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Archive for September 2016
Domino’s Pizza enables Messenger ordering
US consumers can now make purchases from Domino’s Pizza through Facebook’s Messenger app using the fast food chain’s new ordering bot... More
Valeo and Gemalto launch mobile car keys for Bluetooth access
PARTNER NEWS: Drivers will soon be able to use their smartphone or connected watch to lock or unlock their car, start it, control applications and remotely access useful vehicle information using Bluetooth technology and automotive products supplier Valeo’s new virtual car key system... More
Apple Pay adds more US financial institutions
Apple has added more than 30 banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US, 9to5mac reports... More
Gemalto wins award for mobile ticketing
PARTNER NEWS: Digital security giant Gemalto has won the Best Consumer Offering award for its Celego contactless wristband technology by Juniper Research... More
Study shows Canadians’ growing enthusiasm for mobile payments
Cash purchases will make up only 10% of money spent in Canada by 2030, claims research released by Moneris... More
mVisa launches in Kenya
Visa has launched its mVisa QR code-based mobile payment service in Kenya with Co-operative Bank, Family Bank, KCB and NIC Bank... More
Android Pay adds 44 US banks
Google has added a further 44 banks and credit unions to its list of Android Pay supporters in the US, following support from UK banks Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest and Ulster Bank earlier this month and the addition of TSB announced this week... More
Sierra takes Apple Pay to Safari
Apple’s latest macOS Sierra update is making Apple Pay available for web purchases through Safari on desktop devices... More
Curve launches rewards, raises $3m in funding
London-based startup Curve has launched a virtual Curve Rewards card through an app that allows consumers to spend points as currency when using the company’s physical payment card... More
Frost Bank joins ClearXChange
US financial institution Frost Bank has joined Early Warning’s bank-led digital payments network ClearXChange... More
TSB adds Android Pay support
Customers of UK bank TSB can now add their debit and credit cards to Android Pay and earn cashback for purchases... More
Lenovo launches NFC transport payments in Beijing
Commuters in Beijing can now use Lenovo X3 smartphones to make NFC mobile payments across public transportation services... More
MTN ends Mobile Money in South Africa
Mobile network operator MTN has discontinued its Mobile Money service in South Africa due to “lack of commercial viability” following its launch in 2012... More
White paper lays out best practices for banks launching HCE payments
A 19-page white paper designed to help banks understand the key concepts of host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization technology and the best practices for evaluating and deploying HCE-based payment services is now available to download from the NFC World Knowledge Centre... More
Mobiquity Wallet brings iOS voice command money transfers
PARTNER NEWS: Customers using mobile financial solutions firm Mahindra Comviva’s Mobiquity Wallet for iOS will now be able to send and request payments via a straightforward voice command. The feature forms part of the latest version of the digital wallet platform that leverages Apple’s iOS 10 operating system... More
Walmart to stop accepting Visa in Manitoba
Retail giant Walmart is to stop accepting Visa credit cards at its 16 stores in the Canadian province of Manitoba, beginning 24 October 2016... More
Visa reveals growing Euro interest in biometric authentication
More than three in five European consumers (62%) believe using biometric forms of payment authentication will be faster and easier than passwords and PINs, research by Visa reveals, with 42% believing that the procedure could completely eliminate the need for multiple passwords and PIN codes... More
Japanese firms team with NTT and Daon for biometric venture
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have signed an agreement with NTT Data and biometrics provider Daon for the commercialisation of services that will offer individual identification platforms utilizing several different types of biometric authentication... More
Join NFC World for a free webinar to learn how banks can deliver differentiated mobile strategies
NFC World will host a free webinar on Thursday 13 October exploring how financial institutions can take control of their own mobile payment strategies to move beyond standard handset maker and card network schemes and provide a differentiated offering to retain customers, attract new business and add fresh revenue streams... More