Detachable Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo’s long-awaited new games console Switch will include an NFC reader and writer to exchange data with Amiibo toys, Venturebeat reports... More
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US bank to upgrade all ATMs for mobile withdrawals
US bank Wells Fargo expects to be the first bank to fully convert all its ATMs to support a mobile withdrawals service, allowing customers to get cash by entering an eight-digit code generated by the bank’s app plus their PIN into the machine, CNN Money reports... More
Australian bank offers instant digital card replacement
Customers of Australian bank ANZ who report their card as lost or stolen will be issued with a replacement card instantly through Apple Pay or Android Pay... More
Mastercard sizes up data sharing
A patent filed by Mastercard shows how it could use data from purchase histories to infer information about the cardholder that could be used, subject to privacy controls, to let merchants tailor pricing of products and services to the individual... More
Gemalto secures mobile payments and loyalty pilot
PARTNER NEWS: Retail giant Carrefour is piloting a mobile payments and loyalty service in France, secured with Gemalto’s Mobile Protector platform, that allows customers to validate payments with a PIN code or their fingerprint, receive and redeem coupons and access loyalty programs... More
Samsung Pay to get AI assistant?
Samsung is to add a virtual assistant called Bixby to Samsung Pay, a Samsung Pay Beta page seen by Galaxy Club reveals... More
PayPal extends NFC payments with Discover
US consumers will be able to make NFC mobile payments using PayPal at the point of sale wherever Discover is accepted, and use their Discover Cashback Bonus to pay at online and mobile merchants that accept PayPal... More
Vehicle recognition used in ad campaign
Vehicle recognition is being used to deliver advertisements for luxury holidays in Bermuda to London drivers with high-value cars... More
Guide explains key concepts of tokenization
A 12-page guide that presents an overview of tokenization, how it secures mobile payments and where it fits into the payment processing chain is now available to download from the NFC World Knowledge Centre... More
PCI expands protections for mobile payments
The PCI Security Standards Council has updated its card production and provisioning standard to expand protections for mobile payments... More
Visa promotes contactless payments with gold prize draw
Visa cardholders are being automatically entered into a lucky draw for the chance to win one million Thai Baht (US$28,100) worth of gold whenever they use their contactless card or Samsung Pay at more than 20 retail chains across Thailand... More
Mattel includes NFC in AI for kids
Toy maker Mattel has unveiled an NFC-enabled, voice-activated artificial intelligence assistant for children... More
Global mobile payment market to hit US$780bn in 2017
The global mobile payment market will reach US$780bn by the end of 2017, amounting to an annual increase of 25.8%, research firm TrendForce predicts... More
Germany to get nationwide mobile ticketing system
The German transport minister has unveiled plans to launch a single ticketing system across “almost all” cities in Germany that will enable commuters to pay with a chip card or mobile phone by 2019... More
Biometric smartphones double in a year
The number of smartphone models incorporating biometric technology has more than doubled in the last year, a report by Acuity Market Intelligence says... More
Samsung Pay available in Thailand
Samsung Pay is now available in Thailand through an early access programme, the company has confirmed to NFC World... More
Samsung Pay doubles users every week since Samsung Rewards launch
The number of daily Samsung Pay users has doubled every week since the launch of Samsung Rewards in the US in November 2016, the company’s Nana Murugesan revealed during a panel session at CES 2017... More
Barclays to issue cards with dynamic CVV?
UK bank Barclays is planning to issue bank cards that replace the three-digit security number on the back of the card with a dynamic CVV code that changes periodically to tackle online purchasing fraud, according to The Telegraph... More
Android Pay heading to Russia in 2017
Google is planning to bring Android Pay to Russia this year, according to Russian newspaper Izvestia... More
Biometric rear-view mirror offers in-car authentication and payments
An in-car biometric rear-view mirror that authenticates the driver using iris recognition technology has been unveiled by automotive electronics firm Gentex at CES 2017... More