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CoVantage Credit Union deploys Tyfone mobile wallet

Thursday, February 9, 2012

CoVantage Credit Union (CVCU) announced the availability of Tyfone’s mobile wallet services throughout its branches in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Some 64,000 CVCU members can now use Tyfone’s mobile banking services, which include balance checking, account history review, fund transfers, branch and ATM location look-up, as well as several new features:

  • Mobile banking for non-online bankers: CVCU members can enroll and manage their banking direct from their mobile phone without needing to be an online banking member.

  • Account aggregation: This feature enables a customer to see multiple CVCU accounts (e.g., personal, business and jointly held accounts) in a single mobile banking session, rather than having to a punch in a unique login for each account.

  • ORCC Bill Pay: Tyfone’s integration with Online Resource’s (ORCC) bill payment services gives CVCU members the ability to create and manage payees and schedule and edit bills.

  • Mobile remote deposit capture: CVCU plans to add the mobile remote deposit capture (mRDC) feature to their mobile banking offering in Q2 of 2012, allowing members to use a mobile phone’s onboard camera to photograph a check and remotely deposit the funds using the mobile banking service.

Built on Tyfone’s u4ia mobile platform, the service also provides support for NFC-enabled contactless payments, which will be rolled out in the next few months, according to Tyfone. [end] 

Auriemma Consulting Group is set to launch a comprehensive consumer study on the future of the mobile wallet.

The study comprises an overview of the current state of the UK mobile wallet space and attempts to answer “What comes next?” after launch. To determine the next stage of the mobile wallet, the study examines the features and benefits consumers expect on mobile wallets, and potential ways to expand the mobile wallets’ capabilities.

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The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and mobile operator Rogers Communications are partnering to launch Canada’s first joint mobile payment solution, allowing Canadians to pay with their CIBC credit card at the point-of-sale using NFC-enabled smart phones.

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U.K. mobile operator Orange has announced that it will expand its Quick Tap contactless payments service to NFC-enabled Android handsets, according to The Telegraph.

Originally available only on the Samsung Tocco and Samsung Wave 578, Quick Tap lets users make contactless mobile purchases of up to £15 at nearly 70,000 retailers around the U.K., including McDonald’s, Subway and Prêt a Manger.

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Tyfone has been awarded two U.S. Patents for its new miniaturized NFC antenna design.

Specifically designed for use in MicroSD cards, the mini antenna works with any smart card secure element, across multiple mobile devices and on any NFC reader without the need for external booster antennas or after-market battery covers.

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