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Mobile tablet offers mutiple payment capabilities

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

DLI announced the availability of its mobile point-of-sale tablet, enabling businesses to exchange data and communicate wirelessly both indoors and out with a 3-in-1 mobile payment module.

The DLI 8800 tablet sports a mag-stripe reader, 2D bar code scanner/imager, as well as a contactless-payment reader that will enable businesses to accept customer payments throughout the entire point of sale and customer service environment.


It runs on an Intel Atom processor and in the field it delivers up to 4 hours of non-stop use, or up to 12 hours when docked using the cradle’s dual batteries.

Other notable features include an outdoor readable 7” LED backlist touch screen display, biometric access controls, wireless radio and Skype-based VoIP, and your choice of Windows 7, Vista Business, XP Pro, XP Tablet, or Linux 2.6 (Ubuntu).

Weighing 2.3 lbs. and measuring less than 1.5” thick, the unit is housed in an IP-54 rated, impact-resistant ABS+PC polymer shell that can withstand multiple four-foot drops to concrete. [end] 

The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the second edition of its “White Paper on Mobile Payments.”

According to EPC, the white paper focuses on the usage of the mobile payments in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and explores how m-payment services can be delivered through cooperation between service providers in the payment industry and players within the mobile ecosystem.

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Mobile payment solution provider I Love Velvet announced that it has reached the second level of EMV certification (EMV2) which authorizes PIN and integrated chip payments from debit, credit and smart cards around the world.

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) travelers prefer making payments via mobile rather than using cash or credit card, according to a recent survey commissioned by travel technology and transaction processor Amadeus.

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Proxama has announced a partnership with semiconductor supplier ARM Holdings to create secure payment mechanisms for mobile handsets.

The UK-based partners say they will combine ARM’s TrustZone technology with Proxama’s Mobile Wallet to develop a “highly secure” environment for NFC-enabled mobile contactless payments and mobile internet payments.

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Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, has announced the launch of a SIM-based NFC road toll payment application on the Turkcell T11 smart phone.

Developed in collaboration with Bank Asya, the app allows users to migrate their plastic KGS toll payment cards onto their T11 smart phone to pay for fares when crossing bridges and freeway turnpikes.

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Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced an equity investment and strategic partnership with DeviceFidelity, makers of the In2Pay mobile payments solution.

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