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What's New in Payments

Crédit Agricole du Languedoc pilots Dejamobile software POS solution

By Tom Phillips • 4 March 2021 • Updated 4 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Dejamobile software POS on Crédit Agricole Encaiss'Phone

PARTNER NEWS: French bank Crédit Agricole du Languedoc is trialling a payments acceptance solution that uses Dejamobile’s ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants technology to enable merchants to accept contactless transactions on a standard Android NFC smartphone... More


What's New in Payments

Amazon opens its first cashierless store outside US in London

By Tom Phillips • 4 March 2021 • Updated 4 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Smartphone tapping Amazon store cashierless reader

Amazon has opened its first cashierless grocery store outside the US on London’s Ealing Broadway, enabling consumers to access the store and pay for their purchases by downloading a QR code to their mobile device and scanning it at the shop entrance... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Moscow Metro to pilot face biometrics for transit ticketing payments

By Tom Phillips • 4 March 2021 • Updated 4 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Passenger uses Moscow Metro contactless access gates

Moscow Metro is to test a contactless ticketing system that enables passengers to pay their fares using facial recognition payment technology to verify their identity... More


What's New in Payments

UK to more than double contactless spending limit to £100

By Tom Phillips • 3 March 2021 • Updated 3 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Rishi Sunak announces rise in contactless transaction limit

The UK is to increase the limit for contactless transactions from £45 (US$63) to £100 (US$140), the UK Treasury has announced... More


What's New in Payments

Fidesmo Pay expands to Switzerland

By Tom Phillips • 2 March 2021 • Updated 4 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Fidesmo Pay wearable being used to make payment

EXHIBITOR NEWS: Fidesmo is launching its Fidesmo Pay wearable payments service in Switzerland, enabling customers of Swiss bank Cembra to upload their bank cards to NFC-enabled wearables and use them to make contactless payments... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Sofia rolls out single journey QR mobile tickets across public transportation network

By Tom Phillips • 1 March 2021 • Updated 1 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Man using QR mobile ticket on Sofia public transportation network

Public transport users in Sofia can now buy and store single journey QR code e-tickets on their mobile device which they can validate for travel on metro, bus, tram and trolleybus services across the Bulgarian capital’s transit network... More


What's New in Payments

Mobile wallet transaction volumes overtake cash payments in stores

By Tom Phillips • 1 March 2021 • Updated 1 March 2021 • nfcw.com
Man using smartphone to make payment using mobile wallet in store

Contactless in-store payments made with a mobile wallet worldwide exceeded in-store cash payments for the first time during 2020, new research reveals... More


What's New in Payments

National QR payments and rewards system to be launched in Australia

By Tom Phillips • 26 February 2021 • Updated 26 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Eftpos Australia QR payments and rewards on smartphone

Australia’s Eftpos national debit card system is to launch a QR code-enabled mobile payments and rewards network that will enable “seamless payment experiences across ecommerce, mobile and point of sale”... More


What's New in Payments

Huawei Pay goes live in Pakistan

By Tom Phillips • 26 February 2021 • Updated 26 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Huawei Pay on NFC phone with National Bank of Pakistan virtual card

Customers of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) with a compatible smartphone can now add their UnionPay International (UPI) virtual card to a Huawei Pay digital wallet and use it to make NFC or QR code-enabled mobile payments... More


What's New in Payments

Tencent and Ant to integrate digital yuan wallets into mobile banking apps

By Tom Phillips • 25 February 2021 • Updated 25 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Peoples Bank of China logo

Tencent-backed WeBank and Ant-backed MyBank are conducting “preliminary work under the guidance of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)” in order to integrate the digital yuan wallet into their payment and banking services, according to a China Securities report... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Stockholm rolls out contactless ticketing payments

By Tom Phillips • 25 February 2021 • Updated 25 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Contactless ticketing payment on Stockholm SL transit system

Passengers using public transport across the Swedish capital of Stockholm can now make tokenized contactless payments for single adult fares on metro, rail, bus, tram and boat services by tapping their debit or credit card or smartphone at a ticket reader... More


What's New in Payments

European Payments Initiative issues call for technical partners

By Tom Phillips • 25 February 2021 • Updated 25 February 2021 • nfcw.com
European Payments Initiative (EPI) logo

A group of more than 30 European banks and acquirers planning to build a unified payment system for merchants and consumers across Europe is seeking technical partners to develop the system’s central infrastructure... More


What's New in Payments

Apple Pay goes live in Mexico

By Tom Phillips • 24 February 2021 • Updated 25 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Apple Pay Mexico on smartphones

Apple Pay has rolled out in Mexico, with support for American Express and for Mastercards issued by the country’s Banorte and Citibanamex banks... More


What's New in Payments

SBI to let merchants accept contactless payments on standard Android NFC phones

By Tom Phillips • 24 February 2021 • Updated 24 February 2021 • nfcw.com
SBI State Bank of India logo

Merchants across India will soon be able to accept contactless digital payments on their Android NFC smartphone without needing any additional hardware. State Bank of India (SBI) is making the software-only solution available through a new SBI Merchant app. More


Transit Ticketing Today

Clipper adds support for Apple Pay and Google Pay for transit fares in San Francisco Bay Area

By Tom Phillips • 23 February 2021 • Updated 23 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Clipper card on Apple iPhone for Apple Pay payment of transit fares

Passengers on public transportation services in the San Francisco Bay Area of the USA will soon be able to upload their Clipper transit card to their Apple Pay or Google Pay mobile wallet and pay for their fares with their smartphone or smart watch... More


What's New in Payments

American Express adds support for digital receipts

By Tom Phillips • 22 February 2021 • Updated 22 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Amex American Express logo

American Express cardholders can now receive detailed digital receipts for their card transactions to identify and check their purchases from larger retailers via the company’s app or website... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Ottawa tests tap-to-pay contactless ticketing on light rail network

By Tom Phillips • 22 February 2021 • Updated 22 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Ottawa contactless ticketing on light rail network

Passengers travelling from Ottawa’s Rideau Station can now purchase single-ride adult fares on the Canadian capital’s light rail transit network by tapping to pay with their credit card or mobile wallet at a pilot touchless entry gate... More


What's New in Payments

UBS forecasts widespread adoption of biometric payment cards

By Tom Phillips • 22 February 2021 • Updated 22 February 2021 • nfcw.com
UBS logo

Biometric payment cards containing a built-in fingerprint sensor could generate more than US$5bn in global banking revenue and account for 15% of the market by 2026, according to a forecast by analysts at Swiss bank UBS... More


What's New in Payments

Mastercard and Island Pay launch CBDC-linked prepaid card in the Bahamas

By Tom Phillips • 18 February 2021 • Updated 18 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Mastercard and Island Pay CBDC Bahamas prepaid card

Citizens of the Bahamas can now pay for goods and services using a prepaid card that supports the country’s Sand Dollar central bank digital currency (CBDC)... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Google lets users pay for parking and transit tickets through Google Maps

By Tom Phillips • 18 February 2021 • Updated 18 February 2021 • nfcw.com
Screenshots showing Google Maps letting users pay for parking via Google Pay

Google Pay users can now pay for parking in more than 400 cities across the USA and for public transport fares with participating transit authorities globally from directly within Google Maps... More


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