The countries which have announced increases to date are Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt ...

SIMPLER PAYMENTS: Alipay’s tap-and-pay service turns a smartphone into an NFC tag reader Alipay, China’s leading mobile payments provider and the pioneer of QR mobile payments, has launched a new ...

MOBILE DEVICE ARCHITECTURE: Secure elements and native and custom apps are used to manage digital keys The Car Connectivity Consortium has announced the completion of an NFC-based digital key ...

ENGAGEMENT: Users tap their phone on the NFC icon on the bottom of the jar to access a range of features Consumers purchasing a limited edition of cosmetics brand Clinique’s Moisture Surge 100H ...

CASH DECLINE: The proportion of cash-based payments is now less than 5% in the 10 nations closest to becoming cashless Norway, Finland and New Zealand are the three countries closest to becoming ...

Smartphones will in the future come with the ability to read RAIN RFID tags, opening up new opportunities for consumers to engage with the world around them via their mobile device, wireless ...

PROJECT PROTEUS: TfL is to spend US$951m upgrading its revenue collection system Transport for London (TfL) is planning to integrate its Oyster closed-loop transit card into an account-based ticketing ...

TAP TO TRANSFER: NFC P2P feature lets Samsung Galaxy users tap their phones to send money Samsung Galaxy owners in the US can now transfer funds directly to a contact’s bank account by just tapping ...

The Australian payments industry has begun implementing an increase in the country’s contactless payments transaction limit, from A$100 (US$60) to A$200 (US$120). The move is designed “to reduce the ...

Fans attending baseball matches at Fenway Park in Boston in the USA can now purchase food and drink at two outlets in the Boston Red Sox stadium using AI-powered contactless point of sale technology.

AGREEMENT: Apple is to open up access to the iPhone’s NFC functionality via Host Card Emulation The European Commission has agreed to accept Apple’s proposal to open up access to the iPhone’s NFC ...

Just over one in two (51%) UK consumers would consider making payments using a chip implanted in their hand provided it met certain criteria including medical safety and privacy protection, a new ...