Apple Pay Will Now Support Loyalty Programs: WWDC 2015
Yesterday at WWDC 2015, Apple announced a number of key developments related to Apple Pay. The highlights at a high level were: Rebranding of “Passbook” to “Wallet” Apple Pay to be introduced to the UK in July Square launching a reader in the fall so...
Open vs. Closed Loop Mobile Payments
It seems that for any major tech development, both open systems and closed systems are in play and in opposition. In the hotly contested mobile payments space, once again we are seeing this debate manifest. Except in this context, it is a matter of open vs....
What is Tokenization?
What technologies will drive the evolution of mobile payments? While by no means a new concept, tokenization has become a salient topic as of late due to the potential role it may play. As technologies like host card emulation become more prominent, tokenization is viewed by...
The Market is Primed for Mobile Payments
When it comes to offering a mobile payment solution to customers, watching and waiting is no longer an option for businesses who hope to remain competitive. The market is primed for mobile payments. The number of smartphone users will surpass 2 billion in 2016, and with...
Why Samsung Pay is a Force to Be Reckoned With
Samsung is entering the mobile payments space with a bang. Slated to launch in the summer, Samsung Pay will add another major competitor into the mobile payments milieu, which is already accelerating as Apple Pay gains ground and Google ramps up it's offering via Android Pay. (CC)...
Merging Mobile Payments with Loyalty: Payments Source Interview
Clearbridge CEO Deepak Chopra and CTO Sanjay Malhotra talk Mobile Payments and Customer Loyalty with Payments Source’s David Heun. David Heun’s recent article, “A Technology Shift Could Merge Mobile Payments with Loyalty,” addresses a salient topic that has been on the mind of tech companies, retailers,...
NFC: The Ticket to the Mobile Payments Revolution
With mobile payments slated to grow immensely in the next few years, NFC is top of mind. NFC – or Near Field Communication, for the uninitiated – is a technology that enables short-range communication between compatible devices. NFC isn’t new by any stretch of the imagination,...
Clearbridge CTO Sanjay Malhotra featured in RFID World Canada
Yesterday, Clearbridge's CTO Sanjay Malhotra was featured in RFID World Canada, talking to the publication about breaking ground in NFC/HCE mobile payments technology, the security challenges associated with building such platforms, and the future of the mobile payments industry in general. Read the full interview below: This...
CTIA 2014: Let’s Talk Mobile Trends
With CTIA’s “Super Mobility Week” in Las Vegas complete, the latest and greatest in mobile technologies, software, accessories, hardware, development and much more were showcased to the public and the industry in a big way. Events like this always come with a wave of trends...
Apple Makes NFC ‘Cool’ Again
We all saw this coming. Apple needed to get on board with mobile payments and they have in a big way. Apple introduced “Apple Pay” making NFC cool again. What does this mean exactly? Apple Pay will allow the user to pay using contactless payment technology known...