About Mike Clark
Mike is a former newspaper editor, direct marketer and games developer with a strong technical background. He has contributed to NFCW since its launch in 2008. DM stories and tip-offs to @mpclark.
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Mike is a former newspaper editor, direct marketer and games developer with a strong technical background. He has contributed to NFCW since its launch in 2008. DM stories and tip-offs to @mpclark.
Email [email protected]
Event ticketing platform Eventbrite is taking the first steps towards allowing organisers to accept contactless payments at the door on standard NFC devices via the company’s Organizer app, “letting attendees breeze through ticket and event purchases with a simple tap on their phone.”... More
Biometric card pioneer Zwipe is shifting its focus from payments to instead target the access control market after seeing disappointing market adoption of biometric payment cards. More
Google Pay is to take India’s real-time payments system to other countries after signing a deal with the scheme’s manager. More
The NFC Forum has produced a 22-page ebook on the role NFC can play in digital product passports. More
Singapore and Malaysia are to start using QR codes instead of passports at their land border, to speed up clearance of travellers at checkpoints. More
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has introduced contactless payment at its checkout-free concept store in London... More
Google Wallet can now display airline boarding passes as QR codes on Wear OS smartwatches... More
A new study from Swiss National Bank has revealed that the increases in contactless transaction limits that were rushed through in many countries during the Covid pandemic drove an increase in the use of contactless payments but led to only a minor increase in adoption of the technology... More
A new group has been set up to develop a national ‘tap and cap’ ticketing solution for England... More
Transport for Athens (OASA), the company that operates metro, tram, trolleybus and bus services in the Greek capital, is to upgrade its automated fare collection system to allow boarding with bank cards and mobile devices and to support multi-modal mobility-as-a-service ticketing... More
Computer accessories maker Belkin has introduced an NFC-enabled motorized iPhone stand that allows the device’s camera to follow a person as they move around a room... More
NFCW is taking a short break for the festive season... More
A new guide to advertising, sponsorship and exhibition opportunities with NFCW and Contactless World Congress is now available... More
The latest versions of Apple’s smartwatches — the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 — feature a new ultra wideband (UWB) chip to deliver precision location services... More
CWC SPEAKER RECAP: Contactless World Congress is a year-round online conference and expo that brings you presentations from industry experts on the subjects that matter to those in the global contactless business... More
Google has announced three new devices at its annual I/O developers’ conference — two smartphones with NFC and a tablet with ultra wideband... More
Welcome to the 33 new members who joined the NFCW Knowledge Centre in March, representing private, government and academic organisations in 17 countries and at all stages of their contactless journeys... More
If you’d like to know more about taking contactless payments with stock Android and Apple mobile phones join us for our ‘SoftPOS case study’ webinar at 3pm GMT today... More
European omnichannel payments leader Trust Payments will share the lessons learned from developing a software-only payments acceptance solution for large and small merchants across Europe at NFCW’s next Contactless World Congress event on 21 February... More
NFCW’s Contactless World Congress online event series is to undergo a change in format to better align with feedback we’ve received from potential speakers, attendees and sponsors... More