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NFC Forum reports surge in worldwide use of contactless NFC technology

By Tom Phillips • 28 July 2022 • Updated 28 July 2022

NFC Forum graph showing worldwide familiarity with contactless NFC technology

More than eight in ten consumers have used “an NFC contactless card or mobile payment wallet” (85%) and contactless payment card usage has increased by 30% over the past two years, according to a survey of consumers in nine countries around the world that has been conducted for the NFC Forum... More

More than one in three UK consumers now use a digital wallet

By Tom Phillips • 22 July 2022 • Updated 22 July 2022

Graph showing UK consumer usage of digital wallets

Just over a third of UK consumers now have a digital wallet (34%), but that proportion rises to more than two thirds among 18-34 year olds (64%) compared with just 18% among 54-65 year olds, a survey has found... More

Samsung combines payments, digital keys, boarding passes and IDs in single mobile wallet app

By Tom Phillips • 17 June 2022 • Updated 17 June 2022

Samsung Wallet showing payment, digital key, boarding pass and ID

Samsung Galaxy users in the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK can now store their digital payment, loyalty and membership cards as well as digital keys, boarding passes and Covid-19 vaccination certificates on their smartphone using the Samsung Wallet app... More

PayPal and Alipay top digital wallet leaderboard

By Tom Phillips • 27 April 2022 • Updated 27 April 2022

Juniper Research digital wallet leaderboard showing PayPal and Alipay top

PayPal, followed by Alipay, are the top two digital wallet providers, with WeChat Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay in third, fourth and fifth place, respectively, according to a Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard report... More

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Cannes rolls out open loop contactless bus ticketing

By Tom Phillips • 11 April 2022 • Updated 11 April 2022

Cannes Palm Bus Express with open loop contactless bus ticketing

Passengers travelling on buses operated by Palm Bus in Cannes, France, can now make contactless fare payments with their EMV debit or credit card or with Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay from their NFC smartphone or smartwatch... More

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Moscow Metro rolls out virtual Troika transit card

By Tom Phillips • 20 December 2021 • Updated 20 December 2021

woman using virtual Troika transit card on Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro has officially launched the digital version of its Troika transit card, enabling Android users to pay their fares on public transport services across the Russian capital by tapping their smartphone at a turnstile or validator... More

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Mobile contactless payments now account for one in three card transactions in Russia

By Tom Phillips • 2 December 2021 • Updated 2 December 2021

Mobile contactless payments now account for just over a third of all card transactions (34%) and just under a third of total card transaction value (31%) in Russia compared with 25% of transactions and 23% of transaction value in 2019-2020, according to MTS Bank research... More

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Dallas adds bank card and digital wallet payments to contactless transit ticketing system

By Tom Phillips • 22 September 2021 • Updated 22 September 2021

Dallas DART buses with contactless transit ticketing system

Passengers using buses, trains and streetcars operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of the US state of Texas can now make contactless fare payments with their debit or credit card or from a digital wallet on their NFC-enabled mobile device... More

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Apple Pay used for more than 90% of US mobile wallet debit transactions in 2020

By Tom Phillips • 26 August 2021 • Updated 26 August 2021

The number of debit transactions completed using a mobile wallet in the US rose by 51% year-on-year to approximately 2bn in 2020, with “a noteworthy” 92% of those transactions being made with Apple Pay and just 5% with Google Pay and 3% with Samsung Pay, according to research published in the 2021 Debit Issuer Study... More

Transit Ticketing Today

Bergamo rolls out account-based contactless ticketing across public transport network

By Tom Phillips • 11 August 2021 • Updated 11 August 2021

Tramvie trams in Bergamo with contactless ticketing

Passengers on buses, trams and funicular railway services in the northern Italian city of Bergamo can now make contactless payments for their fares using their credit or debit card or from a digital wallet on their NFC-enabled mobile device... More

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Santa Barbara gets fare capped open loop contactless ticketing as California rollout expands

By Tom Phillips • 28 July 2021 • Updated 28 July 2021

Clean Air Express contactless open loop payment

Passengers travelling on express bus services in the Santa Barbara region of the US state of California can now pay their fares by tapping an on-board payment reader with their contactless debit, credit, prepaid card or mobile wallet... More

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Brescia rolls out account based contactless ticketing across entire public transport network

By Tom Phillips • 2 June 2021 • Updated 2 June 2021

Customer using Brescia Mobilità contactless ticket validator

Passengers travelling on Brescia Mobilità buses in the northern Italian city and 14 surrounding municipalities can now make contactless fare payments with their credit or debit card or from a digital wallet on their NFC phone or smart watch... More

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Samsung Pay to add support for local currencies in South Korea

By Tom Phillips • 4 May 2021 • Updated 10 May 2021

Consumers in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do will soon be able to make mobile payments using local currencies issued by 28 cities and counties across the region using a local currency easy payment platform... More

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Crédit Agricole issues biometric payment cards in France

By Tom Phillips • 22 April 2021 • Updated 22 April 2021

Crédit Agricole issues biometric payment card fingerprint registration

Customers of Crédit Agricole can now use their fingerprint to authenticate contactless payments made with a biometric deferred debit card issued by the French bank... More

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Emirates NBD rewards customers for adopting contactless payments

By Tom Phillips • 14 April 2021 • Updated 5 August 2022

Emirates NBD prize draw rewards for customers using contactless payments

Customers of Emirates NBD bank in the United Arab Emirates can now earn entries to a prize draw for luxury items whenever they make a contactless payment with their credit or debit card, mobile wallet or payments-enabled wearable device... More

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More than 100m Americans to make an in-store mobile payment in 2021

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2021 • Updated 6 April 2021

US in-store mobile payments forecast graph 2020 - 2025

The number of American consumers using their smartphone to make in-store mobile payments will reach 101.2 million in 2021 following a 29% increase in usage during 2020, according to an eMarketer forecast... More

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Global OEM Pay transactions to exceed US$1tn in 2022

By Tom Phillips • 24 March 2021 • Updated 24 March 2021

Graphs of global OEM Pay transaction statistics

The total value of contactless transactions made using payment services provided by smartphone and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will reach more than US$1tn in 2022, a rise of 377% on 2019, Kaleido Intelligence predicts... More

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Samsung Pay to launch in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

By Tom Phillips • 23 March 2021 • Updated 23 March 2021

Samsung Pay will go live in Slovakia and the Czech Republic this year, according to media reports in both East European countries... More

Transit Ticketing Today

Stockholm rolls out contactless ticketing payments

By Tom Phillips • 25 February 2021 • Updated 25 February 2021

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

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Moscow to complete contactless ticketing rollout by end 2021

By Tom Phillips • 22 January 2021 • Updated 22 January 2021

The city of Moscow will complete the modernisation of its integrated contactless ticketing system across all transit networks by the end of 2021, its deputy mayor for transport Maksim Liksutov has announced... More

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NFC Forum reports surge in worldwide use of contactless NFC technology

More than one in three UK consumers now use a digital wallet

Samsung combines payments, digital keys, boarding passes and IDs in single mobile wallet app

PayPal and Alipay top digital wallet leaderboard

Cannes rolls out open loop contactless bus ticketing

Moscow Metro rolls out virtual Troika transit card

Mobile contactless payments now account for one in three card transactions in Russia

Dallas adds bank card and digital wallet payments to contactless transit ticketing system

Apple Pay used for more than 90% of US mobile wallet debit transactions in 2020

Bergamo rolls out account-based contactless ticketing across public transport network

Santa Barbara gets fare capped open loop contactless ticketing as California rollout expands

Brescia rolls out account based contactless ticketing across entire public transport network

Samsung Pay to add support for local currencies in South Korea

Crédit Agricole issues biometric payment cards in France

Emirates NBD rewards customers for adopting contactless payments

More than 100m Americans to make an in-store mobile payment in 2021

Global OEM Pay transactions to exceed US$1tn in 2022

Samsung Pay to launch in Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Stockholm rolls out contactless ticketing payments

Moscow to complete contactless ticketing rollout by end 2021