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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

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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 14 April 2021

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

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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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Samsung Pay winds down rewards scheme

By Tom Phillips • 5 January 2021 • Updated 5 January 2021

Samsung Pay rewards scheme on smartphone

Samsung Pay users in the USA are no longer able to earn Samsung Rewards points each time they make a purchase using the payments service... More

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Moscow Metro lets Google Pay users pay fares without unlocking their phones

By Tom Phillips • 18 December 2020 • Updated 18 December 2020

Moscow Metro contactless NFC terminal on a turnstile

Android NFC phone users travelling on the Moscow Metro system in the Russian capital can now pay for their tickets directly from Google Pay by tapping a turnstile equipped with a contactless fare terminal — without having to first unlock their smartphone... More

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CIBC raises transaction limit for customers making contactless payments with a mobile phone or smartwatch

By Tom Phillips • 11 December 2020 • Updated 11 December 2020

CIBC raises mobile wallet and smartwatch contactless transaction limit

Customers of CIBC can now make purchases of up to C$250 (US$196) with their debit card using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or Google Pay following a 150% increase in the Canadian bank’s transaction limit for in-store payments with a mobile phone or smartwatch... More

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Italy promotes cashless payments with 10% rebates for shoppers using cards and mobile apps in stores

By Tom Phillips • 11 December 2020 • Updated 11 December 2020

Consumers in Italy can now receive an automatic 10% refund into their bank account for cashless in-store payments made using a credit, debit or prepaid card or payment app between now and the end of the year — as long as they make at least 10 digital transactions during the period... More

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Carrefour introduces mobile self-checkout in UAE

By Tom Phillips • 8 December 2020 • Updated 8 December 2020

Carrefour Mobile Scan&Go mobile self checkout

Customers in Carrefour stores run by Majid Al Futtaim in the United Arab Emirates can now scan their purchases and pay for them in-store using the Mobile Scan&Go feature integrated into the retailer’s app... More

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UBS launches sustainable credit card made from corn

By Tom Phillips • 25 November 2020 • Updated 25 November 2020

Customers of Swiss bank UBS can now opt for an environmentally friendly credit card made from a corn-based plastic substitute — and will soon be able to apply for a digital-only card that they can start using immediately upon acceptance... More

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NFC Forum reports on consumer attitudes and adoption trends across the world

By Sarah Clark • 29 October 2020 • Updated 29 October 2020

NFC Forum contactless usage infographic 2020

Seven in ten consumers are confident with the security contactless cards/mobile wallets provide and 88% report a consistently positive user experience with NFC contactless technologies, a survey of consumers in nine countries around the world has found... More

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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

Samsung Pay winds down rewards scheme

Moscow Metro lets Google Pay users pay fares without unlocking their phones

CIBC raises transaction limit for customers making contactless payments with a mobile phone or smartwatch

Italy promotes cashless payments with 10% rebates for shoppers using cards and mobile apps in stores

Carrefour introduces mobile self-checkout in UAE

UBS launches sustainable credit card made from corn

NFC Forum reports on consumer attitudes and adoption trends across the world