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What's New in Payments

China puts pressure on McDonald’s, Visa and Nike to accept digital yuan

By Tom Phillips • 22 October 2021 • Updated 22 October 2021 • nfcw.com
McDonald’s China exterior

The Chinese government is reportedly putting pressure on US-based companies including McDonald’s, Visa and Nike to accept payments in digital yuan before the start of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics... More


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Survey: Apple Card to boost Apple Pay adoption

By Sarah Clark • 29 March 2019 • Updated 28 July 2023 • nfcw.com

iPhone users want the Apple Card — here’s why its appeal could propel Apple Pay — Business Insider — “42% of iPhone users are ‘extremely interested’ in applying for Apple Card… Nearly 8 in 10 customers would be more likely to pay with their phones if they had Apple Card.”


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Walmart cancelled in-aisle self-checkout project due to high levels of shopper theft

By Sarah Clark • 15 February 2019 • Updated 8 February 2023 • nfcw.com
A Walmart storefront

The main reason for Walmart’s decision to cancel its Scan & Go mobile self-checkout project last year was high levels of shopper theft, rather than low levels of consumer adoption, a former Walmart executive has revealed... More


Next iPhone to include facial or gesture recognition?

By Rian Boden • 23 January 2017 • Updated 5 February 2019 • nfcw.com

Apple’s next iPhone could include facial or gesture recognition, according to a research note issued to clients by financial services firm Cowen and Company... More


Face recognition adds AR to app experience

By Christopher Brown • 13 December 2016 • Updated 30 December 2022 • nfcw.com

Augmented reality start-up Blippar is adding real-time facial recognition technology to its mobile app, Business Insider reports... More


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MCX prepares to open its wallet to NFC and bank cards

By Sarah Clark • 31 October 2014 • Updated 16 March 2023 • nfcw.com
MCX CEO Dekkers Davidson

MCX is now open to supporting both NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy for payments and is in conversation with credit card issuers about opening up its CurrentC mobile wallet to payment cards, CEO Dekkers Davidson and COO Scott Rankin have told reporters... More


What's New in Payments

A million consumers sign up for Apple Pay in first 72 hours

By Rian Boden • 28 October 2014 • nfcw.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple Pay saw more than one million card activations within 72 hours of launch and is already the leading NFC payments player in the US, Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed during the Wall Street Journal’s WSJDLive event. Cook also outlined future growth plans for the service, including a potential partnership with Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba. More


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McDonald’s tests mobile ordering and payments in the US

By Sarah Clark • 25 June 2014 • Updated 6 February 2019 • nfcw.com
McDonald's mobile ordering app

McDonald’s is testing a service that lets customers order their meal before they arrive at a restaurant and then collect it and pay by scanning a QR code... More


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Foursquare adds merchant rewards, tests NFC

By Sarah Clark • 10 March 2011 • Updated 17 May 2011 • nfcw.com
Foursquare

The high profile check-in service has its eyes fixed on the potential of near field communication, coverage of the company’s entry into the mobile rewards business this week has revealed. More


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