Dear Readers,
We've said it before and this week, we are saying it again: The two biggest changes to the way we do personal purchases in the future have really started to gain traction. The first being the mobile or digital wallet (don't get them mixed up - they are NOT the same). The second being the ability by smaller retailers and even sole traders to take credit card payments through card reader dongles. These two elements alone change the way we will make and take payments in the future. That's what we at Contactless Intelligence believe, anyway.
So, it comes as no surprise that our favourite dongle provider - iZettle (we make that judgment on product - not personality), announced last week that they are now accepting American Express payments in Sweden and Finland (http://bit.ly/KMiTMi). It will only be a matter of time before this ripples out to other territories using iZettle. In the same week, VeriFone also announced that they re-vamped their card reader to take on Square (http://bit.ly/KMiM3p). Time will tell if this is a great move from VeriFone. They have already made real headway in incorporating their reader solutions into the higher end of the shopping experience (http://wp.me/p1Jrjn-BK) – be it in a store or on four wheels (we have a video coming out soon that will explain that cryptic remark) – but I guess they need to cover all bases. Even the Chinese are working on this angle with 99Bill announcing the release of their smartphone card reader to enable mobile payments in China (http://wp.me/p1Jrjn-C1). Seems you're no-one these days if you don't have a smartphone card reader.
In terms of the mobile wallet, there are a number of news items. Firstly, MasterCard launched their PayPass Wallet Services (http://wp.me/p1Jrjn-Be). Then DeviceFidelity, Inc. presented Moneto, which they call the world’s first multi-platform mobile wallet (http://bit.ly/IKRGsR) and finally American Express announced that they were moving forward on the Isis Mobile Wallet (http://wp.me/p1Jrjn-Ca). To finish off last week, we also heard rumours that Apple was testing mobile deals and payment systems in partnership with Pirq (http://bit.ly/JcuWEa), but to be honest, I have learnt not to comment on what Apple is doing. They'll do what they do and that's all there is to it…
The big news for us (and hopefully to you) is that C-ITV have started The Intelligence. You can see May's questions in the right hand column. It's a really, really, easy one this month and you do get to win a very, very cool iHelicopter that you can fly using you smartphone (iOS or Android). This page even has a little video to show you what it can do (http://wp.me/p1Jrjn-Bu). All YOU have to do is go here (http://bit.ly/JmPaMA), answer the questions and enter. And if you want to 'Like' us too, then we'd appreciate it as well. Either way, I hope you will have a go and even if you don't win - don't worry because there's more coming!
Until next week.
Steve Atkins
Contactless Intelligence
Featured on C-ITV this week
Payments & m-Commerce
Tap and go coming for ATMs http://bit.ly/IT4hNk
Many Competing Paths on the Road to the Phone Wallet http://nyti.ms/IT4dxl
Schwab releases mobile payment app http://bit.ly/JqJoYl
Western Union Launches Business Payments Wallet http://bit.ly/JaZiY5
Online And Mobile Shopping On The Rise In The UAE http://bit.ly/KXojWL
Apple Testing Mobile Deals & Payments System in Partnership with Pirq http://bit.ly/KMiOIC
IZettle starts accepting AmEx in Sweden and Finland http://bit.ly/KMiTMi
PSCU is First in CU Industry to Test MasterCard’s New PayPass Wallet Services http://bit.ly/KMiY2P
HSBC joins contactless payments movement http://bit.ly/IEgW59
GSMA Receives Additional Funding For Successful Mobile Money For The Unbanked Programme http://prn.to/IEhoAl
It's Apple vs. Google vs. Everyone In The Mobile Payments War http://onforb.es/IEhZ56
DeviceFidelity, Inc. Presents Moneto, the World’s First Multi-Platform Mobile Wallet http://bit.ly/IKRGsR
NFC & Mobile
Samsung Galaxy S III Confirmed as Official Olympic Phone http://tnw.co/JeUGhw
HTC Steps Up NFC Phone Presence with Three High-End Handsets http://bit.ly/KMiSbi
Softbank, PayPal form Japan JV, target iPhone users http://reut.rs/IEhfgg
Referendum nears for Apple’s nano-SIM aspirations http://bit.ly/IEhwzM
Apple’s Modified Nano-SIM Design Might Win European Approval http://bit.ly/KLplsJ
Transportation, Ticketing & Loyalty
NXP Maintains Its Strong Position, with 74% Market Share of
Contactless Ticket Market, Says ABI Research http://bit.ly/JbL1sg
Orange tests contactless fan services at Stade de France http://bit.ly/IQzm7t
Claims Oyster Card Users Will Pay More During Olympics http://bit.ly/KXnXPU
Want to win an fantastic iHelicopter? Enter C-ITV's Intelligence - 5 easy questions - 1 awesome prize! http://on.fb.me/JfZTpB
Mobile City launches m-parking services in Nuremberg http://bit.ly/IEi48V
Other News & Opinion Articles
JiWire's Q1 Mobile Audience Insights Report Uncovers New
Findings in Location and Mobile http://mwne.ws/KhYaCL
VeriFone revamps card reader to take on Square http://bit.ly/KMiM3p
Japan sees rise in smartphone-connected appliances http://bit.ly/KMiN7y
Check out the THE INTELLIGENCE - C-ITV's Quiz - for a chance to win a smartphone-controlled iHelicopter. http://wfi.re/isi10
Proxama: Contactless Monkey Award winners! http://bit.ly/KLpaNZ
Delineating the Mobile Value Chain: A Holistic View of Mobile Payments http://bit.ly/KLpg8g
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