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The impact of smart phones on payments in S Africa

by David Bulmer November 12, 2011 Infrastructure
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Recent surveys into the types of handsets used by South Africa have yielded surprising results. Upwards off 20% of all cellphone users choose to utilise a smartphone as their preferred device. This adoption bodes well for the future of mobile payments. With the flurry of NFC enabled Android and Nokia phones combined with an increasing [...]

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NFC – Contactless payment stickers

by David Montgomery November 9, 2011 Infrastructure
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One of the great things about working in a technology company is the opportunity to work on new and innovative projects with customers.  And part of that great experience involves sharing the collective learning, which in turn helps customers move confidently to adopt new technologies. NFC Payment Pilot The other day, I was discussing the [...]

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Privacy by Design

by Richard Taylor November 1, 2011 Identity
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In recently examining a range of global Government ID projects, I noticed that some of the most successful ones (if success is defined by adoption rates and use), share some common characteristics.  The successful projects are distinguished by offering: multi-application – to provide citizens with value and utility, 3rd party access to the infrastructure, security [...]

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Mobile wallets must be fit for purpose

by John Ekers October 28, 2011 Infrastructure
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I was in the US this past July and  purchased a new wallet.  It was from my wife’s home town, made of leather and big enough for my Australian and international cards.  Fast forward to today.  What seemed like a good purchase at the time is now  a point of frustration.  It’s too large for my [...]

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NFC – without reinventing the wheel

by Thomas Bellenger October 21, 2011 Infrastructure
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I was recently put in charge of ABnote Australia’s newly created mobile division. Having spent the last few months fine tuning how we can help financial services organisations make mobile payments happen, I thought it was time to stick my head above the parapet and share what appears to be something quite unique in our [...]

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It’s not easy being green

by Keith Goldstein October 14, 2011 Environmental cards
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In today’s world there is an ever increasing pressure on consumers and Corporations to be Green.  Recycling is everywhere – businesses, communities, and in our homes too.    Buzz words like carbon footprint, sustainability and eco-friendly were once used by only scientists.  Not so anymore . Evolution It is no wonder that the Green movement has [...]

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Legislation drives EMV for transit

by David de Coning October 5, 2011 Transit
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Recent legislation passed by the transport authorities in South Africa will drive the implementation of electronic fare collection using an EMV card issued by local banks. The card will be dual interface EMV, and will carry a specific data structure to enable the cards to manage the fare collection process. In the first phase cards [...]

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The Evolving NFC Ecosystem

by John Ekers September 26, 2011 Infrastructure
iPhone NFC wallet

Having been involved with NFC from both a strategic and development perspective over the last 4 years, it’s interesting to see how much is changing but at the same time staying the same. Looking back over notes from the early days of NFC, the ecosystem was this picture of a complex honeycomb of relationships that [...]

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What’s in store for ABnote at Cartes 2011?

by Steven Singer September 20, 2011 Identity
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We’re always heavily focused on Cartes at this time of year. But what makes this year truly different is the time and effort that we have expended thinking about the specific challenges that we have seen our customers facing over this last year. So with a bigger stand (for the 5th year running!) the ABnote [...]

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