Tag Archives: mobile payment
Amtrak To Use iPhones As eTicket Scanners
Report via cultofmac by Alex Heath pple’s iPhone is about to be implemented into the American railroad system in a big way. Amtrak, the government agency that oversees the nation’s train services, will be adopting the iPhone as a digital ticket scanner. The 1,700 conductors who currently work for Amtrak have been undergoing training with the [...]App enables consumers to attach their own comments to product barcodes
We’ve already seen numerous mobile apps that deliver product-specific information when consumers scan a barcode — Fooducate for nutrition data, for instance. Open Label, however, is an effort that aims [...]Split the Bill App
Not sure of the in’s and out’s of this application (whether you all have to have ANZ accounts etc) .. but I like the concept.
‘Couple Up’ For Travel Offers
Here’s an interesting promotional mechanic from Scandinavian Airlines that requires 2 people (couple up to buckle up!) to work together to access special travel deals offered by the airline. Based off the insight that “people book trips when they sit down together”, in order to redeem this offer, you need to be pair up your [...]The future of mobile payments
CBA application making mobile payment easy .. Similar systems have been around in Japan for a while, but this looks pretty good
http://www.commbank.com.au/mobile/kaching.aspx?intcmp=10000369b
George Costanza bringing Google Wallet to a phone near you – tomorrow
Google have been running a TVC featuring the famous scene from Seinfeld where George experiences a wallet fail. The good news is that Google Wallet is launching tomorrow (Tuesday September 19). The bad news (for now) is that it seems it will only be limited to Mastercard and Nexus S 4G… but things on Android tend to move fairly quickly, so expect this to expand very soon – you’ll be tapping your phone to pay for things in no time. Google Wallet Likely Launching Tomorrow via TechCrunch
Google Wallet
via New Media Age: Google Wallet takes mobile marketing to the next level Google Wallet and its use of NFC to allow both voucher transmission and redemption signals a new era for the discipline of mobile marketing. Near-fields communications (NFC)…GiftRocket Makes a Gift Card Accepted Anywhere
Why are the people who say gift cards are impersonal always the ones who buy you the worst presents? For the record, I love gift cards, and I love the looks of this app.
From Mashable:
Why are the people who say gift cards are impersonal always the ones who buy you the worst presents? For the record, I love gift cards, and I love the looks of this app. From Mashable: Is the gift card, a surprisingly desirable commodity for gift recipients, in need of a version 2.0? The decades old [...]