Payment articles

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  Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers secretly working on mobile payments system, reports WSJ

  By Sean Hollister on March 1, 2012 09:38 pm + 23 comments

  If you were hoping that the powers that be would settle on one tap-to-pay smartphone system, you're Continue reading…

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  NFC payment network ISIS gets its first banking partners — Chase, Capital One, and Barclaycard

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 28, 2012 02:50 am + 2 comments

  We've been hearing about the ISIS payment network since last summer, and while we knew that the Continue reading…

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  Visa launches over-the-air provisioning of payment data for NFC phones

  By Jamie Keene on February 27, 2012 09:31 am + 9 comments

  Visa is announcing a new service at MWC today that provides banks and mobile operators with a way to Continue reading…

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  Tablets coming to taxis, if Square gets its way

  By Sam Byford on February 22, 2012 08:03 am + 6 comments

  We're not sure anyone likes the TV screens that have popped up in the back of cabs over the past few Continue reading…

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  LightSquared defaults on payment to satellite partner, plans to cut 45 percent of its workforce

  By Bryan Bishop on February 21, 2012 08:41 pm + 14 comments

  Things have been looking grim for LightSquared's efforts to build a new LTE network, with the FCC Continue reading…

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  Pitt researchers' NFC and RFID cards feature a touch-sensitive on / off switch

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 19, 2012 12:09 pm + 13 comments

  Before all of the security worries around Google Wallet, the original concern over NFC and RFID Continue reading…

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  Barclays PingIt app lets you send money with just a mobile number

  By Jamie Keene on February 16, 2012 10:13 am + 16 comments

  Barclays has released an app for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry designed to make it even easier for Continue reading…

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  Nintendo Wii U controller will include near-field communication

  By Sean Hollister on January 27, 2012 12:04 am + 12 comments

  Nintendo's ramping up for a big re-reveal of the Wii U video game console at E3 2012 — the device w Continue reading…

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  Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to use Windows Phone in Q4 2011

  By Vlad Savov on January 26, 2012 07:10 am + 85 comments

  As part of Nokia's quarterly financial report for the last three months of 2011, it has been Continue reading…

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  Card.io mobile payment app lets iOS, Android users scan a credit card for funds (hands-on)

  By Chris Welch on January 19, 2012 07:42 pm + 9 comments

  It's getting easier and easier to make and receive payments on-the-go as of late: iOS users can pick Continue reading…