Tag: Mobile payment

Mobile Money: Is it reaching its potential?

Mobile money has a lot more to offer than meets the eye. It is not just a way to facilitate financial transactions; it’s having a substantial impact on economic development. For example, Meneske Gencer, founder of mPay Connect, blogger, and author of Mobile Money Movement, found that mobile money is increasing household GDP in emerging markets […]

NFC News: Isis Gets Closer to Pilots, Gemalto Prepares for…

Summer is upon us, and with that we are excited for Isis to start its pilots in our hometown of Austin, Texas, as well as in Salt Lake City, Utah.  We’ve mentioned Isis a few times in the past; it is the joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless that aims to […]

NFC Conversation Continues at Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations Summit

This week, the Gemalto team is once again on the road – back in San Francisco at the 4th Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations Summit.  After all of the buzz and positive feedback around NFC payments and applications at SXSW Interactive a few weeks ago, we’re excited to continue the conversation at this event because it […]

Where was mobile marketing at Mobile World Congress?

You can cough Jonathan McDonald, because, at first glance, there wasn’t much news announced on mobile marketing this year at Mobile World Congress. That’s not to say there wasn’t any activity, it was just very similar to previous years. For example: There was the same App Planet space with the same booths (Velti, BuzzCity, .mobi, […]

What are the chief issues with NFC? – Questions from…

In the next post on our series answering questions from mobile influencers, Peggy Anne Salz of MobileGroove raises some thought-provoking points on mobile marketing and NFC payments. NFC-enabled mobile payments from Google and Isis are getting attention, while cloud-based payments offered by the likes of PayPal also appear to be picking up steam. So what […]

Isis Selects Gemalto for Mobile Payment and NFC Services in…

Very exciting news this week – Gemalto’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution has been chosen to secure the Isis mobile commerce platform. If you have been following the recent buzz about Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments and services over the past year, chances are you have heard of Isis.  It is the joint venture […]