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PayPal Doing More to Enable Mobile Commerce In Singapore
June 27, 2012

Rahul Shinghal, director of PayPal Mobile for the Asia Pacific region, says merchants aren’t delivering the solutions consumers are demanding in markets like Singapore. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Startup Puts Your Entire Wallet On One Card, Then Optimizes Rewards
June 26, 2012

A young company based in Santa Monica, Calif., has released the beta version of a payment card that uses cloud technology to automatically optimize consumer rewards programs, TechCrunch says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Could This New Technology Help Boost NFC Ignition?
June 23, 2012

California-based Raging Mobile says femtocell technology could help accelerate ignition for NFC-enabled commerce, according to RFID Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Chinese Energy Company Deploys NFC-Enabled Smart Meters
June 20, 2012

Electricity consumers in Chongqing, China, will soon be able to track — and pay for — their resource usage thanks to NFC-enabled smart readers deployed by Wasion Group, according to NFC World. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Phone Gets NFC Wallet, But Who Will Use It?
June 20, 2012

Microsoft’s newest smartphone device will come equipped with the tech giant’s own version of the most hyped technology in payments: Windows Phone 8 has an NFC-enabled digital wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

ING Bank Pays $619M For Working With Cuba, Iran
June 18, 2012

ING Bank will pay the U.S. Justice Department and New York County District Attorney’s Office a combined $619 million for violations of U.S. law related to its dealings with Cuba and Iran, Finextra reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Chase Exec Talks Card Confidence
June 14, 2012

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Samsung Launches Programmable NFC Tags Called TecTiles
June 13, 2012

Samsung’s new NFC tag product, called TecTiles, can be programmed to complete a variety of tasks, like access a Wi-Fi network, check in to a social network — or even make a payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Mobile Commerce and PayPal: What Those Usage Numbers Really Mean
June 10, 2012

Mark Twain reminded us that there are three kinds of lies: “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” That famous adage, as most of you know, is a nod to how stats can be twisted and turned to support just about any position anyone wants to argue....