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Apr

5

2011

Google to work with Mastercard and Citigroup to use your phone as a credit card

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by Andrew Greenfield
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According to the folks over at themunchonline, Google is teaming up with Mastercard and Citigroup so Android users could use their phone as their payment system. There are already apps like keyring in the Market that allow users to scan their phone’s screen for rewards cards, but utilizing the new NFC chips in Android devices [...]

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Mar

28

2011

Google working with Mastercard and Citigroup for NFC testing – world domination comes after?

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by Jesse Bauer
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The WSJ is reporting that Google may have been already teaming up with Mastercard and Citigroup to demo and test NFC (Near Field Communication) systems for mobile payment and payment processing. The payment companies have been rumored to be demoing “one current model and many coming models of Android phones”, which may be using the [...]

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Dec

23

2010

AT&T users now have the option to pay for apps on their phone bill

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by Dustin Karnes
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One of the biggest complaints about the Android Market up to this point has been the lack of ways to pay for apps. Now, however, it looks like AT&T users will be happy to know that they can now bill the price of any downloaded app to their carrier bill. No longer will those on [...]

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Nov

10

2010

Citi releases Single-Click Checkout for Android

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Citi has just made it easier for merchants to accept payments from users on Android devices with Single-Click Checkout, a one click credit card payment solution. The service can be used to accept payments for physical goods like games, apps, tickets, clothing, or for accepting donations. From the singleclickcheckout.com website: EASE OF USE Users only [...]

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Nov

2

2010

Google looking to acquire Boku mobile payment company?

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by Dustin Karnes
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Latest lap around the rumor mill suggests that Google and Apple are both eying the mobile payment developer Boku. According to TechCrunch, Boku is in high level talks with both mobile giants for either base integration or outright acquisition. The same rumors suggest the company could go for about $250 million. Boku has already shown [...]

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Oct

24

2010

Review – TabbedOut for Android, Amazing Possibilities!

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by Jesse Bauer
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Let me start by saying that I’ve worked in a lot of bars and restaurants in my days. I’ve served, bartended, managed, pretty much every position you could work (yes i humbly cooked and did dishes too). There’s always been a need to have a better system to prevent customer walk outs on a bill, [...]

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Jul

24

2010

New Payment Options May Be Available For Android Market Soon

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by Chris Moor
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Here are some facts for you up and coming Android Devs: As of right now, the Android Market has the most free apps available compared to any other app market (57%). This is most likely because only 9 out of the 43 countries that use Android devices can distribute paid apps, and only 13 can [...]

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