A patent shows Apple is working on a “micro-LED active matrix display panel” that would allow a fingerprint scanner to be integrated into an iPhone touchscreen and could eventually replace the current Touch ID button... More
- Bank of China lets taxi drivers accept central bank digital currency payments on NFC mobile phones
- Juniper forecasts 25% increase in POS terminal transaction values by 2028
- STMicroelectronics launches NFC tag chip with elliptic curve cryptography
- NFC Forum survey finds majority of consumers now prefer making payments with their mobile phone
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NFC SIM ‘losing its fight’ against HCE
The NFC SIM card is losing its fight against embedded secure elements and host card emulation (HCE) technologies which are “continuing to gain momentum due to ongoing interest from banks, financial institutions and transportation authorities,” ABI Research says... More
Jaguar brings in-car fuel payments to Shell service stations
Luxury car maker Jaguar has begun integrating a mobile payments system into its vehicles, allowing drivers to use PayPal or Apple Pay to pay for fuel at Shell service stations using an app and the touchscreen found inside their vehicle. The service is available in the UK from 15 February and will roll out internationally throughout 2017, with support for Android Pay later this year. More
Apple Pay and Android Pay prepare for Korea launch
Apple Pay and Android Pay are preparing to launch in Korea, according to The Korea Herald... More
Citi and Wells Fargo cards ‘not supported’ by Android Wear
Credit cards provided by US banks Citi and Wells Fargo are not supported by Android Wear 2.0, Google’s new version of its wearables operating system which brings host card emulation (HCE) based NFC payments to smartwatches... More
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Mobile wallet providers ‘failing to realise full potential of loyalty programs’
Mobile financial service providers are failing to fully realise the potential of loyalty programs to drive revenue growth, a survey by customer experience solutions provider Amdocs and consultancy firm Ovum says, while those who employ loyalty programs are “better placed” to increase usage and adoption of their mobile wallet service. More
Turkish bank adds iMessage payments
Customers of Isbank in Turkey can now send and receive money using Apple’s iMessage... More
Finnish distiller adds NFC tags to gin bottles
Finnish distiller Northern Lights Spirits (NLS) is to include NFC tags on premium Kalevala Gin bottles, allowing it to “instantly deliver authentication messages, brand stories, promotional offers, product news and other relevant content” to customers... More
Wearable security market to reach $5.74bn by 2021
The global wearable security devices market is expected to reach US$5.74bn by 2021, Technavio research shows... More
NXP unveils IoT security platform
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has unveiled a platform designed to enable developers of Internet of Things equipment to “easily build” secure and trusted systems... More
Norwegian banks join DNB to make Vipps the ‘single mobile wallet’ for customers
More than 100 Norwegian banks are to take a stake in Vipps, the person-to-person mobile payment solution launched by financial services group DNB and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in May 2015. The banks will continue the development of Vipps in collaboration with DNB, and the service will be launched in-store in 2017, DNB has told NFC World. More
More than 150,000 Kenyan merchants to get mobile payments with Masterpass QR
More than 150,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya will be able to accept in-store mobile payments using QR code technology in 2017, using Mastercard’s Masterpass QR platform. The service is set to be introduced through “various financial institutions and other partners” from this month. More
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Mahindra Comviva wins award for mobile wallet remittance network
PARTNER NEWS: Mahindra Comviva has won an Aegis Graham Bell award for TerraPay, an international payment network that offers wholesale remittance services to mobile wallet providers... More
Half of US and UK consumers want more chatbots
Nearly half of mobile users in the US and UK (49%) say they would like more conversational chatbot and/or SMS messaging options with brands, research released by OpenMarket says... More
Jameson offers prizes with special NFC bottle
Drinkers of Jameson Irish Whiskey can access prizes and giveaways by tapping their phones against an NFC tag placed on a special edition bottle marking St Patrick’s Day in Ireland... More
PCI offers guidance for multi-factor authentication
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI) has issued guidance on the “proper use” of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for preventing unauthorised access to computers and systems that process payment transactions... More
India to equip half a million ration shops for Aadhaar payments
All 558,000 ration shops across India will be enabled to accept Aadhaar-based payments by June 30 this year, The Times of India reports, with all those in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan states already Aadhar-enabled... More
India to ‘skip card era’ for mobile payments
Mobile and digital payments will overtake physical card payments as the predominant non-cash payment mode in India this year, Deloitte India predicts... More
Paytm targets 10m Indian mobile payments merchants
Indian mobile wallet provider Paytm wants to increase the number of stores where its QR code-based service is available from 3.5m to 10m... More
Indian mobile wallets seek common QR code
Indian mobile wallet providers have approached the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to identify how to develop a common QR code for NPCI’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform... More