Let the tills ring out...
Mark Bridge writes:
We’re moving into that time of year where product announcements are replaced by promotional campaigns and sales figures. Apple revealed it had sold three million assorted iPad tablets in just three days, while Samsung said its Galaxy SIII smartphone had sold more than 30 million units since its launch in May.
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MasterCard and the ING banking group have announced a mobile payment trial in the Netherlands.
It’s designed to let customers pay for online purchases using their mobile phone even if they’re not doing their internet browsing on the phone.
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Payment processing business MasterCard has announced a five-year partnership that’ll see it working on mobile and digital payment solutions for Everything Everywhere’s UK customers.
The two companies are already planning a co-branded pre-paid solution that’ll allow customers to make payments using Near Field Communications technology via mobile devices.
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The Google Wallet NFC payment app, which was launched in the USA last year, has been transformed into a cloud-based service.
Google Wallet was originally only available to customers who had a Citi MasterCard credit card or the Google Prepaid debit card.
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Mobile payment provider iZettle has completed a €25 million (£20.2 million) round of new funding led by Greylock Partners and Northzone, with MasterCard and SEB Private Equity investing as well. Previous investors Index Ventures and Creandum have also participated.
iZettle turns an iPhone or iPad into a credit card terminal using a mini chip-card reader and app.
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