19 Nov 13 @ 09:58

Gemalto is providing TSM Nordic, a company owned by Telenor and DNB, with mobile contactless technology for Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service. Telenor is Norway’s leading mobile operator with... read more

30 Oct 13 @ 09:26

NTT DOCOMO, founder of Japan’s Osaifu-Keitai mobile payments service and MasterCard have announced the upcoming commercial launch of iD/PayPass-branded payments via DOCOMO’s iD mobile credit payment system. The launch opens up some... read more

21 Oct 13 @ 12:17

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank says its latest app update, with a uniform app interface rolling out across iOS, Android and, for the first time, Windows Phone 8 will offer enhanced general... read more

15 Oct 13 @ 11:06

Gemalto has worked with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators and Octopus Cards Limited (OCL to bring mobile NFC ticketing to its subscribers, as well as a... read more

01 Oct 13 @ 11:37

Mobile commerce provider CorFire has announced a collaboration with payments innovators Wirecard to allow near field communications service (NFC) to enable mobile payments across Europe. Under the agreement, Wirecard’s products... read more

20 Sep 13 @ 12:08

Visa Europe and Volkswagen Bank are offering a mobile payment platform as of September. 500 clients of Volkswagen Bank will trial mobile payments with their iPhone, in an initial testing... read more

24 Jul 13 @ 01:36

Wind and BNL BNP Paribas Group, in collaboration with SIA and MasterCard, have started an NFC technology (Near Field Communication), which allows users to make purchases in contactless mode via... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

China Mobile and China UnionPay announced on Sunday the launch of an NFC service and mobile wallet, integrating China UnionPay’s contactless payment QuickPass with China Mobile’s mobile wallet services. So... read more

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), the... 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

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

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

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

12 Dec 24 @ 15:38

The European mobile payments landscape is undergoing a significant transformation as leading providers BLIK and Swish unveil plans to expand their iOS NFC payment capabilities. With Android users already enjoying... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:47

ČSOB, one of the largest commercial banks in the Czech Republic and part of the Belgian KBC Group have developed and launched the first mobile wallet for NFC payments in... read more

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

16 Dec 25 @ 14:29

As the European Union (EU)’s third largest economy and a world top ten economic force, Italy has experienced rapid modernisation of its payment systems in recent years, in parallel with... read more

28 Feb 25 @ 13:33

Last year, Apple announced that any third-party wallet can now build on Apple’s Near Field Communication (NFC) and Secure Element (SE) architecture. As my good friend and respected commentator Tom... read more

28 Feb 25 @ 09:25

Entrust has announced the launch of the NFC Issuer Wallet Solution for iOS, allowing European financial institutions to build their own wallet within their banking app, in addition to deploying the... read more

22 Jan 25 @ 16:38

Matera has released its latest Pix by the Numbers report, showcasing the remarkable growth of Brazil’s Pix payment system and its innovative developments for 2025. The report covers data through Q4... read more