Vodafone Spain is to begin rolling out NFC mobile ticketing through its Vodafone Wallet in cities across Spain... More
Vodafone to roll out NFC mobile ticketing in Spanish cities
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NXP launches improved NFC connected tags and reader chips
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has unveiled two new NFC products — an improved “connected tag” range designed to add intelligent tap-and-go connectivity to just about any electronic device and the PN7462 family of single chip NFC reader solutions that combine a microprocessor with USB, contact and contactless interfaces... More
CU Wallet to offer MasterPass to 120 credit unions
The 120 member credit unions behind mobile payment platform CU Wallet can now offer MasterCard’s MasterPass digital wallet service to their customers through their own branded mobile apps... More
ARM includes AMS NFC payments booster in wearables reference design
PARTNER NEWS: A new reference design for wearables from processor designer ARM includes high-performance NFC technology from AMS that enables small-footprint devices with tiny antennas to couple with NFC readers as easily and reliably as a contactless card... More
G&D connects its issuers to MDES for tokenization
PARTNER NEWS: Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has integrated its Convego CloudPay solution with the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to enable issuers to work directly with G&D to implement tokenization for their host card emulation (HCE) based wallets... More
WiseKey and MasterCard to add NFC payments to watches and wearables
Security specialist WiseKey and MasterCard are working together to enable NFC payments on luxury watches and wearables... More
Coin launches program to add payments to wearables
Connected device maker Coin has launched a developer program to accelerate the integration of payments into wearables... More
NXP and Qualcomm deepen collaboration to include pre-validation for NFC transit services
PARTNER NEWS: NFC pioneer NXP and mobile processor maker Qualcomm have extended a collaboration which saw NXP’s NFC and embedded secure element (eSE) solutions built into reference designs for Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, 600, 400 and 200 processor based platforms to now also include pre-validation for NFC-based transit services, particularly those in China. More
Mahindra Comviva offers NFC cash withdrawals at ATMs
PARTNER NEWS: Customers using banking apps powered by Mahindra Comviva’s Mobiquity Wallet will soon be able to withdraw cash and top up their mobile wallets at the ATM using either host card emulation (HCE) based NFC or by scanning a QR code, allowing them to save time by preparing transactions on their phone before they get to the cash machine... More
PayPal to add NFC payments to Android app
An upcoming version of PayPal’s Android app is to bring with it NFC payments capability, the online payment giant has announced at Mobile World Congress... More
30m users sign up for Apple Pay in China
More than 30m Chinese consumers signed up to Apple Pay during its first day of launch in the country, China’s People’s Daily reports... More
Mondaine to add NFC payments to a range of luxury watches
Swiss luxury watchmaker Mondaine is to add NFC payment capability to a variety of its watches, starting with its Mondaine Helvetica No1 smartwatch, that will let wearers make payments with a tap of their wrist at any contactless enabled terminal. More
PayPal to add NFC to Android app
PayPal is preparing to introduce NFC support to its Android mobile app at Mobile World Congress next week, according to TechCrunch... More
40 more US banks sign up for Apple Pay
More than 40 US banks and credit unions have joined the list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US... More
CIBC to support Apple Pay in Canada?
CIBC may soon become one of the first banks in Canada to support Apple Pay, which is currently only available to American Express card holders... More
Bell ID to support Android Pay integration
PARTNER NEWS: Bell ID has added support for Android Pay to its Token Service Provider (TSP) solution, allowing its customers at issuing banks, payment schemes and processors to keep tokenization and detokenization in-house when they offer secure NFC payments on Android phones using Google’s payment system. More
Apple Pay launches in China
Apple Pay has begun rolling out across China, letting consumers pay in-store with compatible Apple devices using their China UnionPay credit and debit cards at QuickPass-enabled POS terminals as well as make purchases within participating mobile apps. More
MasterCard reports 150% increase in contactless transactions in Europe
More than one billion contactless MasterCard and Maestro transactions were processed in Europe in 2015, up 150% on 2014, MasterCard reports... More
US transit association to collaborate with NFC Forum
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is to work with the NFC Forum to “jointly educate the industry on near field communication (NFC) technologies supporting the needs of public transportation operators”... More
Microsoft unveils $200 Lumia 650 handset with NFC
A new Windows 10 smartphone pitched at business users offers NFC connectivity and Microsoft app integration for less than US$200. The Lumia 650 will be available in select European markets beginning February 15, Microsoft says. The device is also expected to include support for host card emulation (HCE). More