Financial services
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Visa launches Android app with merchant offers
December 16, 2008
Payments franchise Visa has launched a commercial mobile application that bundles offers, transaction alerts and a locator service.
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Alternative mobile payments show promise as NFC awaits takeoff: ABI
December 10, 2008
While the U.S. market waits for the mass-adoption of contactless mobile payments, other existing technologies can step in to fill the void.
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Western Union tests mobile money transfers
December 9, 2008
Carriers Vodafone and Safaricom will partner with Western Union to pilot a cross-border mobile money transfer service between Britain and Kenya.
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PayPal adds mobile account access via SMS
November 26, 2008
PayPal has added a new way for members to increase the security of their PayPal account using their mobile phone.
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Cellular South offers mobile banking for Regions Bank customers
November 26, 2008
Wireless carrier Cellular South will provide mobile banking services to customers who bank with Regions Bank, one of the nation's largest providers of consumer and commercial banking services.
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Mint.com adds mobile access to 7,500 financial institutions
November 25, 2008
Online personal finance service Mint.com has added an inbound SMS feature to help consumers avoid overdrafts and other fees and maximize reward points.
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Mogees launches mobile billing service for Android developers
November 21, 2008
Mogees, a mobile billing startup founded by PayPal alumni, has launched a monetization service for Android developers.
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Citi, Firethorn launch Citi Mobile for Cards
November 20, 2008
Citi has launched a new mobile account management service that has been picked up by wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
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GSMA calls for Pay-Buy-Mobile handsets
November 19, 2008
The GSMA, a global trade group for the mobile industry, has called for full NFC functionality to be built into commercially available mobile handsets from mid-2009.
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Sprint revenues plummet 13 percent in Q3
November 10, 2008
Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. continues to hemmorhage, losing 1.3 million subscribers in the third quarter.
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AT&T, Firethorn launch mobile banking app for iPhone
November 4, 2008
AT&T Inc. and Qualcomm's Firethorn Holdings LLC have released a mobile banking application for Apple's iPhone.
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Citibank tests person-to-person mobile payments
October 15, 2008
Citi has launched the pilot of a new mobile person-to-person money transfer service with Obopay Inc., a mobile payments service provider.
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J&B, Mitek partner on mobile scanning, check deposits
October 10, 2008
Mitek Systems Inc. and J&B Software Inc. have partnered to let consumers deposit checks by scanning them with their handset.
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Fidelity VC: Mobile marketers operating in carrier-controlled closed market
October 10, 2008
One reassuring voice in all this stock market doom and gloom is Fidelity Ventures' attitude to mobile marketing and investments in that field.
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Reuters investment news, data available to BlackBerry users
October 9, 2008
Stockhouse Inc. is giving BlackBerry users access to the financial information, live data and news from Reuters, which is essential to investment decisions.
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