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Mobile payments boost as Visa certifies more handsets for payWave
3 weeks ago
More NFC-enabled smartphones from vendors including Samsung and Research In Motion (RIM) were certified to work with card giant Visa’s payWave mobile application on Tuesday, as the mobile payments industry continues to mature.
Visa Europe announced that the Samsung Galaxy S II, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry Curve 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 were all compatible with the system, paving the way for greater consumer use of the service.Apple, after all rumors happened last year, absentee in NFC arena for now.
In June 2011, Vodafone, O2 and Everything, Everywhere announced a partnership to create a SIM-based mobile payment system for the UK, building on the work done by Orange and Barclaycard with their Quick Tap initiative.
“We are working with our member banks, mobile network operators and key handset partners to ensure that future payment technologies are as easy, intuitive and secure as card-based transactions are today,” said Sandra Alzetta, head of mobile business unit and innovation, strategy, at Visa Europe.
“Today’s announcement plays a significant role in getting those new technologies into the hands of the consumer.”
The card giant said the payWave certified devices would be compatible with existing NFC terminals to enable Visa account holders to wave their devices in front of the terminals in participating outlets to pay for goods.
Ovum analyst Eden Zoller cautioned about false dawns for the m-commerce industry, despite the clear momentum now behind mobile payments.
Samsung, LG, RIM smartphones certified by Visa to be used as mobile payment devices
3 weeks ago
Visa Inc. and Visa Europe on Wednesday have certified NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) for use with Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale, Visa payWave.
The smartphones which have been added to the list of Visa compliant payment products are Samsung Galaxy SII, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry Curve 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9380have been added to the list of Visa compliant payment products available for commercial deployment by financial institutions.
This will help mobile device manufacturers, mobile operators and retailers to partner with financial institutions to offer Visa mobile payment functionality to consumers globally.
These devices have got certifications from Visa host the Visa payWave application on a secure SIM card and feature NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, the short range communications standard that enables mobile phones to securely transmit payment information to a contactless payment terminal.
“This is an important step for Visa, its financial institution partners and the mobile industry,” said Bill Gajda, Global Head of Mobile Product, Visa Inc. “In addition to issuing plastic magnetic stripe or chip-enabled payment cards, financial institutions can now consider offering their accountholders a way to transform their smartphones into fully functional mobile payment devices.”
Orange and Barclaycard Announce Samsung Wave 578
4 months ago
Orange and Barclaycard have joined forces with Samsung to produce the Samsung Wave 578, which is the second mobile they’ve launched that supports “Quick Tap”.
Quick Tapuses NFC (Near-Field Communication) technology to enable Orange customers to pay for items using their smartphone. With Quick Tap you can pay for items up to a value of £15 by tapping your phone in stores supporting NFC, which includes McDonalds , Subway, Wilkinson and Little Chef.
In order to use the service you need either an Orange or Barclays credit-card to link with your mobile, as well as a Quick-Tap mobile. The maximum amount you can pre-load onto your smartphone is £100 so that the liability is limited. You can also add a PIN to your transactions and terminate the service if you lose your mobile.
Earlier in the year the Samsung Tocco Quick Tap launched which is an NFC version of the Tocco Lite. That’s now been followed by a second mobile with the announcement of the Samsung Wave 578.
The Samsung Wave 578 has a decent specification that includes a 3.2 inch touch-screen , 3.2 mega-pixel camera and it runs on the Samsung Bada operating system. Other supported features include WiFi, 3G+, A-GPS, Bluetooth and obviously Quick Tap.
If you activate a Quick-tap account now you’ll receive £10 free and a 10% cash-back on all transactions taken in the first 90 days. This implies that Orange and Barclaycard are making a nice commission on the purchases, but they also want the service to be adopted so they might make a loss initially or just break even.
The Samsung Wave 578 will be added to the Orange store in the coming weeks and once we get the price and exact date we’ll let you know.
