Host Card Emulation

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

19 Jul 16 @ 09:53

In what has started off as a bad week for the telco-led mobile wallet market both New Zealands Semble and Canada’s suretap have decided to remove themselves from the crowded... read more

13 Jul 16 @ 10:24

For over a year after its introduction, Apple Pay was the only real option for consumers who wanted to pay with their smartphone. That changed towards the end of 2015,... read more

13 Jul 16 @ 09:54

Seamless Distribution AB (Seamless) has acquired the Norwegian contactless payments technology company MeaWallet AS (MeaWallet). The purchase price amounts to approximately SEK 42.8  (£3.78) million and payment is made through... read more

05 Jul 16 @ 09:41

UAE banks have agreed to move forward with a mobile wallet project which will all devices to accept mWallets payments. The Mobile Wallet Project is expected to see AED50 billion... read more

30 Jun 16 @ 10:09

Nets has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS partnership, to launch a new NFC mobile wallet solution powered by its HCE and tokenisation platform. The BOKIS partnership includes... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:16

A FinTech based UK could become a cashless society within 20 years according to research published by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company, to coincide with London Technology Week... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:11

Mobile payments use has become widespread: 45% of US consumers report having made a mobile payment, which translates to approximately 114 million adults. Expansion in the use of mobile payments over... read more

16 Jun 16 @ 10:21

Worldline has become the first player to be end-to-end Visa-certified to run in-house HCE payments solution. This enables Issuers to provide their clients with Visa payWave on their Android mobile NFC... read more

15 Jun 16 @ 14:48

According to a report by Windows Central, Microsoft will unveil Microsoft Wallet 2.0 app along with NFC in the upcoming Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update that may happen sometime this... read more

10 Jun 16 @ 10:17

According to eMarketer, the number of people in China using their phones to pay at the point of sale more than doubled last year, and by 2020, almost half of... read more