Category: NFC Technology

New mobile commerce service to link Japan and South Korea

| October 11, 2012

Docomo and KT Corporation team for the sake of mobile commerce

Japan’s Docomo, a leading mobile network operator, has teamed with South Korea’s KT Corporation, an information and communications business, to develop a new mobile commerce system based on NFC technology. The mobile commerce system will be designed for use in both Japan and South Korea and will facilitate payments for goods and services through the use of a mobile device. The initiative is expected to help boost consumer exposure to mobile commerce and NFC technology exponentially.

Japanese consumers to use Cashbee service

The mobile commerce system will allow Japanese consumers with NFC-enabled smart phones to make payments in South Korea without having to worry about money changing. This will be accomplished through South Korea’s extensive Cashbee service, which already allows citizens of the country to participate in mobile commerce. The service comes from the KT Corporation and its accessibility to Japanese consumers is considered the first practical step of the partnership between the two companies.Mobile Commerce in Japan and South Korea

Lack of NFC-enabled devices could slow plans for mobile commerce development

Docomo expects the Cashbee service to be available to Japanese consumers in the first half of 2013. After the service becomes widely available, both Docomo and the KT Corporation will begin introducing new, cross-border services concerning mobile commerce, marketing, and mass-transit ticketing, all based on NFC technology. The two companies believe NFC technology could help bring a wide variety of convenient services to consumers in both countries, but the lack of available NFC-enabled mobile devices may delay the duo’s plans.

Demand for NFC-enabled devices reaching new heights

Despite the growing popularity of mobile commerce and NFC technology, mobile devices capable of conducting mobile transactions are still rare. Many new devices, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S III, are equipped with NFC technology, but there are currently not enough to meet the demand of consumers interested in mobile commerce. Without the adequate supply of NFC-enabled mobile devices, any plans concerning the widespread use of mobile commerce services is expected to find some difficulty gaining traction with consumers.

TSYS introduces new NFC technology based service for businesses

| October 10, 2012

 

TSYS unveils NFC Payment Solution

Total System Services (TSYS), a leading financial services company in the U.S., has introduced a new NFC-based service for its North American clients called the TSYS NFC Payment Solution. The service will be launched with the help of CIBC, another affluent financial services firm serving North America. The new service is designed to make mobile transactions and account logistics more convenient for businesses. TSYS is one of the latest companies showing support for NFC technology in its work to bring the technology into the world of business.

NFC and mobile commerce continue to grow

NFC technology is the crux of mobile commerce. The technology turns smart phones and other mobile devices into mobile payment platforms. This allows these devices to be used to make payments for goods and services in a similar manner to credit cards. Mobile commerce has proven to be a popular idea amongst consumers, but the business world has relatively few options when it comes to NFC-based sNFC Technology for mobile payments industryervices. TSYS hopes to change that through the introduction of its own service.

Service allows businesses to better serve consumers

The NFC Payment Solution allows users to create mobile accounts, identify mobile devices, and generate financial data that will be used with a specific mobile device. The service represents a step forward for TSYS’ “Connected Mobility” campaign, which was announced earlier this year. The campaign aims to provide businesses and financial institutions with a way to better serve consumers who are interested in mobile commerce. Through this campaign, TSYS aims to support the existing NFC-based services that businesses have as well as facilitate the development of new services for consumers.

Lack of NFC-enabled mobile devices may stunt growth of mobile commerce industry

Mobile commerce is proving to be a powerful industry and has shown exceptional growth in its relatively short lifetime. The most significant problem facing the industry, however, is the low availability of NFC-enabled devices. Companies like TSYS have ensured that the mobile commerce infrastructure is prepared to support a large number of consumers, but without NFC-enabled mobile devices, these consumers cannot actually engage in mobile commerce.