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Commonwealth Bank Working On NFC Payments For iPhone 5
The Commonwealth Bank outed its Kaching near-field communications product for payments way back in 2011, and since then all seems to have gone quiet around the whole idea of paying for stuff with your phone, until now.
Apple: No NFC For You, Maybe In One Year!
When is an NFC antenna not an NFC antenna? When it’s reportedly attached to an iPhone 5. Contrary to recent speculation, Apple’s newest handset will not feature an NFC payment system.
Why NFC-Enabled Computers Will Usher In The Future Of Online Shopping
At today’s Intel Developer Forum, MasterCard joined the chipmaker on stage to talk about electronic payments. Beneath all the marketing speak and generic statements was a wonderful revelation: the two companies are going to partner up to give merchants and laptop makers the necessary technology they need to act as credit card terminals.
PayPal President Steps In To Unfreeze $60,000 Of Customer’s Money
Paypal has earned the trust of people all over the world for its reliable payment services, but it’s had its share of gaffes between that smashed violin and shutting down a charity toy drive. Now, PayPal is in damage control after locking up $60,000 of a customer’s money.
Westpac Is Bringing Contactless Payments To Your SIM Card [Updated]
Tired of the Commonwealth Bank blaming Android handset manufacturers for the lack of NFC-support in its phone wallet product, Kaching? Well so is Westpac, and today it’s announced a new Android contactless payment application that uses the SIM card to transmit the payment data. No case required.
Apple’s New NFC Travel Patent Looks A Whole Lot Like Passbook
We’ve already seen Passbook, Apple’s new mobile wallet solution that pulls all of your loyalty cards and tickets into one spot. It will debut in iOS 6, and now the company has earned a new patent for NFC travel check-ins, which is essentially the travel portion of what we know exists.
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