Consumers across the UK can now make host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments using German payments technology provider Wirecard’s Boon service... More
Boon launches in the UK and adds Apple Pay support
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NFC Forum moves closer to interoperable NFC ticketing
The NFC Forum and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) have entered into a cooperation agreement in a step towards providing interoperable contactless public transport access and ticketing using a broad range of NFC-enabled devices worldwide... More
Proxama integrates Discover’s D-PAS into EMV enablement solution
PARTNER NEWS: NFC and mobile payments pioneer Proxama has completed the integration of Discover’s D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) contactless product into its EMV enablement solution... More
Google Authenticator to get NFC and BLE?
The Google Authenticator app, which generates two-step verification codes as an additional layer of security when signing in, will soon add support for NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), an APK teardown reported by Android Police reveals... More
Apple Pay to get Visa and MasterCard support in Canada?
Apple Pay will be expanding to Visa and MasterCard in Canada by May 10, “barring any unforeseen circumstances,” iPhone in Canada reports... More
Payback to add NFC payments to mobile app
German loyalty program Payback is to launch a new app in May that will include loyalty points, coupons and NFC mobile payments... More
PayPal CEO announces NFC payments expansion
Vodafone Wallet with PayPal NFC-enabled payments is now live in Spain and is expected to be made available across Europe throughout the “back half of 2016”, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman revealed during the company’s Q1 earnings call. More
Deutsche Bank to launch NFC payments in Q3
Customers of Deutsche Bank will be able to make NFC mobile payments using the version of its mobile banking app that will become available for Android in the third quarter of this year... More
Australia’s ANZ adds support for Apple Pay
Customers of Australia’s ANZ bank can now make payments using Apple Pay with either an ANZ Visa debit or credit card or an ANZ American Express credit card... More
More than half of payment cards shipped in 2015 were contactless
Contactless technology was built into 56% of all smart cards shipped globally excluding the Americas in 2015, up from 42% in 2014, the Smart Payment Association reports... More
Adidas builds NFC into racing suits for FIA authentication
Adidas has developed a connected race suit that comes equipped with an NFC chip to confirm whether or not the product complies with current Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) regulations. More
Tutuka to roll out cloud-based payments with Proxama
PARTNER NEWS: Prepaid card processor Tutuka has begun the implementation of digital payment solutions provider Proxama’s Digital Enablement Platform (DEP) for a fully independent cloud-based payment (CBP) solution in the Middle East, Asia and Africa... More
NFC SIM shipment remains static in 2015 due to Softcard closure
The global number of NFC SIM card shipments remained static during 2015 following the closure of the Softcard mobile wallet in the US last year, the SIMalliance has revealed, despite reporting significant NFC SIM growth across Asia and Europe. More
Vodafone Wallet wins PX Award
PARTNER NEWS: Transaction technology provider Carta Worldwide, PayPal and Vodafone have won the ‘International Program of the Year’ award for Vodafone Wallet at the PX Payments Awards in Canada... More
42% of UK mobile users don’t trust NFC mobile payments
More than four in ten mobile users in the UK (42%) feel that NFC mobile payments are not secure, research from Ofcom reveals... More
Xiaomi to launch Xiaomi Pay in China
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is to launch an NFC based Xiaomi Pay mobile payment service in partnership with China UnionPay... More
Fibank launches HCE in Bulgaria
Customers of First Investment Bank (Fibank) of Bulgaria can now make host card emulation (HCE) based payments through its mobile banking app using a digital card supplied by MasterCard... More
Banco Santander launches HCE in Spain
Customers of Banco Santander in Spain can now make host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments using their NFC devices and the Santander Wallet mobile app... More
Micromax to launch NFC mobile payments with TranServ and Visa
Handset maker Micromax will soon begin offering its customers in India an NFC mobile payment service through a collaboration with Visa and payment solutions provider TranServ. More
Bell ID white paper explores tokenization
A 26-page white paper that explores tokenization, how it is implemented and the role of token service providers (TSPs), token vaults and token domains is now available to download from the NFC World+ Knowledge Centre... More