What's New in Payments

BBVA launches NFC payments based on Visa HCE specifications

BBVA's digital wallet can make NFC payments

BBVA has become the first bank to launch a commercial NFC payments service that makes use of Visa’s cloud-based payments specifications. Customers in Spain with an Android NFC handset can use host card emulation (HCE) to make contactless payments today and the service will be extended to customers in the US, Mexico and Chile later this year. More



What's New in Payments

LevelUp offers restaurants real-time customer feedback

LevelUp

LevelUp has added in-app surveys to its mobile payments platform, enabling restaurant owners to collect feedback from customers and respond straight away to any complaints. The idea, LevelUp says, is to give merchants a way to identify and instantly resolve any problems before a diner has the chance to tell friends or post about a bad experience on social media. More


What's New in Payments

Android L to offer wide range of new features for mobile payments and commerce

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The next generation of Android, unveiled at the Google I/O developer conference, will offer mobile payments, banking and commerce providers a wide range of new functions. Android L includes support for BLE’s peripheral mode, tighter integration with Android Wear devices, new security features, upgraded notifications and enhancements to Google Play and carrier billing. More




Air France to test NFC

Air France is to run an NFC pilot at airports in Paris and Toulouse from 2 July, enabling a selected group of customers to download their boarding pass to their NFC phone... More


HID adds BLE to digital keys platform

ID card provider HID Global has begun beta testing a new version of its Seos mobile keys platform that adds Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support to its existing NFC functionality. The addition means that users will also be able to use their mobile phone to access services, such as car parks, that can benefit from a longer read range than that provided by NFC, HID’s Sylvia Edmands has told NFC World+. More