Skip to content

NFCW

At the heart of the contactless ecosystem since 2008

  • NFCW
  • At the heart of the contactless ecosystem since 2008
Menu
  • Hubs
    • Contactless World Congress
    • NFC World
    • What’s New in Payments
    • Transit Ticketing Today
    • Events
    • NFC phones list
    • Further resources
      • OEM Pay availability by country
      • World contactless payment limits
      • Does my phone have NFC?
      • NFC stock and investment
      • Close
    • Close
  • Hot topics
    • Contactless World Congress
    • NFCW Expo
    • NFCW Knowledge Centre
    • Close
  • Knowledge Centre
    • Join
    • About
    • Explore…
    • Contactless World Congress
    • Close
  • NFCW Expo
    • Visit expo hall
    • Plans & pricing
    • Concierge
    • Close
  • Partners
    • Cilab
    • Contactless World Congress
    • Dejamobile
    • NFCW Expo
    • STMicroelectronics
    • Become a partner
    • Close
  • About
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Got some news?
    • Media centre
    • Comment policy
    • Privacy policy
    • Legal
    • Close
  • Advertise
    • Close
  • Explore
  • Contactless World Congress
  • NFCW Expo
  • NFCW Knowledge Centre
Feedback

Smartwatch


What's New in Payments

Google brings HCE payments to Android Wear 2.0

By Rian Boden • 25 January 2017 • Updated 26 January 2017 • nfcw.com

Google is adding support for host card emulation (HCE) based NFC payments to smartwatches in Android Wear 2.0, the new version of its operating system for smartwatches which is scheduled to be released in early February 2017... More


Transit Ticketing Today

Singapore commuters to get NFC-enabled transport payment wearables

By Rian Boden • 19 January 2017 • Updated 19 January 2019 • nfcw.com
EZ_Link Batman vs Superman wearables

Commuters in Singapore will soon be able to pay for public transport using an NFC-enabled fitness tracker or smartwatch linked to their EZ-Link transit card... More


What's New in Payments

Google adds payments to Android Wear

By Rian Boden • 3 January 2017 • nfcw.com

Google will launch two flagship smartwatches that include support for Android Pay mobile payments in the first quarter of 2017, Jeff Chang, product manager for Android Wear at Google, has told The Verge... More


Battery-less smartwatch powered by body heat

By Christopher Brown • 5 December 2016 • Updated 12 July 2022 • nfcw.com

Devices such as smartwatches could be powered by little more than the heat of the wearer’s body, if the promise of a California-based startup is delivered, EE Times reports... More


What's New in Payments

NFC payments coming to Android Wear 2.0?

By Rian Boden • 22 November 2016 • Updated 2 August 2022 • nfcw.com

A Google Play Services v10.0 APK teardown conducted by Android Police has revealed Google may be adding support for NFC payments through Android Pay to its Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch update... More


What's New in Payments

Samsung Pay opens pairing for Gear S3 smartwatch

By Rian Boden • 22 November 2016 • nfcw.com

Samsung Pay will be supported on Samsung’s Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier smartwatches without having to be paired with a Samsung smartphone... More


What's New in Payments

Optus adds smart coffee cup to contactless payments range

By Rian Boden • 21 November 2016 • nfcw.com
SmartCup from Optus

Australian mobile network operator Optus has updated its range of contactless payment accessories to include a SmartCup — a coffee cup that includes the new Optus Pay PayTag in its base allowing consumers to make contactless payments up to US$100 at any payment terminal that accepts Visa PayWave... More


Mobile payments and IoT trends for smartwatches

By Christopher Brown • 4 November 2016 • Updated 16 August 2019 • nfcw.com

Internet of things, monitoring for insurance and mobile wallet expansion are three of the key emerging smartwatch app trends found in research by Parks Associates... More


What's New in Payments

FNB launches NFC mobile payments

By Rian Boden • 10 October 2016 • Updated 5 December 2022 • nfcw.com

Customers of First National Bank (FNB) can now make NFC mobile payments using the latest version of the financial institution’s mobile banking app... More


What's New in Payments

Gear S3 smartwatch comes with Samsung Pay

By Rian Boden • 1 September 2016 • Updated 1 September 2016 • nfcw.com

Samsung has unveiled its latest smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S3, which includes support for Samsung Pay... More


What's New in Payments

Samsung Pay Beta goes live on Gear S2

By Rian Boden • 19 July 2016 • Updated 13 February 2023 • nfcw.com

An update to the Samsung Gear app is adding access to Samsung Pay for the Gear S2 smartwatch... More


NFC World

Mobvoi to add NFC payments to smartwatches in China

By Rian Boden • 6 June 2016 • Updated 21 January 2019 • nfcw.com

Owners of Mobvoi’s Ticwatch will soon be able to make NFC payments at contactless terminals across China as the result of a partnership between the smartwatch maker, China UnionPay (CUP) and Oberthur Technologies (OT). More


Swatch to focus on mass market smartwatches

By Rian Boden • 18 March 2016 • Updated 16 August 2019 • nfcw.com

Luxury watchmaker Swatch will focus its smartwatch activities on its plastic Swatch brand before considering the technology for its pricier models... More


NFC World

Mondaine to add NFC payments to a range of luxury watches

By Rian Boden • 19 February 2016 • Updated 21 January 2019 • nfcw.com
Mondaine smartwatch

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


NFC World

FitPay launches Kickstarter campaign to bring NFC smartstrap to market

By Rian Boden • 9 February 2016 • Updated 21 January 2019 • nfcw.com
Fitpay Pagare

Wearable payments company FitPay has launched a campaign on Kickstarter to crowdfund the production of an NFC payment smartstrap for the Pebble Time family of smartwatches. More


What's New in Payments

FitPay closes $3.1m round led by G&D

By Rian Boden • 5 February 2016 • nfcw.com

Wearable payments provider FitPay has closed a US$3.1m seed funding round led by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)... More


Samsung looks into vein authentication

By Rian Boden • 5 February 2016 • Updated 5 February 2019 • nfcw.com

A patent filed by Samsung describes how a sensor on a smartwatch or other wearable device could authenticate identity by reading the user’s vein structure... More


What's New in Payments

Swatch and Visa to take Bellamy smartwatch to Rio Olympics

By Rian Boden • 25 January 2016 • Updated 25 January 2016 • nfcw.com

Visitors to this summer’s Rio 2016 Olympics will be able to use luxury watchmaker Swatch’s Bellamy NFC smartwatch to pay for event passes, according to the Financial Times... More


CaixaBank launches mobile-only bank

By Rian Boden • 14 January 2016 • Updated 27 January 2019 • nfcw.com

Spain’s CaixaBank has launched a mobile-only bank to provide banking services through mobile apps and social networks... More


What's New in Payments

MasterCard and Coin take NFC payments to wearable devices

By Rian Boden • 6 January 2016 • Updated 6 January 2016 • nfcw.com
Omate Watch

Connected device maker Coin has partnered with MasterCard to enable NFC payments on a range of fitness bands, smartwatches and other wearable devices. Fitness wearable designers Atlas Wearables and Moov and smartwatch provider Omate are the first to implement the NFC payments technology into their products.  More


Feed for stories about Smartwatch.

Page 5 of 7« First«...34567»

About us

NFCW provides news, analysis and educational resources for senior executives and technical specialists looking to build next generation solutions that meet the needs of today's contactless world. Find out more

Email newsletter

Get NFCW's top headlines by email every Wednesday

Sign up or find out more

New in the NFCW Knowledge Centre

  • NEW How NFC can enhance smart home experiences
  • NEW Cilab’s NFC tester gets 3D visualizations
  • Getting there: NFC authentication token in MaaS applications
  • SoftPOS case study with Trust Payments and Dejamobile
  • How NFC can help your business become more sustainable

Latest news

  • Samsung and Naver launch integrated mobile payments service in South Korea
  • Panera Bread installs biometric palm payments devices at US bakery stores
  • Apple Pay goes live in South Korea
  • MTR begins open loop contactless fare payments rollout in Hong Kong
  • Xiaomi files patent for technology supporting contactless QR payments on AR glasses
  • Germany to issue contactless monthly passes for unlimited multi-modal travel on transport services nationwide
  • Landmark London building rolls out support for employee IDs in Apple Wallet for contactless entry
  • ST explains how smart home device makers can use NFC to offer a better user experience
  • NJ Transit adds cash top-ups to mobile ticketing app
  • Indian rapid transit system to trial digital rupee for contactless parking payments

Subscribe, follow, stay in touch

  • Get our email newsletter
  • Follow @nfcw on Twitter
  • Get headlines in Telegram
  • NFCW on Facebook
  • Get headlines in Slack
  • NFCW on LinkedIn
  • NFCW's RSS news feed
  • Follow RSS in Feedly

Titles

  • NFCW
  • Contactless World Congress
  • NFC World
  • What’s New in Payments
  • Transit Ticketing Today

Resources

  • NFCW Knowledge Centre
  • Contactless World Congress
  • NFCW Expo
  • Email newsletters

Company

  • Advertise with us
  • Privacy policy
  • Legal

1,227 readers yesterday
8,917 readers in the last seven days
16,557 total email subscribers

  • Back to top

Copyright © 2008-2023 SJB Research Ltd. All rights reserved. ISSN 2976-5315. Made with love in Wales.

SJB Research Ltd