O2 is expanding its near-field communications team as it prepares to launch mobile payments services later this year. On Monday, a spokesperson for the company said mobile payments will "become a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mobile phone giant O2 has announced that tech enthusiasts will take part in an event next month that is designed to explore innovative uses for new Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Isobar ...