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• Retail told to change

  By Hafizah Osman | 01 May, 2012 10:53

  The message to retailers from IBM is simple: Embrace new technologies or suffer the consequences.

• MasterCard: Contactless payments now the norm, next stop is mobile NFC wallets

  By Spandas Lui | 23 February, 2012 10:40

  Contactless payment methods are already becoming the norm, paving way for a future where mobile phones will supplant wallets, according to MasterCard head of market development, Matthew Barr.

• Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012

  By John Cox | 21 December, 2011 22:27

  The mobile user interface is set for a range of changes in the next 12-24 months, creating new modes for users to interact with their devices, and with other devices nearby and network-based services.

• Android will give NFC a boost, but challenges remain

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 17 November, 2010 01:43

  Android-based smartphones with NFC (Near Field Communication) will help turn mobile phones into wallets, but there are issues that have to be solved before that happens, according to analysts.

• NFC sees light at end of the tunnel with transit projects

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 June, 2010 03:17

  Short range communication using NFC (Near Field Communication) circuitry embedded in mobile phones has had a difficult journey to market, but it may soon see light at the end of the tunnel with increasing adoption for city transit projects, according to analysts.

• Broadcom sets its sights on NFC market with acquisition

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 21 June, 2010 04:21

  Wireless chip maker Broadcom plans to acquire Innovision Research & Technology, which specializes in short-range data communication, for approximately US$47.5 million in cash, Broadcom said on Thursday.

• IPhone mobile payments trial to begin soon

  By Jeremy Kirk | 19 May, 2010 06:19

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

• Mobile banking faces uphill battle in mature markets

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 11 January, 2010 05:28

  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.

• Money transfers to become hottest mobile app, says Gartner

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 20 November, 2009 07:04

  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.

• Nokia enters increasingly crowded mobile money market

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 27 August, 2009 05:14

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

• MoBank app takes shopping to the iPhone in the UK

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 July, 2009 04:54

  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.

• Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in US

  By Matt Hamblen | 06 May, 2009 04:34

  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.

• Nokia puts mobile wallet on SIM card

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 April, 2009 05:10

  The new Nokia 6216 classic handset, announced Thursday, incorporates support for NFC (Near Field Communication) technology on the SIM card, paving the way for operators to more easily deploy mobile-payment systems.

• GSM group: Phones need NFC for mobile payments

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 19 November, 2008 07:42

  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.