Payment company Jumio announced yesterday a new plug-in for its Netswipe solution that works with WordPress websites. WordPress is one of the most popular open-source blogging platforms. Jumio's …

NFC World has an interesting report on NFC payments in Africa. According to a report, Etisalat, a telco based in the United Arab Emirates, is looking to build on the success of its NFC Touch and Go …

Juice It Up!, a California-based franchised smoothie and juice bar chain, has launched a mobile ordering application. The mobile ordering app not only allows iPhone and Android users to place orders …

Verizon Wireless and Intuit Inc. announced today that Intuits's GoPayment mobile point-of-sale application and credit card reader will be available through Verizon Wireless' 2,300 retail stores and …

Thirty-two million French cellphone subscribers now have an easier way to pay for content on their phones. Direct carrier biller BOKU announced today it has expanded its services to French carriers …

Outreach to the underbanked isn't just for developing economies anymore. Asian site FutureGov features a post on Arkansas' outreach efforts to its poorer residents via mobile apps. The move reflects …

British mobile money company Monitise announced yesterday it has received a Mobile Payment System Provider license to provide mobile money services from Nigeria's Central Bank. The company received a …

NFC Times is reporting Canadian mobile network operator Rogers Wireless is set to launch an NFC payment method. According to NFC Times' sources, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest MNO, is looking to …

As if there weren't enough options for a mobile POS system, the market has welcomed one more competitor. ERPLY, a provider of cloud-based POS and retail inventory management solutions, announced its …

No one seems to have told direct carrier biller PaymentOne that mobile payments hasn't arrived yet. The company announced today that is has surpassed $5 billion in micro-payment transactions and …

The Vodafone developer blog announced the company is going to make it easier for Android developers to monetize their content. Vodafone said Vodafone UK and Vodafone Germany will roll out direct …

In what is surely a sign of things to come, a new survey from the National Retail Federation shows families with school-aged children are hitting stores and websites ready to tackle their back-to …

Parkmobile USA Inc. announced that motorists in downtown Nashville, Tenn., will be able to pay for parking using apps on their iPhones, BlackBerrys and Android smartphones. Parkmobile said it is …

Point of sale manufacturer ViVOtech announced the availability of a new POS terminal for payments and NFC mobile commerce. The company said its ViVOpay 8100 terminals, which accept traditional swipe …

Is iZettle Swedish for "square?" Swedish company iZettle announced its new mobile payment app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the Swedish App Store. The app is similar to products in …

In a move designed to improve its ability to offer m-commerce and e-commerce services, Brazilian merchant acquirer Cielo S.A. announced it has selected the TraxcomSecure Total Control 1000 (TC1000 …

Financial services technology provider Fiserv Inc. announced FirstMerit Bank from Akron, Ohio has launched a mobile banking solution using Fiserv's Mobile Money product. What makes this announcement …

According to the New York Post, New York City drivers can soon look forward to feeding the meter by phone. The city is going to test "pay-by-phone" parking meters. The new meters will warn motorists …

German wireless companies Telefónica Germany, Telekom and Vodafone announced they have signed a letter of understanding to move forward with an NFC mobile payment venture. The new joint …

A post on Sky News reports on a concert in New York being billed as the first ever event to provide every single ticket as a text message to attendees' mobile phones. Concert-goers will show their …