Contactless

05 Sep 16 @ 14:58

Google is rumoured to start the Android Pay, digital payment service, using smartphones in Japan as early as autumn, in cooperation with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, sources close to the... read more

05 Sep 16 @ 12:38

There has been much written about the Australian banks pushing Apple Pay to loosen its grip on the technology that enables mobile payments. The result could bode well for US... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 09:32

For the first time on the Russian market, MDM Bank, one of the largest private banks in Russia, has launched single-tap Mastercard Contactless mobile payments with no additional passwords. Using... read more

15 Aug 16 @ 11:53

Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous... read more

12 Aug 16 @ 10:58

CVS, which has yet to adopt Apple Pay and other NFC-based payment services, has launched a mobile payment solution of its own. It’s aptly called CVS Pay, and it shows... read more

04 Aug 16 @ 10:38

Mastercard announced that 80% of its US consumer credit cards have chips, representing an 88% increase in chip card adoption since the October 1, 2015 liability shift started to bring... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:47

ČSOB, one of the largest commercial banks in the Czech Republic and part of the Belgian KBC Group have developed and launched the first mobile wallet for NFC payments in... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:35

Apple Pay now accounts for 75% of US contactless payments and the estimated number of monthly users is up by more than 450% year-on-year, Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed. More than... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:21

Hong Kong’s ­Octopus cards announced on Tuesday an app for Apple devices is to be launched, a week after ­Apple Pay went live in the city. To use the system,... read more

22 Jul 16 @ 10:49

Spending for goods and services tied to payment cards issued in the Asia-Pacific region are identified by network brands – Visa, UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, and Diners Club.

20 Jul 16 @ 12:58

In the world of mobile payments, tokenization has gained notoriety as the underlying technology enabling banks to secure mobile NFC payments using host card emulation (HCE). There is no contesting... read more

19 Jul 16 @ 11:52

Visa says that Visa debit and credit cardholders from French banks Banque Populaire et Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE group) now have access to Apple Pay which launches today. Apple Pay can be used at any... read more