PARTNER NEWS: Cilab’s ci230 high speed tester takes a whole new approach to NFC testing that makes it faster and easier to conduct pre-certification testing, makes the certification process quicker ...

Nearly one in four transactions at Starbucks outlets in the US are now being made using the company’s mobile app, the coffee chain reports. The company's 2020 fiscal results show that the percentage ...

Updated 30 January 2023 Countries around the world are increasing the contactless transaction limit in a bid to lower cash usage to combat the spread of Covid-19. NFCW has collated into one table the ...

Apple Pay has launched in El Salvador and Guatemala with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by BAC Credomatic and Promerica banks in both countries as well as by Banco G&T ...

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 ...

FACE UNLOCK: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users will be able to use their face to authorise NFC payments Purchasers of Google’s new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones will be able to make NFC payments ...

Mercedes-Benz has expanded in-car parking payments to Europe and North America and also added a pre-booking parking space reservation feature ...

WEARABLE: Centurion cardholders will be able to use a Prada bracelet to make contactless payments Image: Prada/Harper’s Bazaar Holders of an American Express Centurion card will soon be able to make ...

STABLECOIN PILOT: UAE taxi passengers can now pay their fares via AE Coin on their mobile phones Passengers using taxi services provided by Abu Dhabi-based Tawasul Transport can now take part in a ...

UPGRADE: SGQR+ enables merchants to accept QR code payment using a wider range of payment schemes through a single financial institution The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is testing an ...

Amsterdam has introduced tap-in tap-out open loop contactless fare payments for public transport as part of a national rollout ...

FACE RECOGNITION: Citizens can use the biometrics stored on their digital ID card for bank authentication Residents of Colombia with a La Cédula Digital Colombiana digital national identity card can ...