mobile payment service

Starbucks is taking the mobile payment system it has been testing in a limited number of stores in Seattle, New York and San Francisco national.

Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – January 17, 2011) - Processing credit card payments on mobile phones just got easier – and cheaper – for small businesses in the new year.

Intuit Inc.

(Nasdaq: INTU) will offer its GoPayment mobile payment service with a free credit card reader and no monthly service fees to business owners who sign up by mid-February.

Is Google prepping a payment service that would utilize the company's new near-field communication (NFC) feature added to the Samsung Nexus S and future Android handsets?

It's possible, and Google's Eric Schmidt actually mentioned the future of NFC when the Web 2.0 conference, although he did not mention Google in the same breath as mobile payments.

Amazon.com has introduced "PayPhrase," a new shortcut for making purchases at the online retailer and other websites.

PayPhrase works by allowing users to choose their own phrase along with a PIN and then set up their shipping information, which is stored at Amazon.

Amazon customers can use PayPhrase to make purchases at any websites that offers Checkout by Amazon, such as DNKY, Patagonia, Buy.com and J&R Electronics.