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  Woolworths online sales up 118 per cent

  Woolworths Limited (ASX:WOW) has posted a 118 per cent increase in its total online sales for the 2012 half financial year, thanks in large to its growing online profile.

  By Diana Nguyen | 01 March, 2012 12:32

  Tags: business, dick smith, mobile commerce, mobile shopping, online shopping, woolworths

• Commonwealth Bank launches NFC-enabled Kaching app

  The Commonwealth Bank today launch Commbank Kaching: A mobile commerce app for the iPhone that includes peer-to-peer transaction support and is Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled.

  By TechWorld staff | 19 December, 2011 14:32

  Tags: commonwealth bank, iPhone, iPhone 4S, mobile commerce, mobile phones, Near Field Communications, smartphones

• St George releases Android mobile banking app

  St George bank has released what it claims is the first mobile banking application for Android smartphones in Australia.

  By Rodney Gedda | 01 November, 2010 10:29

  Tags: Android, mobile applications, mobile banking, mobile commerce, st george bank

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  PayPal: Singapore gov't can 'make' mobile e-commerce market

  Unsure that market forces alone can do the job, PayPal is betting Singapore's government can spur the development and adoption of mobile e-commerce applications in the Southeast Asian city-state.

  By Sumner Lemon | 17 June, 2010 04:07

  Tags: mobile commerce, payment gateways, paypal, Singapore

• MasterCard lets iPhone owners send or receive money with app

  Using MasterCard's MoneySend application, iPhone and iPad users will be able to send or receive money using their phone or tablet, the card company said on Thursday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 07 June, 2010 05:31

  Tags: iPad, iphone apps, mastercard, micropayments, mobile commerce, money, payment gateways

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  IPhone mobile payments trial to begin soon

  Visa expects soon to begin trials of contactless payments system for Apple's iPhone, using a special case for the phone developed by DeviceFidelity.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 19 May, 2010 06:19

  Tags: DeviceFidelity, iPhone, mobile commerce, Near Field Communications, visa

• PayPal bumps up mobile commerce with iPhone app

  Payment gateway and service provider PayPal has launched version 2.0 of its Send Money mobile commerce application which supports transfers by “bumping” iPhones together.

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 March, 2010 14:25

  Tags: iphone apps, mobile commerce, paypal

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  First Data, Tyfone work on mobile wallet

  Tyfone is putting the pieces together for a commercial mobile wallet offering, forming an alliance with First Data.

  By Nancy Gohring | 17 March, 2010 05:01

  Tags: mobile commerce

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  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.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 11 January, 2010 05:28

  Tags: mobile banking, mobile commerce, Near Field Communications

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  Money transfers to become hottest mobile app, says Gartner

  Money transfers and payments over mobile phones will be among the top 10 most important mobile applications by 2012, market research company Gartner said on Wednesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 20 November, 2009 07:04

  Tags: Gartner, mobile commerce, money, Near Field Communications, payment gateways

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  Ericsson courts online publishers with mobile payments

  Ericsson will soon launch a platform designed to let consumers buy online content such as news stories with the charge billed to their mobile phone rather than other payment methods, such as a credit card.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 20 October, 2009 08:37

  Tags: Ericsson, mobile commerce, publishing

• Nokia enters increasingly crowded mobile money market

  Nokia is getting ready to launch Nokia Money, which will offer basic financial services on mobile phones, it said on Wednesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 27 August, 2009 05:14

  Tags: mobile commerce, Near Field Communications, Nokia

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  MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK

  iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 July, 2009 04:54

  Tags: iPhone, MoBank, mobile commerce, Near Field Communications, UK

• RTA's e-tag petrol payments move slammed by motorists

  The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) is set to overhaul its tolling business by allowing motorists to purchase petrol using their personal e-tags, but this has already received criticism because of the millions of dollars it could potentially add to the organisation’s coffers.

  By Kathryn Edwards | 15 June, 2009 11:30

  Tags: e-tag, mobile commerce, payment gateways, RFID, rta

• Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in US

  Mobile payment and mobile commerce applications are proliferating in the U.S., but the adoption of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology that allows mobile phone customers to quickly tap a mobile phone and pay for a subway ride or a grocery store purchase is years away, several industry officials said at a conference here.

  By Matt Hamblen | 06 May, 2009 04:34

  Tags: mobile commerce, Near Field Communications