Mobile payments are on an exponential trajectory. ———— Via BI PayPal revealed  that they processed nearly $4 billion in mobile payments last year, up from a miniscule [...]

Facebook says it has 800 million active users.   Building a chart based on previous user number announcements, iCrossings says Facebook will probably reach 1 billion [...]

Via Mashable: Quick Pitch: Tagstand is an NFC platform that simplifies the NFC stack for businesses and developers. Genius Idea: Program and manage NFC stickers on the web. [...]

Orange and Barclaycard team up to bring a mobile wallet service to the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13457071

If ain’t not backed up 3 times, it ain’t backed up. http://www.worldbackupday.net/

Lame: Dynamic credit card. Cool: Using Square. Swivel iPad bracket is also cool. Cooler: NFC via mobile. Watch the full video: http://i.bnet.com/video/itunes/11z0202_FO_CreditCards_sd_DL.m4v