NXT-ID Patents Miniature, Low Power Wireless Magnetic Stripe Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) Ultimately, this not only enables wireless payments for mobile applications such as smart phones, but also wearable applications where ultra low… Source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com

Lex Machina’s second annual Patent Litigation Year in Review reveals that the number of federal patent cases filed last year fell by 21 percent—from 6,082 ca… Source: http://www.dailyreportonline.com

Apple Pay’s Black Friday was a bust. The mobile payment method was used for less than 5 per cent of all Apple-Pay eligible transactions. Source: http://www.paymenteye.com

Analysis: Pyramid Research report recommends consolidation. Source: http://www.cbronline.com

Vodafone will allow customers to sync their bank cards to their Vodafone Wallet and use smartphones to pay for goods and services at contactless terminals, following a deal with Visa and Carta Worldwide. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentsinsider.com

Not content to cede the realm of NFC-powered mobile payments to Apple and Google, Microsoft is in the midst of developing its own tap-to-pay service for Windows smartphones. Source: http://www.geekwire.com

Time is up for companies operating in the mobile payments’ arena, as from April 1, 2015 the new set of rules issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione… Source: http://www.jdsupra.com

Merchants now can use the app to get paid for goods and services. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Get Square Register – Accept Credit Card Payments with Square’s Mobile Point of Sale on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews. Source: itunes.apple.com

By Timi Cantisano When Google acquired Softcard, Windows Phone users were left without a mobile payment system. Luckily, it looks like something might be on the horizon and it could be directly from Microsoft. Source: http://www.winbuzzer.com