![How GroupMe and SMS saved 14 lost souls at Coachella](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Topic > mobile payments
![How GroupMe and SMS saved 14 lost souls at Coachella](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![Self-checkout app maker AisleBuyer adds credit card capturing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Self-checkout app maker AisleBuyer adds credit card capturing
![American Express bets on Payfone for mobile payments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
American Express bets on Payfone for mobile payments
![NFC: Under-hyped, ready to over-deliver](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
NFC: Under-hyped, ready to over-deliver
![Why does NFC matter? Does tap beat swipe for mobile payments?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Why does NFC matter? Does tap beat swipe for mobile payments?
![Amazon joins the NFC mobile payment party](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Amazon joins the NFC mobile payment party
![Google joins NFC Forum to help promote mobile payments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google joins NFC Forum to help promote mobile payments
![Google’s VP of payments: Mobile commerce still needs “big leap forward”](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google’s VP of payments: Mobile commerce still needs “big leap forward”
![Facebook co-founder Saverin backs mobile payment startup Jumio](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Facebook co-founder Saverin backs mobile payment startup Jumio
![Zong expands its mobile payments to game consoles and tablets](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Zong expands its mobile payments to game consoles and tablets
![Google moves forward with NFC mobile payment tests while Apple backs down](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google moves forward with NFC mobile payment tests while Apple backs down
![Apple abandons NFC mobile payment plans for iPhone 5](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Apple abandons NFC mobile payment plans for iPhone 5
![Mobile payments company Paydiant picks up $7.6M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Mobile payments company Paydiant picks up $7.6M
![BilltoMobile scores deal with Sprint for direct mobile payments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
BilltoMobile scores deal with Sprint for direct mobile payments
![Why is Visa interested in mobile payment company Square?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Why is Visa interested in mobile payment company Square?
![Apple to follow Google with mobile payment technology in iPhone 5, iPad 2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Apple to follow Google with mobile payment technology in iPhone 5, iPad 2
![PayPal keeps on rolling as eBay posts solid fourth quarter](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
PayPal keeps on rolling as eBay posts solid fourth quarter
![Mobile banking firm Obopay promotes its president to CEO](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Mobile banking firm Obopay promotes its president to CEO
![KreditFly launches mobile payments system with credit guarantees (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
KreditFly launches mobile payments system with credit guarantees (exclusive)
![Square confirms Sequoia funding at $240M valuation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Square confirms Sequoia funding at $240M valuation
![Five payment trends to watch in 2011](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Five payment trends to watch in 2011
![Is mobile payments startup Square worth $200M?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Is mobile payments startup Square worth $200M?
![Socialwise raises $3.4M to slap teen allowances on credit cards](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Socialwise raises $3.4M to slap teen allowances on credit cards
![PayPal says its micropayment system isn’t a threat to Facebook’s Credits](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
PayPal says its micropayment system isn’t a threat to Facebook’s Credits
![Appcelerator raises $9M to build app for PayPal merchants](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Appcelerator raises $9M to build app for PayPal merchants
![Don’t wait for the check: TabbedOut raises $2.05M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Don’t wait for the check: TabbedOut raises $2.05M
![BilltoMobile gathers momentum for mobile payments plan](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
BilltoMobile gathers momentum for mobile payments plan
![Verizon bets $400K on mobile loyalty card startup CardStar](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Verizon bets $400K on mobile loyalty card startup CardStar
![Payfone gets $11 million for mobile payments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Payfone gets $11 million for mobile payments
![A mobile payments breakout is still a few years away for the U.S.](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
A mobile payments breakout is still a few years away for the U.S.
![FaceCash hopes to bring mobile payments mainstream](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
FaceCash hopes to bring mobile payments mainstream
![Obopay’s new service will put banks in the mobile payments business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Obopay’s new service will put banks in the mobile payments business
![RegaloCard readying its mobile gift card transfer service for US roll out](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
RegaloCard readying its mobile gift card transfer service for US roll out
![SocialCord creates payment platform for Twitter; now what will people pay for?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)