Apple Pay will launch in China in early 2016 through a partnership with bank card association China UnionPay and with support from 15 of the country’s banks... More
Apple Pay to go live in China in early 2016
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Apple Pay goes live in Australia
Apple Pay has begun rolling out across Australia, allowing American Express cardholders to make NFC mobile payments using iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and Apple Watch devices. More
Apple Pay goes live in Canada for American Express cardholders
Apple Pay has begun rolling out across Canada, allowing American Express cardholders to pay in-store with compatible Apple devices at Amex contactless merchants as well as make purchases within participating mobile apps... More
Khosla predicts NFC will replace EMV cards in three to five years
EMV will become irrelevant in three to five years’ time and NFC will take over, Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla has told attendees during a keynote at Money20/20... More
13% rate Apple Pay as best Apple Watch feature
More than one in ten Apple Watch owners (13%) voted Apple Pay as the feature they like best about their device, 451 Research has found... More
Apple granted NFC and Touch ID patents
Apple has been granted 45 patents relating to NFC, Touch ID and Apple Watch in the US, Patently Apple reports... More
Square Cash finds time for Apple Watch
Square has updated its P2P mobile payment app to add support for Apple Watch... More
August smart lock update lets Apple Watch users unlock their front door
Smart lock maker August has updated its iOS app to allow people to unlock their front doors using an Apple Watch... More
HSBC and First Direct go live with Apple Pay in UK
HSBC and First Direct customers in the UK can now add their debit and credit cards to Apple Pay, allowing them to use their iPhone, Apple Watch or iPad to pay at more than 250,000 locations... More
Transport for London warns of Apple Pay risks
Transport for London (TfL) has warned commuters of potential risks when using Apple Pay to pay for journeys on the city’s public transport network, including a flat battery that could result in penalty fares and the possibility of being charged twice if they carry both an iPhone and Apple Watch... More
Apple Pay goes live across the UK
Apple Pay is now live across the UK, enabling consumers with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch devices to make NFC mobile payments at more than 250,000 locations and across the Transport for London (TfL) bus and underground rail network... More
Apple Watch patent transfers data in a shake
Apple’s latest patent details how an Apple Watch could exchange information with another when wearers greet each other with a handshake... More
Hill climb cars to include beacons
Vehicles taking part in British motor sports event The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) will send notifications about section times, racer profiles, course map details and videos to a visitor’s smartphone using beacons supplied by KS Technologies... More
30 more banks add Apple Pay
Apple has added a further 30 US banks and credit unions to the list of financial institutions that support Apple Pay... More
First West Credit Union unveils contactless wristband
First West Credit Union has introduced the Dashband, a wearable payment wristband that comes equipped with Visa PayWave technology to allow wearers to make contactless payments. More
Marriott Hotels lets users check in with Apple Watch
Hotel chain Marriott Hotels has released version 4.6 of its iOS mobile app that introduces support for Apple Watch, enabling users to check in, receive room-ready alerts and check out from their wrist... More
Apple Watch vulnerability could let thieves use Apple Pay
A video published by a group of hackers has demonstrated how a stolen Apple Watch could be used by the thief to make payments using Apple Pay without them having to authenticate the transactions in any way — as long as they are quick. More
AMS picks up award for NFC chip
AMS has won a Sesames award in the emerging payments category at Cartes America for its AS39230 BoostedNFC IC, the chip used by Apple in its iPhone 6 and Apple Watch devices... More
Apple Watch carries NFC components from NXP and AMS
A teardown of the Apple Watch shows a design centred on a custom processor with NFC components from NXP and AMS, ABI Research has revealed... More
Tattoos confound Apple Watch wrist detection, making Apple Pay “unusable”
Apple Watch owners with tattooed wrists have been reporting that their smartwatches are not functioning properly as the LED-based heart monitor built into the devices experiences difficulty detecting that the watch is being worn — an issue which impacts the use of Apple Pay among other features such as receiving notifications, placing phone calls and using some applications. More
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