Posts Tagged contactless payments
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PayPal head of mobile on the future of money
PayPal has been doing its bit this week to raise awareness of the growing online retail opportunity in Australia. It seems overseas competitors are currently taking around 40 per cent of Australia’s online spend – it’s the kind of statistic that should have Aussie online entrepreneurs rubbing ...
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Is hardware the future of mobile payments?
One of the less talked about features missing from the controversial iPhone 4, which was allegedly stolen from a bar and sold to a journalist in April, is the contactless capability many bankers have been waiting on. An examination of the photos of the iPhone 4 and its components finds no evidenc...
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Terminal illness
Shop counters will soon be groaning with proprietary terminals if contactless transactions don't gain traction BY CHARIS PALMER Acceptance by transit authorities, improved customer education and more innovation are required to drive greater uptake of contactless payments in Australia say indu...
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Travel pass
Near Field Communication technology has been a godsend for some of the world's major global transit systems, but what's in it for banks and telcos? BY ELTON CANE Since the first contactless card mass transit system was deployed in Hong Kong in 1997, industry observers have claimed contactless...
