Contactless

05 Aug 14 @ 14:40

In another bout of analyst fuelled prospecting, Apple and Visa are now deepening their relationship – Pacific Crest analysts issued a report in which they declare that “we think a partnership between Apple and Visa would... read more

04 Aug 14 @ 10:34

The use of contactless cards to make contactless payments has continued to gain monthly momentum in the UK, according to figures released by Visa Europe today. Consumers made almost 20 million... read more

01 Aug 14 @ 11:47

Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ, Intesa Sanpaolo Group), Intesa Sanpaolo Card and American Express have initiated a pilot to test – for the first time – HCE (Host Card Emulation) for... read more

30 Jul 14 @ 15:33

Japanese game console maker Nintendo is enabling gamers in Japan to purchase titles on Nintendo’s eShop by tapping their contactless NFC payment cards against their Wii U controllers. Nintendo is... read more

28 Jul 14 @ 17:07

Four Asian telcos have formed an NFC alliance to ensure cross-border compatibility of mobile payment systems and branding. Japan’s KDDI, Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), Hong Kong Telecommunication and Korea’s SK Planet... read more

25 Jul 14 @ 11:59

From 16 September Transport for London (TfL) will introduce contactless payments for all pay as you go customers on the Tube, London Overground, DLR and Trams in addition to the... read more

24 Jul 14 @ 14:57

In a further round of speculation and rumour, Apple’s talks with companies in the payment industry have been heating up in recent months regarding the launch of a mobile wallet,... read more

22 Jul 14 @ 15:22

Westpac is trialling Host Card Emulation  mobile payments (HCE digital wallet), the first bank in New Zealand to actively do so and one of only a handful of banks globally... read more

17 Jul 14 @ 09:22

Thus far, bank rollouts of mobile payment and wallet services have been hindered by multiple factors from the dependency on the secure element owner, the inability to deploy wallet services... read more

16 Jul 14 @ 09:39

Belgium’s BASE mobile subscribers in Germany can now make contactless payments using their smartphone at the supermarket, when filling up their car and in restaurants using the “BASE Wallet” digital... read more

15 Jul 14 @ 16:50

Australian credit union CUA have partnered with Cuscal to rollout redi2PAY mobile payment app that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone running the latest Andorid operating system – KitKat 4.4 or later – into a... read more

11 Jul 14 @ 11:05

Throughout 2013 Visa cardholders used their contactless cards to make more than 94.3 million purchases in the UK compared to just under 25 million contactless purchases in 2012. Contactless purchases... read more