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PayCloud Does Wireless Loyalty Cards Without The NFC

BY Kit Eaton | 07-22-2011 | 7:49 AM | INNOVATION

The payments space is evolving quickly, and lots of NFC-enabled schemes are brewing, but SparkBase has leaped ahead and is launching a wireless store loyalty card scheme that works using existing tech.READ MORE›

Austin Will Be Among The First "Wave And Pay" Cities

BY Kit Eaton | 06-22-2011 | 9:31 AM | INNOVATION

Tech-savvy Texans will be some of the first in the U.S. to experience comprehensive NFC-driven mobile commerce, thanks to ISIS. Pretty soon, you'll be able to leave your wallet at home.READ MORE›

Google's NFC-Powered Digital Wallet: Room For Your Shopping Lists, Credit Cards ... And Complete Trust

BY Kit Eaton | 05-26-2011 | 11:28 AM | INNOVATION

Square's gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google's trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things. It's just revealed Wallet, the first big-name, large scale rollout of NFC wireless wave-and-pay next generation credit cards.READ MORE›

American Express Invests In PayFone, Powers Mobile Payments Plan

BY Kit Eaton | 04-13-2011 | 8:36 AM | INNOVATION

It was barely a month ago that American Express launched its futuristic mobile payments system Serve. Now it's already moving to reinforce it by investing in a small firm that makes mobile transactions cheaper and more secure.READ MORE›

Visa Beats Apple to iPhone NFC Payments in Euro Experiment

BY Kit Eaton | 02-01-2011 | 11:04 AM | INNOVATION

The hottest rumor about the 2011 iPhone 5 is that it'll include NFC wireless tech, ready to reinvent how you pay for stuff with credit cards. But Visa, master of existing card tech, is busy beating Apple to the punch with a new European trial of NFC on the iPhone.READ MORE›

Android Wades Into Apple's Patent Minefield to Capture Wireless Credit Card Payments

BY Kit Eaton | 01-04-2011 | 10:20 AM | INNOVATION

It looks like Google is taking on credit card business by adding in wireless payment tech to Android smartphones. It's arguably a response to Apple's bold iPhone plans, but Google will have to navigate Apple's numerous patents in this area. READ MORE›