Canada Inches Closer to Mobile Payments
It is my belief that all card processing will eventually be replaced by our mobile phones. With Near Field Communication passing more and more tests, this new technology may replace who we transact in...
View ArticleIs NFC The Future of Payment Processing?
I found this press release yesterday and it just proves again that we are getting closer and closer to payment processing moving towards being conducted on our mobile devices. “MasterCard Canada, in...
View ArticleThe Electronic Wallet
Last week, MasterCard announced a new project in conjunction with Google, Citibank and First Data to launch the first electronic wallet in North America. The concept is very simple… instead of...
View ArticleMobile Payments
With the launch of Google wallet, there’s been a lot of buzz about mobile payments. Visions of paying for that hamburger at lunch by a wave of your mobile phone dances through the minds of Canadians...
View ArticleGoogle Wallet – What Does This Mean to Canadian Businesses?
A few days ago, Google sent out a note to their customers using Google checkout to advise that they will no longer be supporting this service. In return, they were changing their customer accounts to...
View ArticleA New Era Ushers in EMV and NFC
For North America, EMV and NFC were just ideas. Now, the times are a-changin’. It’s times like these… rare opportunities where industry lifers like myself (you know… those who seemingly started...
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