Contactless NFC

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 interface but also welcome true...

Eurosmart, the voice of the Smart Security Industry, has released its forecasts for the worldwide shipments of microcontroller-based Smart Secure Devices and contactless smartcards in 2013 and 2014. With an estimate of 7.2 billion Smart Secure Devices...

Barclaycard has announced that its customers are spending £6.6 million per month on their contactless cards. The latest figures from Barclaycard show that contactless payments have increased threefold since 2012, with 90 million transactions predicted during...

Samsung Pay has launched in the UK. Visa account holders can now use their compatible Samsung smartphones for purchases worldwide. Visa’s tokenisation service enables cardholders to add their Visa credit and debit cards quickly and easily...

In a quiet industry move, Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T- Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless have selected Proxama to develop the Isis Mobile Wallet application for NFC-enabled devices using...

HSBC Merchant Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Payments and one of the largest independent payment processors in the UK, is set to deploy contactless payment solutions to all Post Office branches in the...

Gemalto says that PTK Centertel, an Orange group affiliate, is deploying the largest NFC program in Poland, with a commercial offer targeting several thousand users. This new initiative reinforces Gemalto's active role in Orange...

C-SAM and StarHub, Singapore’s fully integrated info-communication company announced the newest update to the SmartWallet mobile app which will enable near field communication (NFC) peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile ticketing services. The mobile ticketing innovation is the world’s...

Vodafone Wallet users will be able to pay for goods and services contactlessly using their MasterCard cards, with the service scheduled to launch to consumers in European markets within weeks. Contactless card payments using Vodafone...

From 16 September Transport for London (TfL) will introduce contactless payments for all pay as you go customers on the Tube, London Overground, DLR and Trams in addition to the capital’s buses. The new option,...