Visa has launched a mobile platform that it says will "lay the foundation" for commercial deployment of contactless mobile payments and near-field communications (NFC) services around the world.
Telstra, National Australia Bank and Visa have joined forces to test out near field communications (NFC) -- a technology which allows users to pay for goods by placing their mobile phone on a reader.
Card specialist Visa today launched a "Verified by Visa" authentication service in Australia - but it will do little to improve security unless it is uniformly adopted by merchants.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and card provider Visa have launched a new transaction card that can make small payments without the need for a personal identification number or signature or even touching an EFTPOS terminal.
Two cards containing microprocessors that generate one-time passwords are being touted to Australian banks as possible replacements for tokens and passwords delivered by SMS and one is already being trialled by Visa.
Near field communications -- or NFC -- may sound like another dull mobile acronym. However, the reality is a smooth system that will delight the lazy and impatient.
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