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What's New in Payments

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

By Tom Phillips • 20 November 2020 • Updated 20 November 2020 • nfcw.com
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


Transit Ticketing Today

JR East to offer extra loyalty points to transit card users travelling off-peak

By Tom Phillips • 11 November 2020 • Updated 16 August 2022 • nfcw.com
Suica transit card Japan

Commuters on JR East train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area who pay for their tickets using a commuter pass stored on their Suica transit card will receive additional JRE loyalty points for travelling outside peak times from March 2021... More


What's New in Payments

Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes to install digital menu boards across USA and Canada

By Tom Phillips • 2 November 2020 • Updated 23 May 2023 • nfcw.com
Burger King digital menu board

Customers at Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes fast food outlets will be able to order meals, earn loyalty rewards and make contactless payments at digital menu boards being rolled out to 10,000 redesigned drive-thru locations across the USA and Canada... More


What's New in Payments

Walgreens lets customers pay with points at the POS

By Tom Phillips • 26 October 2020 • Updated 26 October 2020 • nfcw.com
Walgreens shop front

Customers of Walgreens in the USA can now use their payment card loyalty points to make full or partial payments for purchases they make in stores... More


NFC World

Philippe Starck designs NFC payments ring

By Tom Phillips • 13 October 2020 • Updated 5 September 2022 • nfcw.com
Aeklys by-Starck smart ring nfc wearable

Iconic designer Philippe Starck has created a smart ring that can be used to store payment cards and transport passes, make contactless payments, and transfer business and ID information... More


What's New in Payments

Razer pilots prepaid card that lights up when used for contactless payments

By Tom Phillips • 13 October 2020 • Updated 13 October 2020 • nfcw.com
Razer Pay prepaid Razer Card

Users of Razer Pay, a digital wallet operated by gaming lifestyle brand Razer in Singapore, are taking part in the beta test of a premium prepaid card that lights up whenever a contactless payment is made... More


What's New in Payments

Amazon lets customers pay with their palm at two US retail stores

By Tom Phillips • 29 September 2020 • Updated 29 September 2020 • nfcw.com
Palm recognition being used to enter Amazon Go shop

Customers shopping at two Amazon Go outlets in Seattle, USA, can now gain access to the convenience stores and pay for their purchases by simply placing their palm over a contactless palm scanning device installed at the entrance... More


What's New in Payments

Google Pay streamlines user interface

By Tom Phillips • 24 September 2020 • Updated 24 September 2020 • nfcw.com
Google Pay logo

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


What's New in Payments

ABI forecasts $7.2bn market for wearable payment devices

By Tom Phillips • 1 September 2020 • Updated 1 September 2020 • nfcw.com
ABI Research logo

The market for payment-enabled wearable devices will reach US$7.2bn in 2024, “driven by a surge in contactless payment adoption, as a result of growing usage of contactless cards and near field communication (NFC)-enabled mobile payments,” ABI Research predicts.... More


NFC World

The Lowry Hotel pilots NFC payments on graphene till receipts

By Tom Phillips • 28 August 2020 • Updated 28 August 2020 • nfcw.com
Payper graphene based NFC receipt and smartphone

The Lowry Hotel in Manchester, UK, is piloting a graphene-based contactless payment system that enables restaurant customers to pay their bill by tapping their smartphone on a till receipt imprinted with an electronic antenna... More


What's New in Payments

Singtel adds rewards to Dash mobile wallet

By Tom Phillips • 25 August 2020 • Updated 19 July 2022 • nfcw.com
Singtel's mobile wallet with Dash Rewards

Users of Singapore mobile network operator Singtel’s Dash mobile wallet can now earn reward points for each in-store and online payment and every overseas remittance they make using the service... More


What's New in Payments

UMB Bank lets cardholders pay with points

By Tom Phillips • 24 August 2020 • Updated 24 August 2020 • nfcw.com
UMB's Amplifi Paywithpoints rewards redemption system

UMB Bank customers in the US can now opt to use their rewards points balance to pay for any in-store purchases they make with their UMB Visa debit or credit card... More


What's New in Payments

California merchants roll out facial verification payments system

By Tom Phillips • 19 August 2020 • Updated 19 August 2020 • nfcw.com
PopPay face recognition payment system

Retail outlets and restaurants in the California city of Pasadena have adopted a hands-free payments service which enables consumers to make purchases and earn loyalty rewards using facial recognition technology... More


What's New in Payments

Citadele adds support for contactless payments rings

By Sarah Clark • 22 July 2020 • Updated 26 December 2022 • nfcw.com
Citadele X Contactless Payments Ring

Baltic banking group Citadele is offering customers in Latvia the option of ordering a payments ring that they will be able to use to make payments at any merchant equipped to accept contactless payments... More


What's New in Payments

Amazon unveils self-checkout shopping trolleys

By Sarah Clark • 15 July 2020 • nfcw.com
Amazon Dash Cart self-checkout

Amazon has unveiled Dash Cart, a smart shopping trolley that automatically tracks the items shoppers place in their trolley as they shop — and then lets them simply exit the store when they have completed their shopping, with no need to visit a physical checkout... More


What's New in Payments

Carrefour integrates its loyalty card with Apple Pay

By Sarah Clark • 14 July 2020 • nfcw.com
Carrefour loyalty programme points via Apple Pay

Supermarket giant Carrefour has become the first retailer in Europe to integrate its customer loyalty programme with Apple Pay, enabling shoppers both to pay for their purchases and collect loyalty points with a single tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch... More


What's New in Payments

7-Eleven lets drivers pay at the pump with their voice

By Sarah Clark • 1 July 2020 • nfcw.com
Person using 7-Eleven voice command mobile payment app

7-Eleven is running a pilot of a new mobile payments service that includes an option for iPhone owners to use Siri to pay for their fuel from their vehicle using only their voice... More


What's New in Payments

Stocard picks Dejamobile to add payments to mobile loyalty app

By Sarah Clark • 16 June 2020 • nfcw.com
Woman using Stocard Dejamobile mobile loyalty and payments app

PARTNER NEWS: European mobile loyalty wallet leader Stocard has added support for NFC payments to its app as it looks to evolve its digital wallet into an all-in-one payments, banking and shopping service... More


What's New in Payments

Dejamobile launches white label solution for contactless payments acceptance on standard NFC devices

By Mike Clark • 28 May 2020 • Updated 28 May 2020 • nfcw.com
Dejamobile readytotap payment for merchants slides cover

PARTNER NEWS: Dejamobile has launched a white label solution that enables merchants to be provided with the ability to accept EMV contactless and digital payments on standard NFC phones and tablets — with no additional hardware required... More


NFC World

DutchPicks integrates NFC tags into guitar picks

By Mike Clark • 27 May 2020 • nfcw.com
Dutchpicks nfc contactless double sided NFC guitar pick plectrum

Guitar pick printer DutchPicks is providing musicians with a way to make additional revenues and connect more closely with their fans via a range of custom-printed NFC guitar plectrums that bands and artists can make available at concerts and online... More


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