  • Introducing discussion forums on key mobile strategies:
  • How to think about mobile platforms as they relate to your business
  • Using mobile sites and opt-in options to build a customer database
  • Integrating m-Commerce in an e-Commerce enterprise to leverage your business
  • Using mobile coupons as a competitive advantage for your brand
  • How linking payment technologies and online commerce can create customer loyalty
  • Evaluating consumer acceptance and adoption of bank services via mobile
  • Choosing the right mobile platform for success

Who Will Attend

  • VP, Head, Director and Manager of:
  • Mobile Marketing
  • eCommerce/ mCommerce
  • Digital Marketing
  • Marketing

Schedule: Retailers
January 24, 2011
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Workshop A: Developing an Effective Mobile Channel
11:30 AM – 2:00 AM Workshop B: Choosing the Right Mobile Payment Model to Suit your Business Goals
2:30 AM – 5:00 AM Workshop C: Services in the Connected World

Hotel Information

The Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf

2500 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-362-5500
Web: www.sheratonatthewharf.com

The excellent location of Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel puts you in the heart of San Francisco’s most popular neighborhood. You’ll be steps away from Pier 39,Ghirardelli Square, Alcatraz Island, and the world famous San Francisco Cable Car lines.

Group Rate-$139

Please identify you are part of the IQPC group to ensure the special rate.

Note that you are eligible for this rate three day prior and three days post the event – based on availability.

Reservations Telephone- (888) 627 – 7024

Please make your reservation before January 7, 2010 in order to ensure you are eligible for the group rate.

More information: IQPC Mobile Commerce.

Wells Fargo to Conduct Mobile Payment Trial in San Francisco

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Using 200 of its San Francisco staff, the bank will test mobile-phone payments for six months—and may launch a commercial service soon after. Wells Fargo (WFC) is again trying to make mobile payments at restaurants and retailers mainstream, three years after an earlier attempt lost steam. Peter Ho, product manager of card services at the bank, led a test several years ago that let executives use a Nokia phone, rather than a debit or credit card, to pay for fast food and other items. While he liked the convenience, Wells Fargo didn’t end up offering the service to customers, partly because only the one handset was capable of transmitting payment information at the time.

This month, Ho gets another chance as the bank kicks off a mobile-payment trial with 200 employees in San Francisco using a technology that can be inserted into existing phones with microSD cards. To make payments at participating retailers, employees will simply open the Wells Fargo Mobile Banking app, select the pay-with-phone button. and wave the phone in front of special mobile-payment readers.

“We have made an investment in this technology, and we hope this investment pays off,” says Ho, who declined to give the amount of the investment in so-called near-field communications (NFC) technology that uses short-range wireless connections to transfer payment or other information between devices.

via BusinessWeek.