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Utah to pilot NFC and QR code-enabled mobile driving licences

By Tom Phillips • 9 April 2021 • Updated 9 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Utah NFC and QR mobile driving licence

The US state of Utah is to pilot a mobile driving licence (mDL) that will enable drivers to provide digital proof of their identity, licence status and age by tapping their mobile device on an NFC reader or by showing a QR code for scanning... More


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Patent shows how Apple Pay could automatically select a card based on the user’s location

By Tom Phillips • 9 April 2021 • Updated 9 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Patent diagram showing how Apple Pay could auto select a card based on user location

Apple Pay users could be able to make contactless payments and other transactions with merchants or transit providers without having to manually select the correct payment, rewards or transit card or other digital credential from within their mobile wallet... More


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Turkey mandates use of NFC identity checks for remote bank account opening

By Tom Phillips • 8 April 2021 • Updated 8 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Turkey Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) logo

Consumers in Turkey wanting to open a bank account remotely will be able to do so via a video-based digital onboarding system that requires them to verify their identity using an NFC-enabled ID document, according to a new regulation issued by the country’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). More


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Ypsomed leverages NFC to enable remote monitoring of insulin delivery compliance

By Tom Phillips • 8 April 2021 • Updated 8 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Ypsomed NFC autoinjectors for remote health monitoring

NFC labels attached to disposable insulin pens are enabling diabetes patients who self-administer regular insulin injections to ensure that they adhere to their therapy plans as well as receiving interactive guidance and assistance with their treatment... More


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Visa reports 1bn extra contactless transactions in Europe since payment limit rises

By Tom Phillips • 7 April 2021 • Updated 7 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Smartphone making Visa contactless transaction

Visa has processed 1bn additional PIN-less, touch-free payments since 29 countries across Europe increased contactless transaction limits in response to the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the card network reports... More


US Army looks to replace plastic ID cards with biometric authentication

By Tom Phillips • 7 April 2021 • Updated 7 April 2021 • nfcw.com
US Army plastic ID card in use

The US Army is aiming to introduce a biometric identification and access control system at military facilities to replace its current smartcard-based Common Access Card (CAC) and reduce the risk of transmitting Covid-19 through the handling of physical cards... More


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NFC-enabled smart bandage aids healing, could detect Covid-19 symptoms, researchers say

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
NFC smart bandage with smartphone

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a smart bandage incorporating wireless sensors and an NFC tag that can monitor a patient’s temperature and skin strain level, apply pressure to help a wound heal and transmit data to healthcare providers via a smartphone app... More


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More than 100m Americans to make an in-store mobile payment in 2021

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
US in-store mobile payments forecast graph 2020 - 2025

The number of American consumers using their smartphone to make in-store mobile payments will reach 101.2 million in 2021 following a 29% increase in usage during 2020, according to an eMarketer forecast... More


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East Caribbean Central Bank launches digital currency

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Shoppers using East Caribbean Central Bank digital currency on their smartphones

Residents of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St Kitts and Nevis can now pay for goods and services and make peer-to-peer money transfers from their smartphones using the East Caribbean Central Bank’s DCash central bank digital currency (CBDC)... More


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Developers adopt NFC tags to encourage plastic recycling

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
NFC tags being used to encourage plastics recycling

Consumers may soon be able to collect rewards at smart recycling points and kerbside collections for recycling plastic bottles and other reusable packaging fitted with NFC labels that uniquely identify each item... More


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Chinese banks roll out digital yuan wallets

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Peoples Bank of China logo

Customers of all six state-owned Chinese banks can now apply for test versions of the banks’ digital yuan wallets as the country rolls out the next phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot programme in the city of Changsha.  More


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GSMA reports ‘dramatic acceleration’ in mobile money transactions

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021 • nfcw.com
GSMA mobile money report graphic

The number of registered mobile money accounts globally grew by 13% in 2020 to reach a total of more than 1.2bn, according to research by the GSMA... More


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Thai and Vietnamese central banks roll out cross-border QR payments

By Tom Phillips • 1 April 2021 • Updated 1 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Bank of Thailand logo

The Bank of Thailand and the State Bank of Vietnam have launched an interoperable cross-border payments system that will enable Thai visitors to Vietnam and Vietnamese visitors to Thailand to make QR code-based payments for goods and services using their mobile banking app. More


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Afterpay launches virtual card for ‘buy now, pay later’ in-store purchases

By Tom Phillips • 1 April 2021 • Updated 1 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Afterpay virtual card on Apple Wallet for buy-now pay-later in-store purchases

Consumers in Australia can now make payments for in-store purchases using a digital card issued by buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Afterpay that lets them automatically pay for their purchases in four equal instalments... More


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Visa settles first transaction in digital currency

By Tom Phillips • 1 April 2021 • Updated 1 April 2021 • nfcw.com
Visa USDC digital currency illustration

Visa has become the first major payments network to settle a transaction with an issuing or acquiring partner by exchanging funds in digital currency rather than in traditional fiat currency... More


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Apple Pay goes live in South Africa

By Tom Phillips • 31 March 2021 • Updated 31 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple Pay on smartphone and watch for Discovery Bank Visa South Africa

Apple Pay has rolled out in South Africa with support for Visa cards issued by Absa and Discovery Bank and for Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards issued by Nedbank... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Sydney integrates digital Opal card with rideshare services

By Tom Phillips • 31 March 2021 • Updated 31 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Sydney digital Opal card

Commuters in Sydney, Australia, will soon be able to use a digital version of their Opal transit card to pay for taxi fares and rideshare services and earn credit towards the cost of public transportation services they then transfer to... More


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European Central Bank reports growth in demand for cash during pandemic

By Tom Phillips • 30 March 2021 • Updated 30 March 2021 • nfcw.com
European Central Bank graph showing increase in cash in circulation during covid-19

The total value of euro banknotes in circulation rose during the Covid-19 pandemic from €1.3tn (US$1.5tn) at the end of 2019 to €1.4tn (US$1.7tn) at the end of 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) reports... More


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Delhi Metro lets passengers top up their transit cards at fare gates

By Tom Phillips • 30 March 2021 • Updated 30 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Delhi Metro AutoPe top up at gates promo graphic

Passengers travelling on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) services in India can now top up their contactless AutoPe DMRC transit cards at the network’s automatic fare collection gates... More


Disney pilots face recognition for entry to Magic Kingdom theme park

By Tom Phillips • 29 March 2021 • Updated 29 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Disney Magic Kingdom theme park

Visitors to the Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida can now test a contactless biometric system that enables them to gain entry to the attraction by verifying their identity with their face... More


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