Telefónica Digital and Visa Europe have agreed a partnership to develop new mobile commerce opportunities in the European countries where Telefónica operates.
It builds on the existing relationship between Telefonica and Visa Europe in the UK and Ireland, establishing Visa Europe as Telefónica’s preferred partner for the payment cards and associated mobile payment services.
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The mysterious “Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile phone” announced last year is going to be a Samsung Galaxy SIII loaded with a Visa PayWave application for NFC payments, according to a statement released today.
Payments will be handled by Lloyds TSB.
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Mark Bridge writes:
What a week it was for mobile manufacturers. RIM revealed the BlackBerry 10 platform to its developers, while Samsung announced a new flagship Android phone. Both offer a number of distinctive features, with fans commending them and critics suggesting they didn’t go far enough.
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In this week’s podcast from The Fonecast we’re taking our regular look at all the top mobile industry news stories from the past seven days.
We start with the UK Health Protection Agency’s report into mobile phone technologies and human health before moving on to mobile wallets, mobile payments and the new king of mobile manufacturers.
As usual, you can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.
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A number of familiar topics return to the headlines this week. Alongside mobile health concerns and mobile wallets, there's also news about 'white space' developments and a new leader in mobile phone manufacturing.
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