Paypal Adds Innovative ‘Bump’ To Mobile Payment Suite

Re:Paypal Adds Innovative ‘Bump’ To Mobile Payment Suite by jat850 on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @12:24PM (#1232219)

I have to agree with you. It seems like a tremendous waste of resources, listening to and algorithmically calculating when, where, and between whom these transactions occur.

Seems like it's simply wrapping a transaction in an entirely extraneous layer with no visible benefit.

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Re:Paypal Adds Innovative ‘Bump’ To Mobile Payment Suite by muratmutlu on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @12:44PM (#1232293)

I think the smart thing about it is the workaround it provides for phones that don't have NFC functionality. NFC penetration is going to be way behind accelerometers for a while yet. Could be a good opportunity for mid-range/low-end handsets too.

Use cases - hmmm. Maybe the security of Paypal when buying things off Gumtree, a used car etc could be the benefit.

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Re:Paypal Adds Innovative ‘Bump’ To Mobile Payment Suite by joe_bleau on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @01:46PM (#1232501)

Having been around long enough to remember when nearly every PDA supported IrDA, I'd agree that the whole bump thingy seems like one really complicated (but very clever!) workaround.

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Re:Paypal Adds Innovative ‘Bump’ To Mobile Payment Suite by jared314 on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @03:43PM (#1232831)

I miss the promise of IrDA.

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