Vodafone has chosen digital security company Gemalto to help manage its rollout of contactless mobile payments worldwide.
Gemalto will provide and operate Vodafone’s global Trusted Service Management platform and will help the operator deploy NFC services solutions.
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RBS and NatWest have launched an NFC mobile contactless payment service for bank customers with an Apple iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S.
The service, which is called TouchPay, has been developed with Visa Europe and uses a protective iCarte cover that incorporates NFC technology.
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Samsung Galaxy SIII joins the Quick Tap portfolio
The Samsung Galaxy SIII is the first Android smartphone available with Orange’s Quick Tap contactless payment service.
Customers will be able to load money onto the phone using any UK MasterCard or Visa card and can then pay via NFC technology.
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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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84% now recognise the contactless payment symbol
Credit card business Barclaycard has published new research showing that most British people now recognise the symbol for contactless payments.
84% can identify the symbol for paying via contactless card or NFC mobile phone, which is almost double the figure from a year ago.
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