P2P mobile payments app Twyp is to be closed down in the Netherlands from 15 December 2016 after customers there said they “don’t need or want a separate app to make payments to friends”... More
Archive: Newswire
Meet NFC World’s partners at Trustech
NFC World partners Antelop Solutions, Gemalto, STMicroelectronics, NXP and Proxama will be attending the Trustech expo in Cannes, France from 29 November to 1 December... More
Antelop Solutions joins the NFC World partner program
NFC World today welcomes secure host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization provider Antelop Solutions as a member of our partner program... More
Masterpass comes to 30,000 South African merchants after SnapScan deal
South Africans can now use Mastercard’s Masterpass digital wallet to pay for goods and services at more than 30,000 merchants accepting SnapScan in South Africa, using their mobile phones by scanning a QR code at the point of sale... More
Jaguar files face and gait recognition system patent for vehicle entry
Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar is working on a facial and gait recognition system for vehicle owners to unlock their cars, enhancing the development of “vehicle personalisation”, according to a patent filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office last month... More
The NFC World team welcomes Christopher Brown as our new editor
The NFC World team is pleased to announce that we have a new editor, Christopher Brown, who is joining us from BBC News... More
Samsung Pay adds Singapore transport payments with EZ-Link
Samsung Pay users in Singapore can add their EZ-Link NFC SIM cards to compatible Samsung devices and pay for public transport as well as retail purchases, in the same way as they would using their plastic EZ-Link contactless transit card... More
Text messages via household chemicals could lead to harmless medical nanotechnology
A machine that translates digital messages and transmits them using household chemicals could provide low-cost, self-powered nanotechnology devices that could travel around the human body harmlessly... More
McDonald’s South Africa pilots QR code mobile payments with WeChat
McDonald’s South Africa is piloting a mobile payment service at select restaurants in Johannesburg and Cape Town using social messaging app WeChat Africa, enabling customers to complete purchases by presenting QR codes generated by the app at the point of sale... More
Liquid Pay targets 25,000 retailers in Singapore with QR code mobile payments
Some 25,000 retail locations in Singapore are expected to accept a new mobile payment service within the next 12 months... More
US researchers claim discovery of ‘missing link’ for internet of things
A miniature, self-sufficient WiFi device which uses virtually no energy has the potential to be the “missing link” for the internet of things, its developers at Stanford University in the US claim... More
Carta to host payments and fintech leaders at Mobey Day Toronto
PARTNER NEWS: Carta Worldwide is preparing to welcome leaders from across the payments and financial technology industry to the first Mobey Day in North America, to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto from 7-8 December... More
Starbucks takes mobile payments to 260 stores in Indonesia
Customers at coffee chain Starbucks in Indonesia can now make mobile payments at 260 stores nationwide by scanning a barcode at the point of sale using the company’s mobile app and completing the payment using a registered Starbucks Card... More
NFC and blockchain combined to create supply chain security solution
Pharmaceuticals, fine art and forensic evidence could be secured along their supply chains by a new identity and authentication prototype, incorporating NFC chips and blockchain registration and verification, unveiled by US blockchain and internet of things firm Chronicled... More
Biometrics in cars to ‘radically transform the driving experience’, report predicts
One in three new cars will feature some form of biometric feature by 2025, a report by Frost & Sullivan’s Intelligent Mobility team predicts, with partnerships between automotive OEMs and wearable providers resulting in faster penetration of biometrics into the industry... More
Visa warns of ‘serious disruption’ to online payments from EBA proposal
Visa is warning a proposal from the European Banking Authority (EBA) requiring every online transaction over €10 (US$10.61) to have additional authentication steps at checkout will “seriously disrupt online shopping and cause inconvenience for consumers”... More
Covent Garden offers augmented reality gift for Christmas shoppers
London’s Covent Garden shopping district is showcasing what it claims to be the largest showcase of augmented reality (AR) technology attempted in one location, with Christmas shoppers offered exclusive offers, gift guides and immersive shopping experiences... More
Chase Pay goes live at Starbucks and Best Buy
Chase Pay has launched across 7,500 Starbucks and nearly 1,400 Best Buy locations across the US, allowing shoppers to make payments by scanning a QR code at the point of sale... More
Apple Pay advertising sparks strong rise in contactless payments at vending machines
Digital advertising promoting the availability of Apple Pay at unattended vending machines has resulted in a 36.5% increase in overall sales for cashless vending machine technology provider USA Technologies (USAT) as well as a 135.2% increase in NFC mobile payments, a six-month study now available to download from the NFC World Knowledge Centre reveals... More
Barclays pilots cash withdrawals using NFC mobile phones and contactless cards
UK bank Barclays has begun piloting a contactless mobile cash service that will enable customers to withdraw cash with a tap of their NFC mobile phones or contactless debit card... More