By Sirpa Nordlund, Executive Director, Mobey Forum The big guns – Apple, Samsung and Google – are dominating the mobile payments news cycle now that their respective ‘Pay’ platforms threaten to disintermediate the world’s banks. They won’t have it all their own way, though; banks are responding with their own platforms. But is it…
For a while already Mobey Forum has been hearing rumours that Samsung is planning a rival for Apple Pay, and has predicted this model in the NFC Business Model Whitepaper (2011). According to industry expectations, Samsung plans to announce SamsungPay during the S6 launch at the Mobile World Congress on March 2nd.
Munich, November 19, 2013 – In cooperation with DNB, Telenor is launching Norway’s first commercial NFC project. Munich-based technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is providing the OTA NFC solution for the mobile network operator, supporting remote management of the secure element in mobile phones to enable contactless payment as well as the NFC SIM cards. Following the success…
Gemalto will be providing TSM Nordic, a company owned by Telenor and DNB with mobile contactless technology for Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service. Gemalto will be providing a comprehensive solution including the multi-customer, shared Allynis TSM Hub as well as integration and development support to offer Norwegian customers the convenience of mobile contactless payments. The solution also includes coupons, loyalty programs and ticketing….