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Lowenstein's View: Mobile payments - E-ZPass vs. parking meters
It is March 2013, and we are nowhere near where we thought we would be with mobile payments in North America. There's huge velocity in the area, be it investments by major players, committed VC dollars, conferences, analyst reports, and so on. But mobile payments have impacted relatively few consumers' lives to this point.
Vodafone UK chief urges retailers to join Weve m-commerce JV
Executives with the three UK operators involved in mobile payments and marketing joint venture Weve used an appearance at a recent event in London to emphasise to retailers and brands the significance of their startegy. Vodafone UK CEO Guy Laurence said not signing up will be like "not signing the Beatles."
Report: Mobile payments' convenience can increase fraud risk
While advances in mobile technology are making "anywhere, anytime payment" easier, consultancy KPMG argues it also increases opportunities for fraudsters to identify and target victims.
Visa Europe inks €45M deal to extend Monitise mobile money partnership
Mobile money services vendor Monitise entered a new three-year deal with Visa Europe that will provide it with minimum revenue of €45 million.
Analyst: Mobile coupon redemptions to reach 10B this year, up 50% from 2012
Juniper Research said that the number of discount coupons redeemed through mobile and tablet devices is expected to reach 10 billion this year as stores look to use coupons to encourage retail footfall and to enhance consumer engagement and retention.
Telefónica inks global m-payments deal with Bango
Mobile payments service provider Bango will develop a direct-to-bill mobile payment platform with Telefónica. The global framework deal will see Bango's platform combined with Telefónica's BlueVia payment APIs following successful trials of direct-to-bill in the Spanish operator's businesses.
The mobile payment race is on, but it's unclear which vendors will succeed
The gold rush to win the mobile payment race has attracted a lot of different companies, however it's still unclear which ones will succeed at this multi-billion dollar industry. Feature
Report: Mobile banking users to exceed 1B in 2017
More than 1 billion mobile phone users will have used their phones for mobile banking by the end of 2017, compared to just over 590 million this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Vodafone's Colao: UK consumers to embrace NFC payments in 2013
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao confidently predicted UK consumers will embrace payment services based on near field communications (NFC) technology in mobile phones this year, although it is still not clear when services will become available on a wider basis.
Year in review 2012: Free Mobile, Nokia and LTE dominate European wireless
Choosing five highlights from a hectic 12 months of European wireless news is thought provoking. However, there were several events and companeis that stood out to me: disruptions in the market,...
