Visitors to China can now link their international credit cards, including cards issued by Visa, Mastercard, JCB and Discover, to an Alipay or WeChat Pay digital wallet and use them to make payments for goods and services at merchants across the country... More
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New York’s Omny system tops 1bn taps for contactless fare payments
Passengers on New York’s subway and bus services have now tapped their contactless bank or transit card, smartphone or wearable device to pay fares using the Omny open loop fare payment system more than 1bn times since it launched in May 2019, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reports... More
One in five Brits now prefer using their mobile phone to make payments in stores
One in five UK consumers (20%) prefers using mobile payment services such as Apple Pay over cash (17%) or chip & PIN card payments (10%) for in-store purchases, a survey has revealed... More
EU cybersecurity agency lays out standardisation requirements for European Digital Identity Wallet
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has laid out a set of standardisation requirements and recommendations for the proposed European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI) to ensure that its issuance aligns with the EU’s cybersecurity policy... More
LA Metro adds support for fare capping to TAP contactless ticketing system
LA Metro in the US city of Los Angeles has added support for fare capping to its TAP transit ticketing system so passengers making contactless fare payments with their physical TAP transit card or mobile app pay no more than the price of a daily or weekly pass no matter how many journeys they make on any given day or in any seven-day period... More
Apple Pay goes live in Morocco
Apple Pay has launched in Morocco with support for debit and credit cards issued by Crédit Immobilier et Hôtelier (CIH) and Groupe Crédit Agricole du Maroc banks... More
Samsung Wallet lets US students add a campus ID to their Galaxy smartphone
Students with Galaxy smartphones at 68 colleges, universities and higher education institutions across the USA can now add a digital version of their student identity card to Samsung Wallet and use it to access campus buildings and to make contactless onsite purchases... More
Amazon to roll out contactless pay by palm technology to Whole Foods Market stores across the USA
Amazon-owned retail chain Whole Foods Market is to enable customers to gain access to the supermarket and make contactless payments for their purchases with their palm at all of its more than 500 outlets across the USA... More
Puma uses NFC to link physical sneakers with unique digital content
Purchasers of a limited edition pair of RS-XL sneakers in sportswear brand Puma’s Evolution of the Mixtape collection will be able to access digital content including exclusive music and videos by scanning an NFC tag embedded in the shoe with their smartphone... More
US EV maker lets drivers lock and unlock vehicles with a glance
US electric vehicle manufacturer Mullen Automotive is enabling owners of its commercial and consumer vehicles to lock and unlock vehicle doors and initiate functions including safety features and charging options with their face... More
Apple to roll out Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil
Merchants in Brazil will soon be able to accept contactless payments on their Apple iPhone without needing any additional hardware or accessories... More
Transport for NSW adds Apple Pay Express mode to Opal contactless ticketing system
Apple users travelling on public transport services operated by Transport for NSW in the Australian state of New South Wales can now make contactless payments for their journeys with their iPhone or Apple Watch without needing to unlock their device... More
Eurostar goes live with biometric ticketing at London’s St Pancras station
Business Premier and Carte Blanche ticket holders travelling on Eurostar rail services from London’s St Pancras International station to continental Europe can now pass through UK passport checks and board the train using face verification alone... More
Fidesmo partners with Wearonize to roll out a scalable wearable payments solution
EXHIBITOR NEWS: Contactless platform provider Fidesmo has partnered with payment services provider Wearonize to “establish a new standard for contactless payments” by offering issuers and wearable manufacturers a more efficient and cost-effective solution for integrating contactless payments into wearable devices... More
L’Oréal cosmetics brand to launch face stickers with NFC
L’Oréal cosmetics brand Shu Uemura has unveiled limited edition stickers embedded with an NFC chip that purchasers can place on their face and then scan with their NFC smartphone to create digital content... More
One in four central banks are now piloting a retail CBDC
One in four central banks are now piloting a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) that consumers would be able to use to make payments, a survey of central banks around the world conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found... More
Apple goes live in the UK with Tap to Pay on iPhone
Merchants in the UK can now use their Apple iPhone to accept contactless payments, with no additional hardware required, Apple has announced... More
China to add support for digital yuan payments to social security cards
Chinese banks have joined a government initiative to add support for payments made using China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to physical state-issued social security cards, according to local media reports... More
Bandai to launch wearable NFC gaming and fitness wristband
Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America is to release a wearable gaming and fitness wristband that enables users to initiate battles with other players by tapping the band on NFC devices such as smartphones and games consoles... More
Moscow Metro reports 320,000 face biometric fare payment users
More than 320,000 passengers have now used Moscow Metro’s FacePay face biometrics service to pay for more than 67m trips, the transportation operator reports, up from 220,000 registered users and 32m journeys in January 2023... More