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A logo sits on display above the entrance to the Fira Gran Via venue for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
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MasterCard

MasterCard made a big splash by announcing MasterPass, the rebranded and expanded version of PayPass Wallet Services. The initiative will rely on a number of technology providers to facilitate integration and will put greater emphasis on its mobile point of sale capabilities when the new functions launch in Canada and Australia, followed by Europe and the U.S.
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An employee demonstrates the Visa payWave contactless payment system for debit and credit cards at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Visa

Visa announced a deal with Samsung to provide Visa's PayWave technology on Samsung’s Near Field Communication-enabled devices. The news follows an earlier announcement of the Visa Ready Partner Program, which provides technology developers and mobile networks a clearer path to the Visa network. Image: Bloomberg
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Visitors cluster around displays of mobile devices at the Samsung Electronics Co. pavilion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Samsung

The new Samsung Wallet runs on Google's Android operating system and mimics many of the features and design traits of Apple's Passbook, which stores payment cards and tickets from other mobile apps, typically relying on displayed bar codes for redemption. Image: Bloomberg
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Visitors pass an illuminated Nokia Oyj advertisement reading "At Home In Barcelona" in one of the halls at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Barcelona

Many companies deployed contactless payment technology throughout Barcelona ahead of the event. La Caixa Bank lead the move to outfit with contactless card-reading terminals. Some 200,000 Visa chip-based payment stickers were issued for consumers to attach to their mobile phones. Image: Bloomberg
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VeriFone

VeriFone and Korean IT services company SK C&C are partnering to deploy open mobile payment technology for wireless network operators.
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PayPal Inc.'s new chip-and-pin payment device for small businesses is arranged for a photograph at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg

PayPal

The UK version of PayPal Here will allow merchants to read EMV chip-and-PIN payments with a wireless card reader that communicates with mobile phones. The new device was on display at the conference. Image: Bloomberg
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A visitor inspects a Blackberry Z10 smartphone at the Showstoppers media event prior to the opening of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The Mobile World Congress, where 1,500 exhibitors converge to discuss the future of wireless communication, is a global showcase for the mobile technology industry and runs from Feb. 25 through Feb. 28. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

BlackBerry

BlackBerry, in the midst of orchestrating a renaissance with its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and next generation mobile devices, is beginning a pilot with PT Bank Permata, to allow users to transfer money to their contacts over the BlackBerry Messenger service. Image: Bloomberg

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