Hooch Tan
08-27-2010, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20014750-260.html' target='_blank'>http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-2...014750-260.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"On Thursday, Intuit and Mophie (maker of the JuicePack battery for iPhone) will introduce the Complete Credit Card Solution, which fits over the iPhone 3G and 3GS like the JuicePack and has a credit-card reader that uses Intuit's 18-month-old GoPayment mobile payment software. It will be available as an iPhone accessory in Apple Stores."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1282918081.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Around the world, phones have been used in various ways to act as payment devices. From adding charges to your phone directly to adapters that you can swipe a card, the proliferation of phones has made it possible that people may no longer need to bring their credit or debit cards with them. Of course, there is a the concern about security, and as for card readers on the phone, who wants to add that to their stylish communications device? Eventually, I think that companies will figure out a relatively secure way to handle payments through phones, and support enough devices that it will be worth while, but I still cannot figure out their greatest challenge. How to get people to stop talking on the phone long enough to actually use the phone as a payment device!</p>