Carriers are struggling to address the gap between mobile data usage and revenues even as their networks approach capacity. Here’s how they can innovate to better monetize in the era of… Read more »
The carrier-led mobile payment initiative Isis scored a big win today, announcing new deals with Visa, MasterCard and American Express alongside its existing partnership with Discover. The newfound collaboration contrasts markedly with… Read more »
Location-based marketing still suffers from user-privacy issues, user awareness and a lack of extensive local advertising networks. But the combination of GPS-enabled location pinpointing and the embrace of social networks has… Read more »
Google unveiled its long-awaited mobile payment system during a press conference in New York today, and the company has forged an impressive alliance: Citibank, MasterCard, Sprint and First Data are among… Read more »
The carrier Orange UK is making headlines this morning with a new service that will allow subscribers to use their phones to pay for goods and services at 50,000 retail locations… Read more »
Forbes last night ran something of a status update on Isis, the carrier-driven effort to push mobile payments. Although it launched six months ago with the goal of creating a stand-alone… Read more »
The Wall Street Journal reported today that AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA are pulling back the reins on an NFC-based payment system and instead is pursuing partnerships with Visa and… Read more »
Nokia said today that its NFC-enabled C7 will enable users to unlock additional levels of Angry Birds by tapping their handsets together. And as El Reg noted, other levels can be unlocked by… Read more »
The always-dependable NFC hype machine is working overtime today (check my curated links for proof), but I wanted to direct your attention to two particularly silly stories this morning. Samsung and… Read more »
It’s been a slow news day in mobile, but the Wall Street Journal is getting attention for this piece documenting Google’s efforts in mobile payments. Google has lined up some solid… Read more »