Mobile Payment Transactions: BLE or NFC?
The mobile payments and retail industries have been buzzing on the debate of which data transfer technology is best suited to carry out mobile transactions: BLE or NFC. On one side, companies such as PayPal and Apple are promoting BLE beacons to carry out contactless...
The Future of Mobile Payments in Canada
The mobile payment industry has been evolving rapidly as of late. Google introduced host card emulation (HCE) in Android 4.4, Visa and MasterCard officially threw their support behind HCE last month and most recently, EMVCo released their framework for tokenization. What this means for mobile payments is standards...
Barcode Security: How Secure is Your Scan?
We all love to do it. Take out our mobile phones and simply scan the barcode to pay at our favorite coffee shops. It’s fast, it’s convenient, and it’s the future! But is it secure? Barcode mobile payment has been picked up by many notable brands...
Mobile Pre-Order Pre-Pay – AKA “Line Busting”
Using a smartphone app to order food from your favorite burrito chain just got a whole lot more convenient. Ordering food (and paying) via the Internet has been around for years. Ordering with your smartphone is a relatively new practice (pre-order) but paying with your credit card...
Visa and MasterCard Officially Embrace Mobile Payments
Mobile payments could be ready to take off! This week Visa and MasterCard announced they would support host card emulation (HCE). By supporting HCE, they side stepped mobile payment barriers like the “Secure Element” and effectively simplified the mobile ecosystem. What is Secure Element? Traditionally, NFC transactions were...
Clearbridge Mobile and Tim Hortons: First to Tap & Pay With NFC
At Clearbridge Mobile, we create immersive mobile experiences across all platforms for clients across many industries. Our world-class team of developers and mobile strategists evaluate, design and implement solutions using a broad range of technologies to ensure our clients remain atop of mobile trends. This article...
What is Closed Loop Mobile Payments and Why Do You Need it Now?
What is Closed Loop Payment? Closed loop payments allow consumers to load money into a spending account that is linked to a payment device such as a gift card for a specific company (and only that company). Mobile closed loop payment applications are now enabling consumers...
2014 National Retail Federation Big Show Recap
Every year in New York, more than 30,000 retail professionals gather at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show to exhibit solutions and discuss the trends as well as future of the retail industry. As the 2014 NRF Big Show came to an end, we...
Mobile Payments – Googles Opening Salvo – Apple Waiting to Jump in
Mobile Payments - Googles Opening Salvo - Apple waiting to jump in Tim Hortons has shown that NFC mobile payment on BlackBerry is a game changer. Customers embrace it and ultimately - it improves the bottom line. Jump starting NFC mobile payments Google opened up Host Card Emulation on Android...
Your Brand Depends on Mobile Security
Over the past month, mobile security (or lack of it) has made plenty of headlines. In the last few weeks we have heard: SnapChat details for 5 million users being made publicly available on the Internet. Starbucks admitting that it has not secured user information...