Contactless

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto is collaborating with China’s UnionPay to build a secure mobile NFC ecosystem. UnionPay is China’s leading payment scheme and has the world’s largest network of payment cards, with more... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa and Samsung announced a global alliance that combines Visa’s expertise in payments with Samsung’s leadership in mobile device technology – an alliance that has the potential to significantly accelerate the availability of... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM and AllynisTrusted Services Management (TSM) platform are at the core of Brazil’s first mobile NFC payment program. TIM Brasil, a mobile operator with ... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Norway’s Telenor will next week announce plans for a commercial launch of NFC with the country’s largest bank. The operator plans to launch NFC-based mobile payments in summer 2013 with... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Matthew Hudson, head of business development for fares and ticketing at Transport for London (TfL) is “not convinced” about mobile payments using NFC, according to Techworld who reported a speech he made... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

According to de Telegraaf, a new NFC pilot program involving wireless carrier KPN, payment giant MasterCard and three Dutch banks — ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — will launch this... read more

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

As part of the new NFC Experience at Mobile World Congress, four partners have come together to deliver a mobile contactless payment experience.   CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe... read more

13 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa Europe and Streamline have today confirmed further roll out for contactless payment through their partnership with Boots UK stores. The announcement follows a successful initial launch which has seen... read more

05 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa Europe announced that contactless cards will be rolled out to RBS and NatWest cardholders in the UK. Over 2 million eligible RBS and NatWest customers will receive a contactless... read more

30 Jan 13 @ 00:00

A recent survey released by ACI Worldwide reveals that the retail industry is bracing for transition as mobile payments, EMV migration deadlines and questions over PCI data security standards dominate... read more

22 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Bell ID says its Token Manager Software is being used by Research In Motion (RIM) in its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution for NFC mobile payments.  Bell ID Mobile Token... read more

22 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Telefonica Deutschland will make available a smartphone-to-smartphone direct money transfer service and a digital wallet from mid-February, saying it is investing early in new growth markets of the future and... read more