Chinese tourists visiting hotels belonging to InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be able to settle their bill using Alipay in locations across the globe from 2017... More
Archive: News in brief
JPMorgan Chase to support Android Pay
US bank JPMorgan Chase is to support Android Pay from 7 September 2016, claims a leaked internal document seen by Android Police... More
Apple Pay bank list grows
Apple has added an additional 37 banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US... More
Transport for NSW seeks bright ideas
Transport for New South Wales (NSW) has launched the Future Transport Beacon Innovation Challenge, asking for ideas from “tech savvy visionaries” to enable new use cases for a network of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons at Chatswood Station... More
MegaFon launches contactless card with carrier billing
Russian mobile network operator MegaFon has begun offering customers a contactless card enabling them to make in-store purchases wherever Mastercard is accepted, charging the payment to their mobile phone bill... More
QuickPass launches in Macau
Bankcard association UnionPay International has launched QuickPass, its host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization based mobile payment service, for customers of ICBC (Macau)... More
Singapore aims for cashless society
Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Ravi Menon... More
UK contactless spending hits record high
Spending on contactless cards in the UK during the first half of 2016 outstripped the total for the whole of 2015, The UK Cards Association reveals... More
Walgreens integrates rewards with Android Pay
US drugstore giant Walgreens has become the first retailer to integrate its loyalty program with Android Pay, allowing more than 85m active Balance Rewards members to earn and redeem points in-store through the mobile payments service... More
Apple Pay adds two UK banks
Apple has updated its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the UK, with the additions of Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank... More
Phillips 66 to accept Chase Pay across US
Fuel retailer Phillips 66 is to allow customers at its Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 branded locations to make QR code-based mobile payments using Chase Pay across the US, in collaboration with mobile commerce provider P97 Networks... More
mVisa to launch in Nigeria by year end
Visa is in “advanced discussions with leading Nigerian banks” — including Diamond Bank — to roll out its mVisa QR code-based mobile payments service in the country before the end of 2016... More
NSW government adopts Android Pay
Residents in New South Wales, Australia can now pay for government services using Android Pay... More
Mobile QuickPass launches in Canada
Bankcard association UnionPay International has launched its host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization-based mobile payment service in Canada... More
Android Pay v1.5 shows NFC antenna location
Version 1.5 of Android Pay will tell users where the NFC antenna on their device is located so that they know where on the phone to tap when making a payment, an APK teardown reported by Android Police reveals... More
PNC goes live with Microsoft Wallet
Customers of US bank PNC can now add PNC Visa consumer and small business debit and credit cards to Microsoft Wallet... More
New players in Apple Pay controversy
Australia’s Heritage Bank and payment platform provider Tyro are the latest to enter submissions to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), seeking to “collectively negotiate” with third party mobile wallet providers, while also urging Apple to open up the NFC technology in its handsets... More
Samsung denies security flaw claim
Claims of a potential security flaw in Samsung Pay’s tokenization technology, presented by researcher Salvador Mendoza at the Black Hat security conference and demonstrated in a video, have been dismissed... More
Ingenico to support Alipay in Europe
Alipay customers will soon be able to make mobile payments at Ingenico point of sale terminals across Europe, according to the Wall Street Journal... More
Emirates NBD launches NFC payments
Customers of UAE-based bank Emirates NBD can now make mobile payments using Emirates NBD Pay, a feature added to the bank’s mobile banking app utilising Visa Token Service... More