Mobile Commerce
Mobile banking faces uphill battle in mature markets
The mobile phone is turning into the platform of choice for banking in emerging markets. In developed markets, however, the phone has struggled to compete with existing payment methods, and the challenges aren't going away in 2010.Telstra, NAB see success with mobile commerce trial
A three-month trial of mobile phone commerce technology by Telstra, the National Australia Bank and Visa has been hailed as a success with all three parties looking to deploy the technology extensively.GSM group: Phones need NFC for mobile payments
Phone manufacturers must build NFC (Near Field Communications) functionality into mobile handsets in order to speed adoption of mobile payment systems, the GSM Association said Tuesday.Shop with your mobile phone, Gartner advises
Research house Gartner has forecast that there will be 33 million mobile payment users worldwide in 2008, with the Asia Pacific taking the lead.Vodafone introduces PayPal mobile recharge
Vodafone Australia today announced that prepaid customers can recharge their credit using PayPal.Visa to develop applications for Android, Nokia phones
Visa wants to become a part of your mobile phone, working with Nokia on realizing mobile payments and also announcing services for Google's Android platform.Crazy John's enters mobile commerce foray
Mobile phone retailer Crazy John's has inked a deal with Mint Wireless to sell its mobile commerce system to business customers.APAC VP heads up new mCommerce unit
Sybase subsidiary, Sybase 365, has created a new business unit, mCommerce, to focus exclusively on expanding its presence in the mobile banking and mobile payments industry.Telstra unveils mobile commerce plans
Using a phone instead of a cheque or credit card has been postulated for years, but Australia is set to get its first large-scale mobile commerce platform when Telstra begins trialling the technology in 2008.
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