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Apple gets patent for ‘biometric button assembly’ to bring Touch ID to Apple Watch

By Tom Phillips • 15 July 2022 • Updated 15 July 2022 • nfcw.com
Figure of biometric button assembly for Apple patent for Touch ID on Apple Watch

The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for an “electronic device having sealed button biometric sensing system” that would enable users to unlock a device, authorise transactions and access apps by verifying their identity with their fingerprint on a wearable device such as an Apple Watch... More


Team Energie lets drivers in Germany make contactless fuel payments at the pump with their smartwatch

By Tom Phillips • 6 July 2022 • Updated 6 July 2022 • nfcw.com
Smartwatch being used to make contactless fuel payments at the pump at Team Energie station in Germany

Drivers in Germany can now use their Apple Watch or Android smartwatch to make contactless payments at the pump at Team Energie fuel stations across the country via a fuel payment app without needing to take their smartphone out of their bag, pocket or vehicle... More


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Apple adds NFC car key support for Hyundai and Kia vehicles

By Tom Phillips • 25 March 2022 • Updated 25 March 2022 • nfcw.com
Man opening Hyundai Genesis V90 using Apple NFC car key

Apple users purchasing the 2022 models of Hyundai’s Genesis GV60 and G90 and Kia’s Niro cars will be able to lock, unlock and start the vehicle using an NFC digital car key stored on their iPhone or Apple Watch... More


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Patent-holding company sues Apple over NFC technologies

By Tom Phillips • 27 October 2021 • Updated 27 October 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple NFC iphones and a Apple Watch

Ireland-based patent-holding company Aire Technology has filed a lawsuit against Apple over alleged infringement of patents relating to NFC and digital wallet technologies with the US District Court for the Western District of Texas... More


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Apple to roll out digital driving licences and IDs in eight US states

By Tom Phillips • 2 September 2021 • Updated 2 September 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple Wallet with US digital driving licence signup

Apple users in the US states of Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Utah will soon be able to store and present digital versions of their driving licence and state ID documents on an NFC-enabled iPhone and Apple Watch... More


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Apple rolls out NFC student IDs in Canada and expands to further universities in the US

By Tom Phillips • 6 August 2021 • Updated 6 August 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple Wallet NFC student ID

Students at the University of New Brunswick and Sheridan College will be the first in Canada to be able to store their digital student ID on their iPhone or Apple Watch and use it to gain access to buildings and make purchases this coming academic year, Apple has announced... More


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Australian health insurers let customers make contactless claims from Apple Wallet

By Tom Phillips • 2 August 2021 • Updated 2 August 2021 • nfcw.com
Medibank Australia health insurance digital claims card on Apple iPhone

Australian consumers can now upload a digital private health insurance card to Apple Wallet and use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make an insurance claim by tapping a healthcare provider’s Health Insurance Claims and Payments Service (HICAPS) terminal... More


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Apple unveils support for digital keys and IDs in iOS 15

By Tom Phillips • 8 June 2021 • Updated 8 June 2021 • nfcw.com

Apple iPhone users will soon be able to store digital versions of their identity documents and a wider range of digital keys in their Wallet app, enabling them to prove their identity and tap to unlock their home, garage, workplace or hotel room with their smartphone... More


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Long Island University rolls out NFC digital ID cards for students and staff

By Tom Phillips • 12 April 2021 • Updated 10 August 2022 • nfcw.com
Long Island University NFC digital ID card

Students and staff at Long Island University in New York State in the US can now gain entry to campus facilities and make purchases at on-campus food outlets and other stores by tapping a digital identity card stored on their NFC-enabled Apple or Android device... More


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Apple Pay goes live in South Africa

By Tom Phillips • 31 March 2021 • Updated 31 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple Pay on smartphone and watch for Discovery Bank Visa South Africa

Apple Pay has rolled out in South Africa with support for Visa cards issued by Absa and Discovery Bank and for Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards issued by Nedbank... More


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Disney World to let Apple users access attractions with a digital pass

By Tom Phillips • 15 March 2021 • Updated 15 March 2021 • nfcw.com

Visitors to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will soon have the option to generate a contactless digital pass that enables them to use their iPhone, Apple Watch or other smart device to gain entry to the theme park and access other resort features and services... More


Apple to let iPhone users unlock their smartphone while wearing a mask

By Tom Phillips • 4 February 2021 • Updated 4 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple iPhone Face ID

Apple is to let Apple Watch users unlock their iPhone using Face ID while they are wearing a mask, without having to enter an additional passcode... More


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LA Metro lets Android users add their transit card to their NFC phone

By Tom Phillips • 1 February 2021 • Updated 29 June 2022 • nfcw.com
Android NFC smartphone being used on LA Metro

Passengers on public transportation services in the US city of Los Angeles can now add their TAP transit card to their Android smartphone and make contactless fare payments on the LA Metro and 25 other TAP-enabled transit agencies across LA County... More


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Paris to let Apple users add transit cards to iPhones?

By Tom Phillips • 7 January 2021 • Updated 7 January 2021 • nfcw.com
Île-de-France Mobilités logo on side of train

Passengers using public transport services in the greater Paris region could soon be able to store their Smart Navigo digital transit card on their iPhone and use it to make contactless fare payments... More


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Dutch regulator launches antitrust investigation into NFC payment apps

By Tom Phillips • 7 December 2020 • Updated 7 December 2020 • nfcw.com
Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) logo

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has opened an investigation into whether companies such as Apple are in breach of competition rules if they limit the access payments apps have to a smartphone’s NFC chip and restrict a user’s choice of contactless in-store payment method on that device... More


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Octopus adds travel info and P2P NFC transfers to transit wallet

By Tom Phillips • 3 December 2020 • Updated 3 December 2020 • nfcw.com
Octopus transit wallet with P2P NFC transfers

Octopus transit card holders in Hong Kong can now use their Octopus App to view travel information and transport services “at a glance” and transfer funds from one card to another via NFC... More


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CTA adds support for Apple Pay Express Transit for tap-and-go fare payments in Chicago

By Tom Phillips • 27 October 2020 • Updated 27 October 2020 • nfcw.com
CTA Ventra card Apple Pay Express Transit Mode

Passengers on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and train services can now use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make tap-and-go fare payments via Apple Pay’s Express Transit mode by uploading the authority’s Ventra transit card to their Apple Wallet... More


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University of Tennessee reports on NFC campus ID adoption

By Tom Phillips • 27 October 2020 • Updated 28 October 2020 • nfcw.com
University of Tennessee NFC campus ID Mobile VolCard

Students and staff at the University of Tennessee in the US are now using mobile campus ID cards stored on their iPhone or Apple Watch to gain access to buildings and make on- and off-campus payments an average of 46,000 times a day, more than double the average six months ago... More


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Maryville University introduces NFC digital IDs

By Tom Phillips • 19 October 2020 • Updated 19 October 2020 • nfcw.com
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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Edenred adds Apple Pay for UK prepaid cardholders

By Tom Phillips • 29 September 2020 • Updated 29 September 2020 • nfcw.com
Edenred prepaid restaurant card with Apple Pay on smartphone and payment terminal

Holders of Edenred prepaid incentive and rewards cards in the UK can now add their card to Apply Pay and make mobile and online payments for food, fuel, transport, parking and corporate transactions with their iPhone, Apple Watch or other Apple Pay-enabled device... More


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