When MCX (Merchant Customer Exchange) announced that they were going to launch their own mobile payments platform in 2012, that news reverberated in the American payments market like a shot. Prior …

If NFC isn't dead, it's fair to describe it as not feeling very well. The mobile payments industry floats on oceans of hype and buoyed expectations as any industry in its infancy must. NFC, long the …

If we want mobile wallets, what do we do with our driver's licenses?

BlackBerry World 2012 was a surprisingly robust and upbeat affair given the travails of Research in Motion as of late. 2011 was such a disastrous year for the company that it was tempting to …

Will mobile payments mean no more subsidies and long-term contracts?

Is Apple getting in the mobile payment game?

Every February, the mobile industry puts on its finest display of new tech and services at the Mobile World Congress, which took place this year in Barcelona. If you are addicted to all things mobile …

When Steve Jobs died in 2011, it was a media event of huge proportions. People and pundits flooded the internet, airwaves and print with testimonials and appreciations of his accomplishments, evoking …

A story about one man's concern for issuers in the mobile payment future.

A primer on PCC and how it works to make mobile payments more reliable on a wireless network.

Despite long odds, Isis still has some cards to play.

You may have missed an interesting anniversary in 2009: 100 years since the widespread introduction of the coupon. Since then, coupons have been a useful tool for manufacturers who want you to give …

I have been writing about why I believe mobile payments will eclipse the card-based payment system that dominates the U.S. today. As I mentioned before, there are capabilities inherent in mobile …

If you have been watching the recent press releases from Amazon, Sprint, Microsoft and others, you probably have come to the conclusion that there is a great deal of activity in mobile payments, but …

94% of North Americans are ready for Mobile Payments? Yes, with a big caveat. You may have read recently that Mobio commissioned a survey of 1085 North Americans to solicit their views on mobile …

Are credit card terminals headed for history's dustbin?

What new rumors about Apple's NFC plans may mean