Contactless

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Nearly three years since rumors began to swirl that the major mobile network operators (MNOs) sought to provide NFC payments, the Isis mobile wallet finally launched in late October 2012. ... read more

26 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will ensure the security of applications in Telefónica Germany’s electronic wallet, the O2 Wallet. In February the telecommunications company became the first network operator in Germany... read more

22 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Turkish banks are continuing to develop their products & services and offer practical solutions for facilitating the lives of card users thanks to the investments they make in parallel with... read more

22 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Spanish financial services provider Banco Sabadell, in partnership with Telefonica and BlackBerry, have launched a pilot project for contactless payments with NFC-enabled mobile phones. Trial participants, which are also Banco... read more

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, today announces the launch of Visa payWave products in Credit Dnepr Bank, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.... read more

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Contactless payments at sandwich chain Pret A Manger have boomed over the past 12 months, according to the firm’s director of IT, delivery and support, Andy Chalklin. "Contactless payments in... read more

13 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The UK’s largest independent Co-operative, The Midcounties Co-operative, is upgrading its payment systems with faster processing, enhanced security and new contactless functionality from Transaction Network Services (TNS). Midcounties Co-operative, which... read more

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto and SIA, a major international payments processor, are joining forces to support rapid deployment of NFC services throughout Italy. Gemalto and SIA team up for the first national TSM infrastructure in... read more

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Bankinter has developed an NFC payments solution that works without a secure element, potentially cutting out both mobile network operators and players like Google from the NFC payments business. Bankinter’s technology... read more

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has advanced its specification for the Management of Mobile NFC Services to specifically address how service providers can connect... read more

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM card has been selected by China Unicom to secure its mobile wallet program. China Unicom is the nation’s second-largest wireless operator, with more than 220... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard has introduced MasterPass –“the future of digital payments”.  MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as... read more