Analysis: E-wallet Cold War shows signs of thawing

Charlee Gothard
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At last month's Mobile World Congress, e-wallets took a few more strides towards ubiquity. Peter Gothard identifies this year's major m-commerce players, and the leading offerings

Telcos and banks have been quietly beavering away at e-wallet solutions for several years now. Computing last tackled the e-wallet issue in depth back in July 2012 - two months before the iPhone 5,...

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