Mobile ID for Credit Card Purchases

Michael Copeland writes for Business 2.0 in its September issue about venture capitalists looking to fund new companies in particular market segments. At the top of the list is John Occhipinti of the Woodside Fund who says he wants to fund a company providing "fraudproof credit card authorization via cell phones and PDA's".

Another request comes from Ryan Floyd of Storm Ventures who's looking for "a clever resurrection of the smart-card concept: a software platform for cell phones that allows consumers to make purchases or open doors by waving their phones in front of tiny infrared or RFID readers."

If other VCs are looking for people to pursue specific opportunities in the payments arena, contact us at Glenbrook and we'll be happy to post an item here.