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Bitcoin Foundation is doubling the size of its staff -- to four

The Bitcoin Foundation is seeking a QA pro and a project manager as it aims to expand its staff to four full-timers.

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.

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.

Isis mobile wallet launches in Salt Lake City and Austin on 9 smartphones

The Isis joint venture of three wireless carriers announced the launch of its new mobile wallet system in Salt Lake City and Austin that uses nine NFC-ready and Isis-ready smartphones sold by the carriers.

Isis to roll out mobile payments on Monday

The Isis mobile wallet network will launch Monday in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas, the Isis consortium announced Wednesday, after an earlier delay in the launch.

Mobile payments adoption in U.S. could take years

A panel of mobile wallet experts at MobileCon today predicted slow pathway to user adoption of technologies such as Near-Field Communication in the U.S.

DoCoMo, MasterCard to let Japanese make NFC payments abroad

Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo's subscribers will be able to make mobile payments when travelling abroad next year, thanks to a collaboration with MasterCard.

iPhone 5's lack of NFC doesn't matter, survey shows

Apple apparently made the right decision to omit NFC from the iPhone 5, given that 68% of U.S. consumers prefer to buy good using cash and credit cards over mobile wallets, according to a recent consumer survey.

ISIS consortium delays launch of NFC-based mobile payments in Salt Lake City and Austin

ISIS, a consortium of three wireless carriers, said Thursday that it will not launch its Near-Field Communication-based mobile payment service in Salt Lake City or Austin, Texas by the end of the summer as planned.

iPhone 5: Why no NFC?

Apple left out near field communication technology in the new iPhone 5, a decision that one NFC backer said could be Apple's loss. But several mobile payment experts said Apple was right to wait, given the slow rollout of NFC, especially in the U.S.

Google Wallet to lose pre-paid card option

Google announced this week that it would discontinue support for its branded pre-paid card in Google Wallet on Oct. 17, and urged customers to take steps to ensure they recover all their funds in a timely manner.

Mobile payments leap ahead, but consumers may not be ready

Mobile payment technologies are finally vaulting forward in the U.S. after years of slow advances