Vodafone CEO: 2013 Will Be “Year Of Launch” For U.K. Mobile Payments

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Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao has said he believes mobile payments will increase in prevalence in the U.K., reports The Telegraph.

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    “I hope 2013 will be the year of the launch,” Colao said. ““In Europe everything takes too long because we have organizations and bureaucratic controls that are excessive. Now that we have the authorizations we will do our best [to launch mobile payments as soon as we can] but getting the permissions takes longer in Europe. Everything takes longer.”

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    Colao did not offer specifics as to when Vodafone will begin rolling out new products in the U.K.

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