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Maryland tests digital ID cards and driving licences for Android NFC smartphone users

By Tom Phillips • 21 December 2022 • Updated 21 December 2022

Android users in Maryland are the first in the US to be able to create and store digital versions of their state identity card and driving licence in Google Wallet on their NFC smartphone and use it to verify their identity at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoints at selected airports... More

Google Wallet arrives on Fitbit devices and expands to 12 more countries

By Tom Phillips • 17 November 2022 • Updated 17 November 2022

Fitbit users are now able to add Google Wallet to Sense 2 and Versa 4 smartwatches and then use their wearable to make contactless payments in 45 countries, including 7 of the 12 countries where Google Wallet is now available for the first time... More

Google Wallet rolls out in Malaysia

By Tom Phillips • 15 November 2022 • Updated 16 November 2022

CIMB Bank Malaysia cards on Google Wallet on smartphone

Google Wallet has gone live in Malaysia, enabling users to store and use their credit and debit cards, boarding passes, tickets and other digital credentials on their Android NFC smartphone or Wear OS smartwatch... More

Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with support for both NFC and UWB

By Tom Phillips • 10 October 2022 • Updated 10 October 2022

Google Pixel 7 Pro with person's face behind watching a butterfly

Google’s new Pixel 7 Pro smartphone offers both NFC and ultra wideband (UWB) functionality while the two other devices released alongside it – the Pixel 7 and the Pixel Watch – will support NFC but not UWB... More

Google Wallet expands to six more countries

By Tom Phillips • 25 August 2022 • Updated 25 August 2022

Google Wallet has gone live in Azerbaijan, Iceland, Moldova, Qatar, Serbia and South Africa, enabling users to store and use their credit and debit cards, tickets, passes and other digital credentials on their Android NFC devices... More

Google begins rolling out its new multifunction mobile wallet to 39 countries

By Tom Phillips • 20 July 2022 • Updated 20 July 2022

Smartphones at an angle showing Google Wallet

Google has begun rolling out a multipurpose digital wallet that enables users to store, use and present digital credentials such as identity cards and health passes as well as payment cards, transit and event tickets and hotel keys in 39 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia... More

Law firm files class action against Apple on behalf of US payment card issuers over NFC chip access and service fees

By Tom Phillips • 19 July 2022 • Updated 20 July 2022

Apple Pay fee comparison graph from US law firm that has filed a class action against Apple on behalf of US payment card issuers over NFC chip access and service fees

US law firm Hagens Berman has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple alleging that, by preventing mobile wallets other than Apple Pay using the NFC chip in iPhone and Apple Watch to enable contactless payments, the company is in breach of federal antitrust law... More

European Parliament passes law that requires Apple to open up its NFC chip

By Tom Phillips • 7 July 2022 • Updated 7 July 2022

The European Parliament has adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will obligate Apple, Google and other “gatekeeper” technology companies to allow app developers and third-party service providers access to device functionalities “such as near-field communication technology, secure elements and processors, authentication mechanisms and the software used to operate those technologies”... More

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Bengaluru metro to let passengers pay with their face

By Tom Phillips • 26 May 2022 • Updated 26 May 2022

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) in the Indian city of Bengaluru is planning to roll out AI-powered biometric facial recognition technology that will enable passengers with monthly travel passes to walk through station automatic fare collection gates by verifying their identity with their face and without needing a physical smart card, pass or token... More

Google launches multipurpose digital wallet with support for digital IDs, tickets and payment cards

By Tom Phillips • 12 May 2022 • Updated 12 May 2022

Google multipurpose digital wallet home page

Google is rolling out a digital wallet that will enable users to store, use and present digital identity documents and driving licences as well as payment cards, transit and event tickets, boarding and loyalty passes, health documents such as Covid-19 vaccination certificates, hotel keys and office badges on their Android smartphone or Wear OS smartwatch... More

Global QR code transaction values to exceed US$3tn by 2025

By Tom Phillips • 11 May 2022 • Updated 11 May 2022

The total transaction values for payments made using QR codes worldwide will reach more than US$3tn by 2025, an increase of 25% from US$2.4tn in 2022, driven by an increasing focus on financial inclusion in developing markets and alternative payment methods in developed regions, according to a forecast by Juniper Research... More

PayPal and Alipay top digital wallet leaderboard

By Tom Phillips • 27 April 2022 • Updated 27 April 2022

Juniper Research digital wallet leaderboard showing PayPal and Alipay top

PayPal, followed by Alipay, are the top two digital wallet providers, with WeChat Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay in third, fourth and fifth place, respectively, according to a Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard report... More

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Google Pay lets users in India make contactless mobile payments directly from their bank account

By Tom Phillips • 1 April 2022 • Updated 6 April 2022

Google Pay users in India can now choose to make in-store mobile payments with their Android NFC smartphone directly from their bank account using the country’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) real-time mobile payments service... More

New EU law to force Apple to open up its NFC chip?

By Tom Phillips • 29 March 2022 • Updated 7 July 2022

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council have provisionally agreed the text of a Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will obligate “gatekeeper” technology companies such as Apple and Google to “allow app developers fair access to the supplementary functionalities of smartphones (eg NFC chip)”... More

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Apple Pay and Google Pay suspend contactless mobile payments for Mir cardholders in Russia

By Tom Phillips • 29 March 2022 • Updated 29 March 2022

Apple Pay and Google Pay are suspending support for contactless mobile payments made using Mir cards issued by Russia’s National Payment Card System (NSPK)... More

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Tyne and Wear Metro launches mobile ticketing for Android users

By Tom Phillips • 7 March 2022 • Updated 7 March 2022

Android smartphone users travelling on Tyne and Wear Metro services in the UK can now add their Pop preloaded transit card to Google Pay and use it to pay their fares with a tap of their mobile... More

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Soldo lets customers in the UK and Italy add corporate payment cards to Google Pay

By Tom Phillips • 7 March 2022 • Updated 7 March 2022

Holders of corporate payment cards issued by spending management platform Soldo in the UK and Italy can now add them to Google Pay and use them to make contactless payments with their Android smartphone, smartwatch or tablet... More

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Paris to add support for NFC transit ticketing on Apple devices ‘by 2024’

By Tom Phillips • 22 February 2022 • Updated 22 February 2022

Paris Navigo NFC transit ticketing on Apple device tapping reader

Apple users travelling on public transport services in the greater Paris region will be able to store a digital version of their Navigo transit card on their iPhone or Apple Watch, as well as purchase tickets and passes and validate them using their Apple device, “by 2024”, according to a tweet posted by the Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) transit authority... More

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Google Pay adds in-app personal loans in India

By Tom Phillips • 17 February 2022 • Updated 17 February 2022

2 men shaking hands in front of phone advertising Google Pay and DMI Finance India in-app personal loans

Google Pay users in India can now apply for and receive a personal loan in their bank account via the payment service’s app... More

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Google sets out its vision for the future of Google Pay

By Tom Phillips • 26 January 2022 • Updated 26 January 2022

Google is seeking to focus on developing Google Pay into a multipurpose digital wallet by extending the range of cards, passes and tickets that the service supports and is working with cryptocurrency providers to introduce digital cards that will enable users to store crypto assets but still make payments in conventional currencies... More

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Maryland tests digital ID cards and driving licences for Android NFC smartphone users

Google Wallet arrives on Fitbit devices and expands to 12 more countries

Google Wallet rolls out in Malaysia

Google Wallet expands to six more countries

Google begins rolling out its new multifunction mobile wallet to 39 countries

Law firm files class action against Apple on behalf of US payment card issuers over NFC chip access and service fees

European Parliament passes law that requires Apple to open up its NFC chip

Bengaluru metro to let passengers pay with their face

Google launches multipurpose digital wallet with support for digital IDs, tickets and payment cards

Global QR code transaction values to exceed US$3tn by 2025

PayPal and Alipay top digital wallet leaderboard

Google Pay lets users in India make contactless mobile payments directly from their bank account

New EU law to force Apple to open up its NFC chip?

Apple Pay and Google Pay suspend contactless mobile payments for Mir cardholders in Russia

Tyne and Wear Metro launches mobile ticketing for Android users

Soldo lets customers in the UK and Italy add corporate payment cards to Google Pay

Paris to add support for NFC transit ticketing on Apple devices ‘by 2024’

Google Pay adds in-app personal loans in India

Google sets out its vision for the future of Google Pay