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  • Verizon Wireless joins the NFC Forum Edit Post

    US mobile operator Verizon Wireless has joined industry association NFC Forum as a principal member. The operator is one of the three mobile operators who set up Isis, the US joint venture behind a mobile payment service based on NFC technology. The ot...

    June 19, 2013   
  • Barclays bank

    Barclays fills out mobile payments strategy with Buyit - rep... Edit Post

    UK retail bank Barclays is set to launch a new feature called Buyit that enables users to make purchases by scanning QR codes on advertising and billboards, in a further sign of its intent for the mobile payments market. Richard Martin, the bank’s mana...

  • Uganda

    Uganda follows Kenya with mobile money tax Edit Post

    Uganda is to introduce a ten per cent tax on money transfers made via mobile phone. The new charge was announced by the country’s Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka (pictured) as part of its 2013/14 budget. The tax will be imposed on mobile operators w...