Mobile Payments

Sandra Yao, SVP at Thunes, discusses how the company is improving the global payment infrastructure for a better, more inclusive payment experience, and the role that mobile service providers can play in this market.

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The Turkish operator said it is in talks with nearly 30 companies from all over the world to discuss ways to create digital economies MUNICH, GERMANY–Turkish mobile operator Turkcell is …

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Who’s talking about the connected car? Executives from a range of industries beyond automotive have been speaking with investors and analysts about how they see their prospects for benefiting from …

New Juniper Research study projects more than 2 billion will use mobile banking by 2021;  banks are becoming concerned about competition from tech firms More than 2 billion mobile users will have …

The top three markets in terms of mobile payment users are Turkey, Denmark and Norway The number of Europeans regularly making mobile payments with their smart devices has reached 54% compared …

BMW has launched the K 1600 GT touring motorcycle, the first model with an optional eCall service via an onboard Vodafone SIM card. The BMW Motorrad ConnectedRide eCall/ ACN (Emergency …

The deal allows users of Ericsson’s mobile wallet platform to access HomeSend’s network of MTOs Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson and HomeSend have inked a partnership to accelerate the adoption of …

50% of smartphone users in China will make mobile payments by 2020 A total of 195.3 million mobile users in China will be making proximity mobile payments this year, an …

With partner M1, Apple Pay is available through five banks in the Asian country Singapore mobile operator M1 launched digital wallet service Apple Pay for its mobile customers in the …

Credit card payment giant Visa targets evolving mobile payments market BARCELONA, Spain – The mobile payment market is quickly evolving around the globe and credit card giant Visa is looking …

WASHINGTON – New research from the Aite Group suggests that, despite lots of hype from service providers, adoption of mobile payment technology is off to a slow start. For instance, …

Google has unveiled the newest version of its Android operating system as well as new mobile payment features that will be available later this year. Android M will have three stages …

AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US will install Google Wallet on their Android phones, and will sell intellectual property from their own mobile payments venture to Google. Softcard, the mobile payments …

Prediction No. 1: Merchant- and bank-branded mobile wallets vs. third-party wallets. • Apple Pay has some early momentum right now. They have created interest and that will drive consumer comfort with …

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile US rumored to have pulled Softcard support Mobile payment platform Softcard looks to be experiencing some operational challenges, as reports claim the m-payment consortium has laid off …

With Christmas decorations now cropping up next to Halloween costumes, the holiday shopping season seems to be creeping earlier every year. And so are the predictions about what the all-important …

Amsterdam-based Vimpelcom reported an 83% drop in profits for its second quarter. The group’s recent debt refinancing of its Wind unit in Italy is partly to blame, but CEO Jo Lunder …

Some big changes could be in the cards for the mobile payment market. First, the historically NFC-reticent Apple is rumored to be in talks with credit card companies about creating its …

A recent report from the GSMA predicts an increasingly tough few years ahead for mobile carriers, with global revenues dropping 16% by 2017. With subscriber penetration