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• CommBank brings mobile payments to iPhone

  Commonwealth Bank customers with iPhones can now pay through the CommBank mobile app using a sticker containing near field communications (NFC) technology.

• Westpac to launch mobile payments in new year

  Starting early next year, Westpac customers will be able to pay in stores by tapping their Android smartphones against payment terminals.

• PayPal taps Bluetooth for contactless payments

  PayPal has embraced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology for payments after writing off Near Field Communications (NFC).

• ACMA mulls 'coherent regulatory framework' for NFC

  The rise of near field communications (NFC) may require updated regulation, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in a report released today.

• NFC payment services 'struggling to gain traction': Gartner

  Gartner has predicted a bleak future for near field communications (NFC), a mobile payments technology that allows shoppers to pay by tapping their mobile smartphones against a payment terminal.

• Australian startup snapshot: Kounta

  Sydney startup Kounta has built cash register software for retailers that supports mobile online payments and runs on any device.

• Eftpos mobile wallet trials to include variety of payment tech

  An upcoming mobile wallet by Eftpos may support more payment technologies than near field communications (NFC), according to Eftpos CEO Bruce Mansfield.

• Eftpos NFC mobile payments coming soon

  Eftpos will begin mobile payment trials with Australian retailers in the “next few months,” according to the company.

• MasterCard mobile digital wallet will arrive Down Under in March

  MasterCard has announced it will launch MasterPass Down Under next month, with the credit card company already securing partnerships with several major Australian banks and retailers.

• Coles trials mobile 'contactless' payments

  Coles announced a trial of a mobile payments app that allows Coles MasterCard customers to pay using smartphones with near field communications (NFC) chips.
  

• Sydney's Opal smartcard more advanced than Oyster: NSW

  Transport for NSW said it’s aiming to have the most technologically advanced transportation smart card in the world with its upcoming Opal system in Sydney.

• NFC benefits hazy for consumers: mHITs CEO

  Near field communications (NFC) for mobile payments lacks a clear advantage over traditional forms of payment, according the CEO of mHITs, an Australian SMS-based mobile payments service.

• PayPal predicts imminent demise for NFC, but analysts are split

  The end is nigh for near field communications (NFC) mobile payments, if PayPal president, David Marcus, is correct in his predictions. However, Australian industry analysts we contacted had differing views on the fate of NFC.

• Visa and Vodafone unveil NFC mobile payment app for Android

  An upcoming Visa app for Vodafone smartphones will let customers use their mobile device to make payments at 100,000 Visa payWave terminals in Australia.

• Moshtix unimpressed by Google Wallet, NFC

  Moshtix has held off supporting Google Wallet for mobile ticketing due to Android OS fragmentation and lack of customer demand, according to Moshtix technology director Bartek Marnane.