Supermarkets in the Netherlands have grown tired of frequent robberies (200 last year and until April this year already 90 times) and expensive secured money transports. The current pricing wars among the supermarket chains probably also play their role here. Therefore they would like to reject all cash payments and solely accept electronic payments by 2014, according to CBL (an interest group who represents all supermarkets in the country) in Het Financiele Dagblad.

The organization has done..

On Monday the 16^th of March it was announced that the trial in which customers could pay for their grocery shopping by finger print at Albert Heijn -The Netherlands' biggest food retail chain - will, at this point, not be continued. A spokesperson of the supermarket chain confirmed this upon being asked about the project. "We're currently considering what step to take next". She called the trial a success, but admitted that first issues as safety and fraud resistance require further research.

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To support the development activity within MoFS, we are going to start open discussion about the usage of the travel card in Finland. More than that, we are interested in the possibilities to utilize the mobile phone in those same settings. What would you expect from a mobile phone that would take the place of a travel card and act as a ticket in public transportation?

We are interested in the different ways how people use the travel card and would like to hear "travel card stories": What are ..

Ever wondered what are those servicenumbers taxations on your phone bill? Ones that are taged as ”Leisuretime” or ”Entertainment”. Got my phone bill for january just the other week and noticed considerable rise to what we (family with 5 different extensions) have consumed usually. Of course the youngest one had had her spur of text messages that month, but I also noticed that she had two lines which said servicenumbers – Leisuretime 1,90 €, servicenumbers – Entertainment 0,95 €. While calling ..

 Two drivers for mobile payments

• Productivity

• How to develop user experience in a way that increase individual end-user productivity and satisfaction (e.g. simple and faster tool for end-user)
• How to increase operational efficiency by digitalizing how payment process (e.g. abandon of plastic card issuing)
  

• New innovative services
• What are valuable end-user services that can be served only in mobile context – not just extension or replacement of existing channels?
• Which of these need payments?

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I believe mobile devices will replace traditional wallet including cash, loyalty cards, ticketing card for public transportation and so on.  One tool can be used for many purposes with same user experience.

• Are you ready for use mobile phone to do payments when it is possible?
• What are the most relevant situations where you want to use mobile phone for payments?
  

I think that Single Sign-On authentication with mobile phone can increase user experience in new level really. Same PIN for every ser..

We analyzed mobile games and found that the consumers value (1) game quality, (2) gaming experience, (3) ease and quickness of setup, and (4) social aspects. To answer to these consumer needs, developers of mobile games can improve the (1) Audiovisual effects, (2) Customer support, (3) Product information, (4) Product comparison, (5) Trust, and (6) Independence of time and place in purchasing process. The gamers were categorized into (1) value seekers, (2) heavy players, (3) casual gamers, and..

 today the dutch RABO bank introduced a system that enables persons with a (dutch) mobile phone to pay money to each other with sms. 

The system works like this. 

everybody with a (dutch) mobile phone can open a "digital wallet" and put money on it from his or her bank account.  

if you want to make a payment, send an sms with the amount of money and the mobile number to pay to to the RABO bank (which controls the "digital wallets"), and the bank send you a conformation sms with a code, by return..

Mobile payment & identification

·      one-time payment

o   Authorization by bank PIN-code

·      prepaid credit -> customer identification

o   Many customer cards integrated to your account (SIM-card + ID + PIN)

§  E.g. gym, public transport, library cards…

·      technically e.g. solution based on bluetooth technology (+ internet/3G)

Benefits

·      Location and time based relevant information and marketing

o   Possibility to push market and relevant information to your phone 

o   E.g. when you enter ..