ViVOtech to Divest NFC-Reader Business

After NFC Times reported that NFC technology provider ViVOtech will discontinue operations, the company now officially confirms a drastic restructuring process. ViVOtech has released a statement, saying that the company plans to divest its reader business and focus on the software business. ViVOtech develops software and POS terminals for contactless NFC-based payments. Although the company has shipped almost 1 million NFC readers worldwide and is partnering with Google Wallet and ISIS it looks like ViVOtech is the first big victim of slow NFC adoption. Read more…

Payvia Launches Mobile Payment Service in the U.S.

Payvia has launched a new U.S. mobile payment platform that enables users to purchase digital goods and services from their mobile device and pay via their carrier bill. Payvia is part of carrier billing transaction network m-Qube. Currently, the direct carrier billing service is limited to customers of Sprint and T-Mobile. Read more…

MPowa Debuts Mobile Payment App for Android

UK-based mobile payment service mPowa is now also available for mobile phones using Google’s Android operating system. Android users can now download the mPowa mobile payment app from the Play Store to accept card payments on the go.