Customers of Japan’s Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank will soon be able to access services by using their palms for authentication... More
Archive: News in brief
NFC Forum agrees key markets promotions
The NFC Forum has signed agreements with the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), the FIDO Alliance and the Smart Ticketing Alliance to collaborate on projects that will “advance the adoption and usability of NFC in key markets and technology sectors” including automotive, public transportation and digital identity... More
Apple Pay introduces payments on the web
Apple Pay is now available for payments on the web following the release of the company’s latest iOS 10 operating system, allowing users to make online purchases using a ‘Pay with Apple Pay’ button... More
More UK banks sign up for Android Pay
UK banks Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Ulster Bank now support Android Pay... More
Ant Financial acquires EyeVerify
Alipay parent company Ant Financial has acquired biometric provider EyeVerify... More
Plastic £5 notes enter circulation in the UK
The Bank of England has begun rolling out plastic £5 (US$6.59) notes across the UK... More
NAB PayTag NFC stickers introduced
National Australia Bank is making its new NFC payments method available to customers this week... More
Mastercard reports strong US EMV uptake
Nearly nine in ten Mastercard US consumer credit cards (88%) contained chips as of July 2016, representing a 105% increase in chip card adoption since the October 2015 liability shift, the payment network has revealed... More
Ecobank Masterpass QR launches in Nigeria
Ecobank customers in Nigeria will soon be able to make in-store payments by scanning a QR code using their mobile phone or entering a merchant identifier into their feature phone... More
Amex enables loyalty points for purchases
American Express Canada is enabling cardmembers to use rewards points to pay for purchases charged to their card... More
Cardiff Blues fans get BLE beacon messages
Fans of Welsh rugby union club Cardiff Blues can now receive personalized messages and coupons on their mobile phone through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons installed at the team’s stadium... More
Venmo to get NFC mobile payments
The PayPal-owned Venmo mobile payments app may soon allow users to make in-store purchases using NFC... More
Worldwide card payments on the rise
The total number of global card purchases increased by 15% in 2015 to 270bn, almost double the 8% rise in card numbers, RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021 reveals... More
Mastercard reports on Masterpass uptake
Digital payments platform Masterpass has been available to 200m consumers in Europe as of the end of June 2016... More
Apple Pay heads to New Zealand and Russia
Apple Pay is preparing to launch in New Zealand with support from ANZ Bank New Zealand... More
Android Pay heads to the web
Android Pay will soon be available as a checkout option on mobile websites... More
Apple continues NFC support
Apple’s new flagship smartphones — the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus — as well as its second generation wearables range — the Apple Watch Series 2 — will carry support for Apple Pay... More
South Korea plans contactless authentication
The South Korean government is set to approve a service that will enable consumers to authenticate mobile payments by tapping a contactless card on the back of their NFC phone... More
Gemalto explores NFC success factors
PARTNER NEWS: Digital security giant Gemalto has published a new web page exploring the five key success factors for mobile NFC deployments... More
Visa Checkout coming to Braintree merchants
Visa Checkout will soon be offered as a service for US retailers using the PayPal-owned Braintree payments platform... More