US bank Chase is to begin supporting Microsoft Wallet “next year” according to a tweet from Chase Support... More
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PNC goes live with Microsoft Wallet
Customers of US bank PNC can now add PNC Visa consumer and small business debit and credit cards to Microsoft Wallet... More
Researchers develop NFC on-skin electronics
A group of students from MIT Media Lab have teamed up with Microsoft Research to develop interactive and customizable on-skin electronics equipped with an NFC chip for transferring information to a mobile device... More
Windows Hello heads to apps and websites
Microsoft is to extend its Windows Hello biometric authentication solution into apps and websites via the Microsoft Edge browser... More
Australian banks seek stronger negotiating powers with third party mobile wallet providers
A group of Australian banks have submitted an application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), urging for the right to ensure they are able to “collectively negotiate” with third party mobile wallet providers. More
Microsoft launches NFC payments for Windows 10 phones
Microsoft has introduced an NFC payment feature for users of Windows 10 Mobile devices in the US through its Microsoft Wallet app... More
Microsoft to launch HCE mobile payments with Wallet 2.0
Microsoft will unveil a new Wallet 2.0 app this summer that will bring with it host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments, an internal build of the updated app seen by Windows Central reveals... More
Microsoft to open up Windows Hello to wearables
Microsoft is to open up its Windows Hello biometric authentication solution so users can unlock a Windows 10 PC or laptop with a wearable device, the company announced during a keynote at Computex in Taiwan... More
Polish bank brings HCE payments to Windows 10 devices
Customers of Poland’s Bank Pekao with a Windows 10 Mobile device can now use the bank’s PeoPay host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payment service to make transactions at any contactless terminal... More
Microsoft unveils $200 Lumia 650 handset with NFC
A new Windows 10 smartphone pitched at business users offers NFC connectivity and Microsoft app integration for less than US$200. The Lumia 650 will be available in select European markets beginning February 15, Microsoft says. The device is also expected to include support for host card emulation (HCE). More
Wallet app for Windows 10 gets loyalty cards
Microsoft is adding support for loyalty cards to the Wallet app for Windows 10 Mobile... More
Xbox One enables on-screen mobile payments through PowaTag
Xbox One gamers across the US can now make online purchases from the game console’s new ecommerce store by scanning on-screen barcodes with their mobile device. TV commerce solutions provider Von Bismark has worked with Powa Technologies to roll out The Mall on Xbox One, which will make use of Powa’s mobile payments platform PowaTag. More
Microsoft to launch mobile payments?
Microsoft is looking to relaunch Windows Wallet, a mobile payments app that stores credit cards and coupons for in-store and online payments through Windows devices, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore has told The Verge... More
MasterCard partners with P97 to enable mobile payments and rewards at the pump
MasterCard has announced a global partnership with mobile payments at the pump provider P97 to enable mobile payments and rewards at gas stations and convenience stores that are equipped with P97’s PetroZone platform... More
Microsoft adds Windows Hello to new devices
Microsoft has added its Windows Hello biometric authentication solution to its Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL devices, launched at a press event in New York this week... More
Office 365 users get NFC access
ID card provider HID Global has integrated its ActivID Tap Authentication solution with Microsoft’s Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS) to allow users of Microsoft Office 365 to access corporate cloud applications, data and services by tapping a smartcard against an NFC device... More
Almost one in six US consumers are using mobile wallets
Almost one in six US consumers (15%) have used a mobile wallet in the past six months, up from 9% in the same period in 2013, and an additional 22% are likely to adopt mobile wallet functionality in the coming six months, a study released by market research and consulting firm Chadwick Martin Bailey has found... More
Microsoft seeks US payments licenses
Microsoft could be poised to enter the payments business after it emerged the software giant has applied for licenses to operate as a money transmitter in all 50 US states... More
Windows 10 for mobile gets HCE
Microsoft is to introduce support for host card emulation (HCE) payments in the mobile version of its Windows 10 operating system... More
Microsoft says Hello to biometric security
Windows 10 users will be able to use biometric technology to secure access to their devices, Microsoft has announced... More