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Articles Tagged ‘mobile payments’


Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to roll out on-site mobile gambling

March 12, 2010

The Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has tapped Cantor Gaming to power its on-site mobile gambling initiatives.


Cred-Ex debuts mobile payment service for customers

March 12, 2010

Cred-Ex introduced a new service that lets existing customers make mobile payments for goods at brick and mortar stores.

News Corp.’s Clear Channel, GE unveil mobile-optimized storefronts

March 11, 2010

News Corp.’s Clear Channel Radio and General Electric have both debuted mobile-optimized online storefronts to expand their respective footprints and drive revenue.

Has mobile giving reached a tipping point?

March 10, 2010

An executive of Mobile Accord Inc.’s mGive discussed the most successful SMS donation program ever and the exploding mobile giving space in an exclusive interview.

Contactless payments tipping point is at hand: First Data

March 9, 2010

Contactless mobile payments mean a faster checkout resulting in more revenue from increased throughput and the loyalty of customers who prefer contactless to make purchases.

NBC Universal exec reveals tactics for driving mobile content sales

March 8, 2010

An NBC Universal executive discussed the company’s new mobile storefront and the tactics used to drive sales of mobile content related to its television properties.

Are consumers willing to buy goods, services via mobile?

March 2, 2010

Mobile Commerce Daily writers polled their Facebook friends to see whether consumers are interested in buying goods and services via their mobile phones.

NBC Universal launches mobile storefront selling TV-themed content

March 1, 2010

NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group has launched a mobile storefront that lets consumers buy content from their favorite NBC Universal television shows on their mobile phone.

Qualcomm’s Firethorn adds thousands of financial institutions to mobile banking platform

March 1, 2010

Firethorn now supports mobile banking for more than 3,000 U.S. financial institutions in their carrier-preloaded mobile wallet, which has the potential to be extremely valuable for both mobile payments and mobile marketing.

Zwinky, Aeria Games tap Zong for mobile payments

February 24, 2010

IAC/Mindspark’s Zwinky, an online avatar site that integrates with social networks, and online games publisher Aeria Games have tapped Zong to enable mobile payments.