Canada’s Telus is replacing key cards with SIM cards as the security credentials necessary to enter its buildings. Employees need only wave their NFC phones over a contactless sensor to gain… Read more »
Based on Square’s marketing it might seem like an iPhone and a Square Reader go hand in hand, but half of all Square’s merchants are asserting their love for Android smartphones. Read more »
The carrier-backed Isis initiative moved forward this week with two modest developments. While mobile payments in the U.S. is still up for grabs, Isis will have to be bolder if it… Read more »
The U.S. accounts for a disproportionately high amount of global credit card fraud. For a country with such technological innovation, we’re way behind the times and it’s costing us. This market… Read more »
PayPal is reportedly hoping to play a part in a mobile payments system Apple is said to be developing. PayPal clearly views Apple as a threat in the young market –… Read more »
Apple already has much of the groundwork in place for to become a mobile payments powerhouse. It’s just a question of how deep the space it dives and whether it will… Read more »
Apple is reportedly developing a mobile payments system to compete with PayPal, Google Wallet and Isis, among others. And the company could bring a lot more to the table than just… Read more »
Could Apple be adding NFC to a future iPhone after all? It’s difficult to say but a patent filing shows that Apple is at least considering it for part of wireless… Read more »
T-Mobile became the focal point of acquisition rumors, Android grew its massive market share, and Windows Phone overtook BlackBerry as the third-largest mobile operating system worldwide. Read more »
Square current Reader, launched nearly two years ago, was a huge hit among Square’s merchant customers. But a few things have always bugged Square about Reader’s design. Now it’s fixed them. Read more »