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Maltese buses add contactless fare payments on busy routes

By Tom Phillips • 23 November 2020 • Updated 23 November 2020

Malta Public Transport bus with contactless fare payment

Bus passengers in Malta can now make on-board contactless payments for their fares on more of the island’s busier routes as Malta Public Transport moves towards implementing a fully integrated contactless system on all services in 2021... More

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Google Pay to launch mobile-first bank accounts in the USA in 2021

By Tom Phillips • 20 November 2020 • Updated 20 November 2020

Google Pay mobile first Plex bank account

Consumers in the USA will be able to open mobile-first checking and saving accounts with 11 banks and credit unions from within Google Pay from 2021, Google has revealed in a blog post that also announces the launch of a redesigned version of the Google Pay app for both Android and iOS... More

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Google Pay expands to 10 extra countries in Europe

By Tom Phillips • 18 November 2020 • Updated 18 November 2020

Google Pay has gone live in Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal and Romania with support for Mastercard and Visa cards issued by participating banks and card issuers... More

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Juniper: Payments from smart home devices will top US$164bn by 2025

By Tom Phillips • 9 November 2020 • Updated 9 November 2020

The total global transaction value of purchases made using smart home devices is expected to rise from US$22bn this year to more than US$164bn in 2025, according to Juniper Research... More

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Google Pay drives user engagement with Go India travel game

By Tom Phillips • 4 November 2020 • Updated 4 November 2020

Google Pay Play India mobile payments rewards game infographic

Google Pay users in India can now earn rewards by taking part in a digital travel game and collecting ‘tickets’ for a virtual journey around the country every time they use the mobile payments service on either their Android or iOS device... More

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NFC Forum reports on consumer attitudes and adoption trends across the world

By Sarah Clark • 29 October 2020 • Updated 29 October 2020

NFC Forum contactless usage infographic 2020

Seven in ten consumers are confident with the security contactless cards/mobile wallets provide and 88% report a consistently positive user experience with NFC contactless technologies, a survey of consumers in nine countries around the world has found... More

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ExxonMobil to combine NFC and QR mobile payments at the pump

By Tom Phillips • 22 October 2020 • Updated 27 October 2020

ExxonMobil NFC QR contactless payment at pump

Drivers refuelling their vehicles at Exxon and Mobil fuel stations across the USA will soon be able to make seamless contactless payments at the pump with their Apple or Android mobile device simply by tapping an NFC sticker or by using the camera to scan a QR code printed on it... More

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TreeCard launches wooden contactless debit card

By Tom Phillips • 20 October 2020 • Updated 20 October 2020

TreeCard contactless wooden debit and credit Mastercards

Consumers in the USA and “a number of EU markets” can now apply for a debit card made from wood that also comes in a digital form and can be used to make contactless and mobile payments as well as cash withdrawals from banks and ATMs... More

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Maryville University introduces NFC digital IDs

By Tom Phillips • 19 October 2020 • Updated 19 October 2020

NFC ID on Maryville University student phone and Apple Watch

Students and staff at Maryville University in St Louis, Missouri, in the USA, can now use their mobile phone or wearable device to enter campus buildings, pay for meals or access other on-site services via the university’s digital identification system... More

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PSCU reports 70% increase in US mobile debit card transactions

By Tom Phillips • 30 September 2020 • Updated 30 September 2020

The weekly volume of mobile wallet debit card transactions in the USA has increased by 70.3% compared with this time last year, while weekly mobile wallet credit card transactions have grown by 50.4% over the same period, according to the PSCU’s latest Tracking Transaction Trends report... More

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Google Pay adds bill splitting, movie bookings and scratchcard rewards in Singapore

By Tom Phillips • 30 September 2020 • Updated 30 September 2020

Google Pay users in Singapore can now divide bill payments between groups of family and friends, book cinema tickets and receive rewards via virtual scratchcards... More

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Google Pay rolls out tokenized NFC card payments in India

By Tom Phillips • 25 September 2020 • Updated 25 September 2020

Google Pay India NFC tokenized payments on a smartphone screens

Google Pay users in India can now make tokenized NFC-based credit and debit card payments at contactless POS terminals, starting with customers of Axis Bank and SBI “with Kotak and more banks expected to follow suit very soon”... More

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Google Pay streamlines user interface

By Tom Phillips • 24 September 2020 • Updated 24 September 2020

Google Pay users can now access and add their payment, loyalty and gift cards, passes and transit tickets to the app via a new streamlined user interface that simplifies navigation... More

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Steamship Authority introduces NFC ticketing on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ferries

By Tom Phillips • 17 September 2020 • Updated 17 September 2020

Steamship Authority eFerry mobile ticketing

Passengers travelling on ferries between the US mainland and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket can now pay for their tickets using Apple Wallet or Google Pay and authenticate their ticket on boarding by holding their iPhone, Apple Watch or Android device near an NFC-enabled ticket scanner... More

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Austin lets drivers pay for parking through Google Maps

By Tom Phillips • 4 September 2020 • Updated 4 September 2020

Google Maps pay to park in Austin smartphones

Motorists in Austin, Texas, in the US, can now use Google Pay to make payments for parking directly from Google Maps, removing the need for them to use a physical parking meter or ticketing machine or download a parking payment app... More

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Google Pay tests NFC card payments in India

By Tom Phillips • 2 September 2020 • Updated 2 September 2020

Google Pay has begun testing tokenized NFC-based credit and debit card payments in India, enabling users of supported cards to add them to their payment options for NFC, QR and online payments... More

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Afterpay lets US consumers pay by instalments with their NFC mobile phone

By Sarah Clark • 14 July 2020 • Updated 14 July 2020

Afterpay app for NFC payments in instalments

Australia-based buy now, pay later specialist Afterpay is launching a service that lets US consumers make NFC payments in stores — and then pay for their purchases in four equal instalments... More

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Orange Bank introduces mobile-first debit card in Spain

By Sarah Clark • 7 July 2020

Customers of Orange Bank in Spain will now be automatically issued with a digital debit card that they can use to instantly begin making mobile payments both online and in-store — and can also request a companion physical card that comes without a printed card number, CVC code or expiration date... More

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Google Pay to evolve into ‘one-stop portal’ for commerce?

By Sarah Clark • 17 June 2020

Google is working on “a major overhaul” of Google Pay that will see the service expanding into “a one-stop portal for commerce”, The Information reports... More

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Taipei light rail offers 50% discounts to mobile payment users

By Sarah Clark • 2 June 2020

Girl using New Taipei Metro Corporation mobile ticket payments reader

Passengers travelling on Taipei’s Danhai Light Rail service over the next three months will receive a 50% discount on the usual fare when they choose to pay with their mobile phone, operator New Taipei Metro Corporation (NTMC) has announced... More

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246 news stories about Android Pay

Maltese buses add contactless fare payments on busy routes

Google Pay to launch mobile-first bank accounts in the USA in 2021

Google Pay expands to 10 extra countries in Europe

Juniper: Payments from smart home devices will top US$164bn by 2025

Google Pay drives user engagement with Go India travel game

NFC Forum reports on consumer attitudes and adoption trends across the world

ExxonMobil to combine NFC and QR mobile payments at the pump

TreeCard launches wooden contactless debit card

Maryville University introduces NFC digital IDs

PSCU reports 70% increase in US mobile debit card transactions

Google Pay adds bill splitting, movie bookings and scratchcard rewards in Singapore

Google Pay rolls out tokenized NFC card payments in India

Google Pay streamlines user interface

Steamship Authority introduces NFC ticketing on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ferries

Austin lets drivers pay for parking through Google Maps

Google Pay tests NFC card payments in India

Afterpay lets US consumers pay by instalments with their NFC mobile phone

Orange Bank introduces mobile-first debit card in Spain

Google Pay to evolve into ‘one-stop portal’ for commerce?

Taipei light rail offers 50% discounts to mobile payment users