PARTNER NEWS: Commuters on some 500 Transport for London (TfL) buses can now receive real-time travel updates and relevant location-based advertising using transport app developer Mapway’s Bus Times London app. More
Archive for May 2016
UK contactless transactions hit 60 per second
More than 60 contactless transactions took place every second across the UK during the month of February, The UK Cards Association reveals... More
Corporate drivers to get mobile payments at the pump
Drivers of corporate fleet vehicles will soon be able to pay for fuel using a mobile payment service that identifies the site and pump using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons and authenticates the vehicle using NFC. More
Boon launches in the UK and adds Apple Pay support
Consumers across the UK can now make host card emulation (HCE) based mobile payments using German payments technology provider Wirecard’s Boon service... More
NFC Forum moves closer to interoperable NFC ticketing
The NFC Forum and the Global Certification Forum (GCF) have entered into a cooperation agreement in a step towards providing interoperable contactless public transport access and ticketing using a broad range of NFC-enabled devices worldwide... More
Mobile-only bank goes live in the UK
UK banks Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank have launched B, a mobile-only bank developed in partnership with design consultancy Market Gravity... More
Proxama integrates Discover’s D-PAS into EMV enablement solution
PARTNER NEWS: NFC and mobile payments pioneer Proxama has completed the integration of Discover’s D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS) contactless product into its EMV enablement solution... More
Google Authenticator to get NFC and BLE?
The Google Authenticator app, which generates two-step verification codes as an additional layer of security when signing in, will soon add support for NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), an APK teardown reported by Android Police reveals... More
Apple Pay to get Visa and MasterCard support in Canada?
Apple Pay will be expanding to Visa and MasterCard in Canada by May 10, “barring any unforeseen circumstances,” iPhone in Canada reports... More
Turkey aims to be cashless by 2023
Turkey has introduced its own card payment system in an attempt to move towards a cashless society by 2023... More