Mobile payment solutions

Smart partners with Western Union to deliver Mobile Remittance Service

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:26:32 +0000

[January 30, 2008/ Manila] – Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) and the Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) have forged an agreement to jointly develop and pilot a Mobile Money Transfer service in the country that will make low-denomination, high-frequency remittances more affordable to the country’s more than 8 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

“This agreement is in line with Smart’s thrust to continuously develop low-cost and convenient mobile remittance channels and communications services for overseas Filipino workers,” said Napoleon Nazareno, Smart president and CEO. “We recognize the significant role they play in not only contributing to the country’s economy, but also in making sure their families’ financial and communications needs are met at the time they need them.” » read more »

O2 And Vodafone Launch An Internet And Mobile Phone Payment System

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:20:17 +0000

70 million banking customers can use the payment system

Düsseldorf/Munich, 25 January 2008 A new payment service that is being launched by O2 and Vodafone means secure online payments by mobile phone or PC from spring onwards. It delivers maximum payment security to over 70 million bank and mobile phone customers in Germany. The new payment system for home or mobile online payments isn't just available to Vodafone and O2 customers, but to all mobile phone network users.

People who shop online want a simple and secure method of payment that can be used in as many online shops as possible.

Lutz Schüler, Director Marketing & Sales at O2 Germany said, "The popularity of mobile internet is growing. Our payment system satisfies the requirements of this new trend. It enables the some 13 million Vodafone and O2 contract customers to make simple, fast and secure payments from their home PC or mobile phone." » read more »

ClairMail to Power Mobile Banking and Payments for Intercredit Bank

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:38:23 +0000

Technology-leading bank to use ClairMail's full suite of 2-way mobile banking and payments services

Novato, Calif. – January 2008 — ClairMail, Inc., a leader in 2-way mobile phone-based customer interaction, has announced that Intercredit Bank, N.A., a Florida-based commercial and consumer financial institution, selected ClairMail to power its new mobile banking offering.

ClairMail is the first and only mobile banking and payments solution that works on all mobile phones and supports all three mobile user interface types – messaging, mobile web and client applications – known as the "triple play." On one platform with a single implementation, the ClairMail System seamlessly and securely integrates with a financial institution's systems of record and provides financial institution customers with a comprehensive suite of 2-way mobile banking and payment services. Intercredit Bank customers will benefit from the innovative ClairMail System's ease-of-use, user-preferred interfaces and ubiquitous availability. » read more »

Smart, Landbank seal m-com partnership

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:54:38 +0000

Wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), one of the country’s top five banks, recently entered into a strategic partnership that will push for the use of mobile commerce in delivering fast and accessible financial services to benefit Landbank’s OFW clientele. Landbank and Smart also agreed to cooperate in developing products and services to address the requirements of Landbank’s priority sectors – farmers and fisher folk, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro entrepreneurs, local government units (LGUs).

Under the memorandum of agreement, Landbank will utilize Smart’s mobile commerce platform, the Smart Services Hub, in developing new remittance and financial services and products such as Landbank’s Cash Card. The Smart Services Hub is Smart’s global financial and telecommunications services model based on its award-winning Smart Money electronic financial services platform. » read more »

GoMobo.com Selects MX Telecom's Messaging Gateway For Text Message Food Order And Payment Service

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:24:02 +0000

Cross-Carrier Wireless Service Attracts Participation From Leading Fast-Food Restaurants Including Subway®, Quiznos, Ben & Jerry's and Dunkin' Donuts

MX Telecom, a provider of global SMS text messaging and wireless multimedia solutions, today announced at CTIA Wireless that GoMobo.com has selected MX Telecom's messaging gateway to operate its free text message food ordering and payment service for time-conscious mobile consumers. Fast food restaurants including Subway®, Quiznos, Ben & Jerry's and Dunkin' Donuts are currently available on the service at selected locations.

MX Telecom is operating the US Short Code 466626 ('GoMobo' on a phone keypad) and providing the messaging gateway and services to deliver GoMobo.com's food ordering and payment service. » read more »

Momentum builds around GSMA’s pay-buy mobile project

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:56:53 +0000

Nokia joins leading operators and handset makers in global initiative to enable mobile phones to be used in retail outlets to pay for goods and services

Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, and a further 10 mobile operators have thrown their weight behind a GSM Association initiative to enable the worldwide use of mobile phones for payments at retail outlets.

KPN, Maxis Communications Bhd, mobilkom austria, O2, Orange, SFR, SingTel, SKT, Vodafone and Wind have joined the 14 mobile operators* that initiated the project in February. The handset vendors in the programme include Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, which both plan to participate in the first trials scheduled to begin in October.

The GSMA’s 'Pay-Buy Mobile' initiative seeks to define a common global approach to using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology to link mobile devices with payment and contactless systems. Together with a SIM/Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) card in a mobile handset, NFC can be used to enable a wide range of secure, interoperable and transparent services, such as credit and debit payments. » read more »

Full coverage for Multimap with Payforit 1st

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:24:47 +0000

2ergo, the AIM listed provider of convergent mobile communication solutions, has announced that Multimap, one of the world’s leading providers of mapping and location-based services, has become the first company to deploy its Payforit service across all UK networks - the new mobile payment scheme being introduced by the UK network operators.

As an Accredited Payment Intermediary and the first company to gain full network connectivity for its Payforit service, 2ergo will enable Multimap customers to have content and service downloads charged to their mobile phones in a safe and transparent environment no matter which mobile operator consumers are on.

Developed through a strategic UK cross-mobile network operator initiative, Payforit will improve the consumer experience for one-time and subscription services purchased via the mobile internet by introducing a secure and unified approach to mobile purchases.

Barry Sharples, Joint CEO of 2ergo comments: “We are very pleased to have the first customer go live with Payforit across all UK mobile networks. It will be of great benefit to both consumers and the mobile industry alike. » read more »

Mobile phone ticketing enters new phase: UK's first self-service scanner fitted to ticket gates

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:53:40 +0000

Chiltern Railways has entered phase two of its mobile phone ticketing project following the success of the initial three month pilot during which 6,000 mobile phone tickets have been sold.

Working closely with project partners YourRail, Cubic Transportation Systems, Mobiqa and ts.com, Chiltern Railways is the first rail company in the UK to offer barcodes on mobile phones as an alternative to paper tickets.

Stage 2 will see further automation incorporated into the project. Two scanning devices have been attached to the ticket gates at London Marylebone station to allow passengers to scan their own phones and open the gates.

The scanners, developed by Cubic Transportation Systems, were installed last week and are already helping to save time for passengers with mobile tickets who had previously been reliant on a member of staff to open the gates for them.

Chiltern Railways Commercial Director, Neil Micklethwaite said: “Our mobile phone ticketing pilot has been very successful from a technological point of view, but more importantly, it has proved very popular with our passengers, with over 99% telling us they would recommend it to a friend. » read more »

Kyocera Wireless Demonstrates Emerging Mobile Technologies at CTIA Wireless Trade Show

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:29:48 +0000

Collaborations with industry leaders including Visa International, Runcom and MobiTV showcase Near Field Communication, WiMAX and Wi-Fi developments

Kyocera Wireless Corp. demonstrated several solutions at the CTIA Wireless trade show that deliver on the promise of next-generation wireless technologies to enable a variety of mobile consumer applications. Using its trade show booth as an experience center, Kyocera is demonstrating prototype handsets and devices to showcase the Visa mobile platform using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology; MobiTV® streaming television over a WiMAX high-speed connection with Runcom; Wi-Fi-powered music downloads; and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) mobile phone calls over dual-mode CDMA/Wi-Fi connections. » read more »

VeriSign Supports Visa Mobile Platform

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:46:17 +0000

VeriSign, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Visa International to support the Visa mobile platform to advance the already fast-growing mobile commerce market, through mobile marketing campaigns and point-of-sale redemption of mobile offers.

“The Visa mobile platform provides mobile operators and financial institutions the opportunity to rapidly develop new mobile services utilizing the unique interactive features of handsets.” said Patrick Gauthier, senior vice president, innovation, Visa International. “We are excited to be working with VeriSign to combine secure payments with value-added promotional services. Our collaboration is designed to enable consumers to receive promotions and information relevant to their purchase experience anywhere via their mobile phones.” » read more »

Netsize wins Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:17:12 +0000

The Mobistar Multimedia Innovation award has been awarded to Netsize for enabling the Mobile Payments solution of Crandy and Parkeon for Car Parking Meters in the City of Gent in Belgium

Netsize announced that it has won the Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award for implementing a mobile payments solution in a partnership with Crandy (NCS mobile payment bank GmbH) for car parking tickets in the City of Gent.

The SMS solution powered by Netsize enables consumers to pay for parking spaces by triggering a mobile message to the parking meter confirming payments via their Crandy mobile payment account.

Patrick Leleu, COO, Netsize Group commented “Netsize is delighted to receive the prestigious Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award. We are at the forefront of enabling mobile payment and messaging solutions which assist companies and local governments to make it easier for their consumers to access services. We strongly believe that mobility will play an important role in a rapidly converging digital environment and Netsize will continue to innovate cutting edge mobile solutions that add value to our customer’s proposition.” » read more »

Handango Enables Smartphone Content Providers to Increase Revenue Through Subscription Billing Services

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:11:55 +0000

Proprietary mobile billing technology is successfully utilized by top content providers to generate ongoing revenue stream

Handango, a provider of smartphone content, today announced successful results of its ongoing subscription billing services. Handango is helping more mobile content providers than ever adopt subscription-based billing models, a strategy that is quickly gaining popularity as evidenced by an almost 600 percent lift in subscription revenue through Handango sales channels from 2005 to 2006. By the end of the first quarter of 2007, Handango projects a quarter-on-quarter earnings increase of 37 percent.

Through the use of Handango's proprietary Mobile Billing Application Programming Interface (API), top content providers have seamlessly integrated subscription billing methods into their business models, resulting in a continuous increase in sales and revenue since launching their products through Handango.

Handango's Mobile Billing API enables content providers to build on-device subscription management into their products. Capabilities include:

- Establishing a billing frequency (monthly, quarterly or annually) » read more »

GoMobo.com Selects MX Telecom's Messaging Gateway For Text Message Food Order And Payment Service

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:06:53 +0000

Free Cross-Carrier Wireless Service Attracts Participation From Leading Fast-Food Restaurants Including Subway®, Quiznos, Ben & Jerry's and Dunkin' Donuts

MX Telecom, a provider of global SMS text messaging and wireless multimedia solutions, announced at CTIA Wireless that GoMobo.com has selected MX Telecom's messaging gateway to operate its free text message food ordering and payment service for time-conscious mobile consumers. Fast food restaurants including Subway®, Quiznos, Ben & Jerry's and Dunkin' Donuts are currently available on the service at selected locations.

Comic Relief Goes Mobile with 3 and MX Telecom

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:53:13 +0000

Dedicated Red Nose Day portal allows 3 customers to donate over mobile

Mobile media company 3 has announced it has teamed up with Comic Relief to make it easy for customers to make a donation. 3 has created a new section on the Planet 3 portal dedicated to Comic Relief. This means customers of 3 can donate money to Comic Relief on the Red Nose Day page on their mobiles, making it the quickest and most efficient way to donate money.

By visiting the Red Nose Day mobile site on Planet 3 customers can choose to donate £2, £5 or £10 with the press of a button. For the first time through the mobile internet, 3 is providing its customers with the means to make instant donations. To make a donation, customers click through to a link from the Planet 3 portal and they are asked to confirm their donation before it is deducted from their account. The full amount will go to Comic relief. » read more »

Bango and iLoop Mobile unite payment systems and mobile Storefronts

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:51:21 +0000

Partnership helps customers take the complexity out of mobile content distribution

Bango and iLoop Mobile have announced a partnership that delivers a new way for brands and content owners to quickly and easily offer professional storefronts for mobile content with flexible billing. The collaboration enables customers to build both mobile websites (WAP) and PC websites without the pain of having to code from scratch or the headache of integrating with a multitude of payment systems. This partnership allows customers to promote and sell their content to users anywhere in the world.

One of the first WAP sites to be built as a result of the collaboration between iLoop Mobile and Bango was the ES Interactive, LLC’s new LaVida reggaetton music, games and Hispanic content site. This site was built by integrating iLoop Mobile’s patent-pending mobile application platform with Bango’s billing technology. As one of the first Spanish language WAP sites, LaVida enables reggaetton and Hispanic content fans around the world to pay for and download content straight to their phone – simply by text messaging Lavida to 23163 – on any network, in any country worldwide. » read more »

Mobile Commerce

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:34:48 +0000

Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is creating entirely new opportunities both for mobile phones and services such as banking, payment, and ticketing. Mobile commerce means transactions using a wireless device and data connection, which result in the transfer of value in exchange for information, services, or goods. (Nokia)

Mobile Interactive Group go HowLow? with exclusive Million 2-1 technology partnership

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:59:20 +0000

March 8th 2007 -- Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), the UK's leading provider of multimedia mobile interactive services has signed an exclusive two year contract with Million 2-1 the UK's leading interactive competition, lottery and games company, to provide high speed SMS and WAP billing (Payforit) across their range of consumer products and services.

Million 2-1 provides a number of hugely successful, low stake, high fun factor mobile gaming products to companies including UTV Group, ITV, O2, T-Mobile, LiverpoolFC., GCap & EMAP and also operates successful direct to consumer mobile brands such as HowLo?®, HowHot? and BlingThing.

MIG's world record-breaking, 2,000 messages per second SMS gateway is being used to power Million-2-1's complete mobile games portfolio which features pioneering formats such as HowLo?®, the reverse auction where the lowest unique bid is the winner and The Manchester Lottery, the UK's first regional SMS lottery. » read more »

Netsize wins Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:45:31 +0000

Netsize wins Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award

The Mobistar Multimedia Innovation award has been awarded to Netsize for enabling the Mobile Payments solution of Crandy and Parkeon for Car Parking Meters in the City of Gent in Belgium

26 February 2006, Brussels, Netsize the global leader for mobile business and payment solutions today announced that it has won the Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Award for implementing a mobile payments solution in a partnership with Crandy (NCS mobile payment bank GmbH) for car parking tickets in the City of Gent. » read more »