Dwolla Spots, the First Application to Allow Users to Purchase Goods or Services Based On Their Location Goes Live

Dwolla, the first three-in-one payment platform to combine online, mobile and social mediums to exchange cash, have released “Dwolla Spots” . Building on the social behaviors and day-to-day interactions of consumers, the new technology, now available in Apple’s App Store, will allow users to complete a retail transaction with their cell phone via their physical… Read More

March 14, 2011 by Steve Atkins

Finalist announced for the 2011 Contactless Monkey Awards

OK, so this post is going to be fairly brief and to the point. The finalist for the 2011 Contactless Monkey Awards have been announced and can be found below. Over the coming weeks we will be looking at each category and finalist in a little more depth to discover why they became finalists. The… Read More

March 8, 2011 by Steve Atkins

Trüb retains Republic of Georgia contract for identity documents

The Republic of Georgia has continued to place its confidence in the products of Trüb AG, relying on qualified competencies related to materials, printing and personalisation. Trüb AG has been supplying driving licences, vehicle registration cards and firearm registration cards to the Caucasian country since 2008. Georgia was one of the first countries to deploy identity documents… Read More

February 28, 2011 by Steve Atkins

TazTag to Unveil the 1st NFC ANDROID Tablet at CeBIT 2011 – Hall 9 Stand B09

TazTag, the French company working in contactless technologies, says they intend to supply the market with a complete range of NFC products and will introduce its latest product, the TazPad, an NFC ANDROID tablet, at CeBIT 2011. TazTag will unveil its new product, the TazPad, the first NFC ANDROID tablet on the market at the… Read More

February 25, 2011February 28, 2011 by Steve Atkins

VIDEO: VeriFone talks taxis – a retail environment on four wheels!

VeriFone’s Tony Saunders talks exclusively to C-ITV about their latest London taxi implementations and how they are providing the equipment for taxi cabs free of charge! This video is also available on C-I.TV, along with others.

February 25, 2011 by Steve Atkins

VeriFones’ CEO outlines six key rules for mobile commerce success

VeriFone Systems, Inc., the leading payment solutions provider in the U.S., is urging aspiring mobile payment service companies to engage with retailers in determining market requirements to enable mobile phone-initiated payments and services at the retail point of sale. Responding to growing interest from major industry players intent on claiming a stake in emerging mobile… Read More