Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Today's Payment News

PayPal: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Rich Brooks of flyte new media blogs for MaineToday.com about PayPal, its good, not so good, and "ugly" attributes. Brooks concludes that "for many people the flexibility and simplicity PayPal offers is too good not to consider. Although it may not be right for everyone, it's an inexpensive, effective tool for many."

Yodlee Announces BillPay Account Accelerator

Yodlee has announced the Yodlee BillPay Account Accelerator, a new service that "removes the hassles of canceling an existing bill pay service and setting up payments all over again with a new bill pay provider." Yodlee also says that the service "frees the 40+ million online bill payers to choose the service that’s best for them, and enables financial providers with differentiated bill pay services to capture a greater share of the fast growing bill pay market."

NFC Turns Phone Into A Wallet

David Carey reports for EE Times on how a "near-field communication device turns a Nokia cell phone into a practical tool in commercial and industrial settings for tracking assets, transmitting small data files or even auto-launching various phone-based tasks or requests" - and that "NFC technology has the ability to support what may be the most compelling application of all: a wallet in your handset."

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