Apple to open up the iPhone’s NFC chip in Europe?

Apple has offered to open up access to the iPhone’s NFC chip to rival mobile payments providers, “three people familiar with the matter” have told Reuters, “a move that could settle EU antitrust charges and stave off a possible hefty fine”... More











Luxembourg to trial digital identity wallet as part of EU pilot

Luxembourg woman digitally signing on an ipad as part of EU digital ID pilot

Luxembourg’s Ministry for Digitalisation and Government IT Centre (CTIE) are to test a digital identity system that allows multiple official documents to be stored and exchanged across four use cases as part of the European Union’s large-scale European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) pilot programme... More



US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes new rule to oversee Big Tech digital wallet and payment app providers

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) logo

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to subject large non-bank companies that offer consumer finance services including digital wallets and payment apps – such as Apple and Google – to the same regulatory scrutiny and oversight as banks, credit unions and other financial institutions... More




Connectivity Standards Alliance unveils communication protocol to support interoperability and promote digital access adoption

Connectivity Standards Alliance Aliro protocol on phone being used for digital access control

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has launched a new standardised communication protocol with a common credential that promotes interoperability between mobile devices, wearables and access control readers that use technologies including NFC, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and ultra wideband (UWB)... More