Mobile operator O2 has announced the results of a six-month, mobile-wallet trial in London. Despite claims that consumers are enamoured of having contactless travel capabilities embedded in their ...

Telefónica O2 UK Ltd. is adding its name to a growing list of wireless carriers planning to launch Near Field Communication initiatives to enable consumers to use their smartphones to initiate payment ...

O2 is showcasing its new Near Field Communications (NFC) technology and demonstrating how it can benefit UK residents of sustainable homes, particularly those in assisted living who require home care ...

Cellular service provider O2 UK is working with British credit card issuer Barclaycard, as well as Nokia, Visa Europe and other partners, in a project to test the O2 Wallet, an application in which ...

But is there a business case for the mobile wallet? O2 has today launched a six-month pilot of NFC (near-field communications) wallet phone technology in London, describing it as the "largest and most ...

O2, a British provider of mobile and home broadband services to consumers and businesses, launched Britain's first large-scale pilot of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on mobile phones. The ...

LONDON — Mobile phone maker Nokia and U.K. mobile operator O2 are claiming a major success with the six month trial of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology in London but are now seeking ...

Banks, credit card issuers, telecommunications providers and cellular-phone manufacturers all are battling to carve out a role in the nascent mobile-payments market. In May, Google unveiled plans to ...

The other week I was working at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona and, not surprisingly, I found myself surrounded by thousands of examples of the latest wireless technology. The other week ...