Contactless

16 Jan 15 @ 10:55

In what has been a very short lived love affair, Google has stopped selling its Google Glasses product. Loved by few and lambasted by many the internet giant is shutting down... read more

12 Jan 15 @ 16:53

Amid rumours that owners AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless had decided to stop funding the NFC payments outfit little more than a year after its launch, Softcard, the... read more

12 Jan 15 @ 16:41

Stratos has announced results from its Stratos Wearables Payment study. The consumer survey found that almost one out of three (30%) of US smartphone owners already own a wearable device. The... read more

08 Jan 15 @ 10:44

A survey from payments and loyalty specialists Logic Group has found that UK consumers are embracing new technologies such as contactless and mobile payments. According to the survey, Christmas 2015... read more

08 Jan 15 @ 10:41

Pan-European payment solution provider SIX Payment Services has teamed with Hypothekarbank Lenzburg to launch the first contactless debit card in Switzerland. In partnership with SIX, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg has replaced its... read more

07 Jan 15 @ 13:21

Nine Polish banks have confirmed plans to commercially launch Visa cloud-based mobile contactless payment services from early next year, re-enforcing Poland’s reputation as a hotbed for innovation in digital payment... read more

07 Jan 15 @ 13:14

Bitcoin specialist Circle has added support for contactless mobile payments to its Android app, enabling crypto-currency enthusiasts to make instore purchases with a wave of their phone. The move follows... read more

07 Jan 15 @ 13:10

Motor manufacturer BMW has teamed up with MasterCard on a contactless credit card than can be used to pay for, unlock and operate a vehicle from the DriveNow car-sharing fleet.... read more

05 Jan 15 @ 16:15

Test tool specialist FIME has announced that its laboratories in Asia, EMEA and Korea have been qualified to perform official NFC Forum analogue certification testing. These FIME laboratories are now... read more

29 Dec 14 @ 13:38

According to the New York Times, the list of companies working with Apple Pay continues to grow. On Tuesday, Apple announced that in recent weeks the company had signed up... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 15:40

ITG Research has released  figures which show that iPhone users, via Apple Pay, were responsible for 1% of digital payment dollars spent in the month of November. The ITG Mobile Payments report, which... read more

17 Dec 14 @ 08:47

Samsung is said to be discussing a deal with a payments start-up that would help the smartphone maker introduce a mobile payments system in 2015 to rival Apple Pay, multiple sources report.... read more