Contactless NFC

Mobey Forum has released a white paper which examines the important role of the secure element in delivering mobile payment services to end users. The paper, which will be of particular interest to senior...

According to reports in Australian papers, Commonwealth Bank will install 5000 contactless payment readers across Australia by Q4 2009, as it takes the lead in what is shaping as a new battleground in Australia. The...

Google is teaming up with MasterCard and Citigroup to embed technology in Android mobile devices that would allow consumers to make purchases by waving their smartphones in front of a small reader at the...

Vodafone and PayPal have agreed to allow UK customers to make contactless mobile wallet payments in shops, restaurants and on transport services with their Android smartphones, funded from their PayPal accounts. Customers can link their...

Nokia unveiled on Wednesday its Lumia 610 NFC model, first to take the emerging NFC technology that drives instant payment systems to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, and promised more models in the future. "We're bringing...

A contactless payment card for school children has been introduced in the Danish city of Aarhus in a move its developers Nets and Axicode claim will make kids' days easier, safer and cleaner. Launched in...

French EFTPOS terminal manufacturer Ingenico has confirmed that it has been contracted by Google to provide retailer check-outs with NFC hardware capable of redeeming discount coupons downloaded over an Android phone. Ingenico CEO Philippe Lazare...

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) together with Raiffeisenlandesbank Ober

Samsung is said to be discussing a deal with a payments start-up that would help the smartphone maker introduce a mobile payments system in 2015 to rival Apple Pay, multiple sources report. The technology would allow people...

SNCF (French train service) and Gemalto have presented a new service allowing travellers to purchase and recharge their transport tickets using a contactless mobile phone which incorporates NFC. The widespread integration of NFC technology into...