A Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company has partnered with printed electronics specialist Thinfilm to create an NFC OpenSense platform for medical devices... More
Archive for July 2016
Heineken uses BLE beacons to reward Kiwi consumers
New Zealanders are being rewarded with experiences such as flights, helicopter rides and VIP event access whenever they are close to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons installed in 120 Heineken locations across the country via the beer maker’s Heineken Live mobile app. More
Bitcoin transactions to exceed $92bn in 2016
The total value of Bitcoin transactions is expected to exceed US$92bn this year, up from less than $27bn in 2015, Juniper Research predicts... More
Xiaomi and MobiKwik launch recharge and bill payments
Owners of a Xiaomi handset running the MIUI8 operating system can now recharge their phone and make bill payments with “one touch” using mobile payment platform MobiKwik... More
Dutch contactless usage increases
The number of contactless transactions made by Dutch consumers grew by 25% each month throughout 2015, the Dutch Payments Association has revealed... More
French retail giant to support Fivory NFC mobile payments
Customers at supermarket giant Auchan Retail France stores will soon be able to pay for purchases on their mobile phone using NFC or QR codes through the Fivory mobile wallet. The retailer has teamed up with payment solutions provider Oney and MasterCard to support the service which was piloted by French bank Credit Mutuel-CIC in April 2014. More
One in four US smartphone owners use mobile payment apps
More than 25% of US smartphone owners make use of mobile payment apps at least once a month, research from Parks Associates reveals... More
Worldline to support Alipay in Germany
Payment processor Worldline is adding support for Alipay mobile payments in Germany... More
Retailers reward in-app Apple Pay purchases
US retailers are offering discounts on in-app purchases made through Apple Pay until September as part of a recently launched iOS App Store promotion... More
Facebook tests Messenger payments
US consumers are testing a new service that lets them send money through Facebook’s Messenger chat app... More
Jiffy signs up more than 350,000 users
More than 350,000 Italians have now registered to use Jiffy, the P2P payment service launched by payment processor SIA in October 2014... More
Walmart Pay adds another 14 states
US supermarket chain Walmart has rolled out its Walmart Pay mobile payment service to stores in another 14 US states, including California, New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho and New Mexico as well as states across New England and the Pacific North West... More