Samsung has just announced its new Wallet mobile payment app at the Mobile World Congress and... and it looks a hell of a lot like Apple's Passbook. Read More >>
When is an NFC antenna not an NFC antenna? When it's reportedly attached to an iPhone 5. Contrary to recent speculation, Apple's newest handset will not feature an NFC payment system. Read More >>
Featured comment by tsjmcgrath:
"Oh yeah, I've seen Barclaycards with something like NFC in them... Not sure if it is actually NFC. Strangely, my grandma has one of those, and she kno..." More »
Just as it was announced last week that Square will become the mobile payment platform for Starbucks going forward, PayPal now has revealed it too has designs on the fastfood/payment game—its conquest: McDonalds. Read More >>
Featured comment by PhilipCohen:
"I’m still trying to figure out what the benefit is for Starbucks in the deal with Square ...
Square, like the utterly clunky PayPal, is a middlem..." More »
We've already seen Passbook, Apple's new mobile wallet solution that pulls all of your loyalty cards and tickets into one spot. It will debut in iOS 6, and now the company has earned a new patent for NFC travel check-ins, which is essentially the travel portion of what we know exists. Read More >>
Featured comment by passfu:
"I can see Passbook is quite handy for restaurants coupons. Not sure about the scenarios requiring high security...
This is a video of a successful ..." More »
Recently Apple announced Passbook, a new mobile wallet that will debut in iOS. Its existence prompted speculation that future iPhones will include NFC — and now 9to5mac is reporting that new iPhone prototypes feature the technology. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kushan:
"No, it's not that because you can put those stickers anywhere - you could apply them to your shoe if you wanted. This is something that runs on the iP..." More »