News tagged with mobile financial services

PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch

PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said Friday the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. ...

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created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mobile money faces developed-world challenge

Instances of the so-called tail wagging the dog abound. Add to that club mobile-money services, the idea that you can make financial transactions of all kinds using only a cellphone.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

PayPal letting Google phones swap cash

Online financial transactions giant PayPal on Wednesday showed off a mini-program that lets people exchange money by touching together a pair of Google smartphones.

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'

With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.

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created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google vows to fight suit over mobile 'Wallet'

Google on Friday rejected a charge that it swiped PayPal trade secrets to build its new mobile application that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet. ...

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created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Twitter co-founder takes aim at mobile payments

(AP) -- Jack Dorsey revolutionized online socializing by co-founding Twitter in 2006. Now he wants to transform the way people exchange money.

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created Dec 30, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nokia plans to launch mobile 'banking'

Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, will launch a service enabling people to make financial transactions with their cell phones, the Finnish telecoms giant said Wednesday.

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0