Host Card Emulation

02 Feb 16 @ 11:16

Recent First Annapolis consumer research suggests that only one in five iPhone 6 users has made a purchase with Apple Pay, and that the overall adoption rate for Apple Pay... read more

01 Feb 16 @ 15:53

Payments Cards & Mobile, the award-winning publisher, and American Express, a leading global payments brand, have partnered with payments consulting firm Accourt to conduct a survey on the state of Digital Payments.... read more

19 Jan 16 @ 12:01

Barclaycard has launched a contactless mobile app for Android smartphones using HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology. The new mobile payment feature – first previewed in September last year – is finally... read more

18 Dec 15 @ 12:09

Smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung are mounting a challenge to Alibaba’s dominance of China’s emerging mobile payment market, after announcing co-operation deals with Chinese bank card network UnionPay. In twin announcements... read more

16 Dec 15 @ 17:29

Banks across the world are set to significantly increase spending on new payment technology in 2016, according to a new report from Ovum, the independent technology firm. Driven by increased... read more

25 Nov 15 @ 13:48

In  a new report from Worldpay it is predicted that the alternative payment market will leave its growing pains behind in 2016. 2016 will herald “the third age of digital payments” now that... read more

05 Nov 15 @ 12:35

28 Oct 15 @ 12:51

Apple Pay has cunningly formulated a clever tie up with American Express to bypass banks unwilling to give up their card fees by launching Apple Pay with American Express in... read more

26 Oct 15 @ 14:32

MeaWallet has agreed with Seamless to deliver cloud-based HCE payment technology to open up SEQR for contactless EMV payments. MeaWallet’s Cloud-Based Payment Platform will be fully integrated into SEQR and... read more

09 Oct 15 @ 10:48

Barclays has confirmed it will rollout Apple Pay in 2016. Signalling the first time the bank has given a firm date for the launch for the mobile payments service. In an... read more

07 Oct 15 @ 14:02

Non-cash payment volumes are expected to continue on a high growth trajectory in 2014, according to the World Payments Report 2015 from Capgemini and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). They are... read more

25 Sep 15 @ 12:12

Ahead of its much anticipated launch in the US next week, and pitting itself in direct competition with Apple Pay, Samsung released news that its mobile payment service has processed more than... read more