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Vodafone begins mobile payment trials

Vodafone has begun trials of a new wireless payment system which will enable consumers in the UK, Germany and Italy to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones.

14 January 2002

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Eircell Vodafone to develop micropayment system for mobile customers

Irish mobile phone company Eircell Vodafone is to develop a micropayments system targetted at consumers who do not have conventional credit or banking facilities.

13 December 2001

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Entra and Vodafone develop mobile payment solution

TietoEnator-owned Entra and Europolitan Vodafone are to roll out a wireless payment service which delivers credit for payments over mobile phones.

30 November 2001

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Barclays expands WAP banking

Barclays has launched a WAP service combining banking, credit card and sharedealing over a single mobile portal on the Vodafone network.

23 May 2001

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Visa and Vodaphone to test mobile payments in Italy

Visa International has partnered with Italy's Omnitel Vodafone to deliver a secure payment service for mobile commerce throughout the country.

23 April 2001

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Reuters inks deal with European portal Vizzavi

Reuters has signed its largest ever UK media agreement with Vizzavi - the European multi-access Internet portal from Vodafone and Vivendi Universal. The agreement calls for Reuters to supply its multimedia news and financial data for Vizzavi to use on its Web and wireless platforms.

02 April 2001

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Vodafone UK trials electronic signatures

Mobile communications outfit, Vodafone UK is to commence the UK's first secure mobile electronic signature trial in April. The trial, to be conducted with the Radiocommunications Agency (RA), an executive agency of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), aims to establish the electronic signature technology promising to underpin mobile commerce.

13 March 2001

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People: Vodaphone exec to lead Brodia m-commerce team

San Francisco-based retail banking solutions provider Brodia has appointed Douglas Barr as vice president of mobile services. The former Vodafone AirTouch Cellular executive brings over 12 years of telecommunications experience to the company.

05 January 2001

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Barclays and Vodafone ally for mobile banking

Barclays Bank has entered a strategic alliance with Vodafone UK to develop mobile Internet banking, stockbroking and Barclaycard account management services.

25 September 2000

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