EXHIBITOR NEWS: Contactless wearables brand Tapster has launched a ring that uses the Fidesmo Pay platform to enable the wearer to make tokenized contactless payments... More
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UK to increase contactless transaction limit to £100 from October
The UK will begin rolling out a new £100 (US$137) spending limit for contactless payments from 15 October 2021, UK Finance has announced... More
ST opens up new markets with affordable NFC transceiver
PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has introduced an NFC transceiver that lets consumer electronics and other device makers add NFC tag reading and card emulation mode capabilities to their products “at a highly competitive price”... More
Timex launches wearable payments with Chase, Visa and Tappy
PARTNER NEWS: Timex Group has officially launched a range of watches and watch straps that let the wearer make tokenized payments at any merchant equipped to accept Visa contactless payments... More
EMVCo releases new spec that improves mobile payments quality and speeds up transit ticketing transaction times
EMVCo has issued a new specification bulletin that makes it mandatory for contactless payment terminal suppliers to make use of IQ demodulation techniques in order to receive EMVCo certification... More
Fidesmo opens NFCW Expo showcase
NFCW EXPO: Fidesmo, a contactless platform provider that makes it possible for issuers to connect payment, transit ticketing and access control cards to a wide range of both passive and active devices, has opened a booth in the NFCW Expo... More
BBC Click showcases Tappy’s wearable contactless payments technology
PARTNER NEWS: The latest episode of the British public broadcaster’s popular technology series includes a segment on wearable payments that features a demonstration of how consumers can use Tappy’s technology to add a tokenized bank card to a wide array of contactless devices, including NFC-enabled watch straps, headphones, rings, lipstick holders and more... More
Happy holidays from NFCW
NFCW is taking a short break for the festive season... More
Antelop lets banks securely display customers’ digital cards on their mobile phones
PARTNER NEWS: Antelop Solutions has launched a Secure Interface solution that enables banks to provide their customers with the ability to securely display sensitive digital card information on their mobile phones... More
Dejamobile gets Visa certification for high value contactless transaction acceptance on standard NFC devices
PARTNER NEWS: Dejamobile has received Visa certification for a solution that enables merchants to be provided with the ability to accept both low and high value contactless transactions on a standard Android NFC smartphone or tablet... More
Cilab adds support for next generation EMVCo POS terminal testing
PARTNER NEWS: NFC testing innovator Cilab has added support for EMVCo 3.0b to its high speed tester, enabling POS terminal manufacturers to quickly and easily debug and conduct pre-certification testing of their devices ahead of the new EMVCo specification coming into force in mid-2021... More
Antelop launches secure customer authentication SDK
PARTNER NEWS: Antelop Solutions has launched a new SDK that lets banks quickly and easily provide their customers with a way to use their mobile phone as a trusted, multi-factor authentication device that complies with strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements under PSD2... More
Antelop lets banks provide their customers with a way to manage tokenized cards from within their mobile banking app
PARTNER NEWS: Antelop Solutions has launched a tokenized card management solution that makes it possible for banks to provide their customers with the ability to view, control, push, update and manage the card details that they have shared with all the different mobile wallet providers and ecommerce merchants they deal with — from within their mobile banking app... More
NFC Forum reports on consumer attitudes and adoption trends across the world
Seven in ten consumers are confident with the security contactless cards/mobile wallets provide and 88% report a consistently positive user experience with NFC contactless technologies, a survey of consumers in nine countries around the world has found... More
Apple includes NFC in MagSafe accessories for new iPhones
Apple is introducing a new line of accessories under the MagSafe brand name that use NFC to communicate the identity of an accessory attached to an iPhone... More
HID Global adds employee IDs to Nymi biometric workplace wearables
PARTNER NEWS: Employers can now provide their staff with a wearable wristband that uses continuous biometric authentication to enable them to securely gain hands-free access to buildings, devices and computer networks throughout the working day... More
EU to report on its investigation into Apple Pay next week?
The European Union is to publish a report next week that will provide further information on the results of its investigation into Apple Pay and could lead to new legislation forcing Apple to provide more open access to the NFC chip in its devices, according to “documents obtained by Bloomberg”... More
Titan and SBI pick Tappy wearable payments technology for India’s first contactless payment watches
PARTNER NEWS: Watch brand Titan has partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) for the launch of a range of watches that makes use of Canada-based Tappy Tech’s wearable payments technology to let consumers make contactless transactions at POS terminals across India... More
Apple rolls out iOS 14 with support for NFC app clips
Apple has begun rolling out iOS 14, bringing with it support for App Clips that let brands and merchants use NFC tags to provide quick and easy access to mini apps... More
Giant Eagle installs checkout-free technology at GetGo Café+Market store
US supermarket chain Giant Eagle has installed checkout-free technology at a GetGo Café+Market store in the Greater Pittsburgh area, enabling customers to simply walk into the store, select the items they wish to purchase and checkout via their mobile phone... More