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Google Wallet chief's resignation another bad sign for NFC

The chief of the Google Wallet operation has resigned to pursue new opportunities, another sign of continuing troubles in convincing U.S. smartphone users to adopt mobile wallets using NFC technology.
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Samsung's next-gen NFC smartphones and tablets to get Visa's mobile payment applet

Visa's payWave mobile payment applet will be embedded in next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets enabled with NFC, Visa and Samsung announced at Mobile World Congress.

MasterCard to expand digital wallet service beyond NFC

MasterCard revised its year-old mobile payment strategy by unveiling a digital, cloud-based service called MasterPass that moves well beyond near-field communication technology used in smartphones to also support QR codes, traditional credit cards and other ways to make payments.

PayPal to introduce mobile chip-and-PIN payments service in Europe

PayPal will introduce a mobile chip-and-PIN version of its payments service in Europe, starting with a selection of U.K. businesses over the coming months.

RIM gets Visa approval for mobile payments via NFC

Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's security management system for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip.

Cyber Monday smashes online sales record

Cyber Monday 2012 was the biggest online shopping day in history, according to multiple sources.

Visa's digital wallet V.me now available for 55M US customers

Visa said Tuesday that it has expanded its digital wallet service V.me to an additional 53 banks and 23 merchant partners.

Visa, startup iZettle settle mobile payments issue

Mobile card payments startup iZettle has settled its payments dispute with Visa Europe and can now accept Visa payments in Norway, Finland and Denmark, the company announced on Tuesday.

Smartphone and tablet users helped Obama win

Smartphone and tablet users helped both presidential candidates raise funds and support in 2012, while mobile computing contributed directly to President Barack Obama's edge in Tuesday's presidential election.

Mobile wallet adoption could get boost from deadline on retailers to upgrade terminals

Mobile payment systems could get a boost from a 2015 deadline that credit card companies are imposing on retailers to upgrade their point-of-sale terminals.

When low tech is better than high tech

Bleeding edge technology isn't always the best, notes Mike Elgan. The best technology is the one you actually use.

A short history of NFC

To understand where the technology is going, it's helpful to understand where it's been. And a bit about how it works, too.

Despite Apple, NFC is catching on -- just not for payments quite yet

Near Field Communication will become widespread at some point, most observers agree, especially if Apple eventually puts NFC in an iPhone.

Security can still make or break mobile-payment systems

The market for these systems is getting crowded, but the only way to attract customers to them is to make them inherently safe.