EMVCo has introduced a dedicated testing approval process designed to “promote a more seamless experience when smartphones and other handheld mobile devices are used to accept contactless payments”... More
The European Commission has agreed to accept Apple’s proposal to open up access to the iPhone’s NFC functionality via Host Card Emulation (HCE) — with modifications that will also make it possible for iPhones to support person-to-person and merchant transactions via SoftPOS... More
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone softPOS technology is now live in Germany, Apple has announced, enabling merchants across the country to accept contactless payments on their mobile phone with no additional hardware required... More
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone softPOS technology is now live on all Delta Air Lines US domestic flights, enabling flight attendants to use standard iPhones to accept contactless payments from passengers for snack, premium beverage and other onboard items... More
Adoption of softPOS payment solutions by smaller businesses will drive a 113% increase in contactless payment transaction values by 2029, Juniper Research predicts... More
The Bank of China is conducting a pilot in the city of Shenzhen of a new service that makes it possible for merchants to accept contactless digital currency payments on standard NFC mobile phones... More
Event ticketing platform Eventbrite is taking the first steps towards allowing organisers to accept contactless payments at the door on standard NFC devices via the company’s Organizer app, “letting attendees breeze through ticket and event purchases with a simple tap on their phone.”... More
Japan-based payments network JCB is to pilot a system that enables users to transfer central bank digital currency (CBDC) from a physical contactless card or their NFC smartphone to another person’s card or mobile device without needing an internet connection... More
Big Issue magazine is enabling its street vendors in the UK to accept contactless payments for copies of the publication directly on NFC smartphones without needing an additional card reader... More
Merchants across France can now accept contactless card and mobile payments on their Apple iPhone without needing any additional hardware... More
Alaska Airlines has become the first in the US to roll out support for Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone software point of sale feature, enabling passengers to pay for beverages and food during their flight by tapping a flight attendant’s iPhone with their physical or digital contactless payment card... More
Charities in the UK can now make it possible for any of their volunteers to collect donations on their behalf by simply downloading a softPOS app onto their Android NFC smartphone... More
Merchants in Ukraine can now use their Apple iPhone to accept contactless payments without needing any additional hardware... More
Minibus-taxi drivers in Cape Town in South Africa can now accept contactless payments on their smartphones using Visa’s Tap to Phone software point of sale (softPOS) solution... More
Merchants in Brazil can now accept contactless payments on their iPhone with no other hardware required, Apple has announced... More
Merchants in the Netherlands can now use their Apple iPhone to accept contactless payments without needing any additional hardware... More
Merchants in the UK can now use their Apple iPhone to accept contactless payments, with no additional hardware required, Apple has announced... More
LVMH Group is to equip staff at its Sephora, Christian Dior Couture, Celine, Tiffany & Co and Louis Vuitton stores in the US with iPhones that use Apple’s Tap to Pay softPOS solution from “later this year”. More
NatWest bank is launching a software-only point-of-sale (softPOS) solution that will enable merchants in the UK to accept in-person contactless payments on Android NFC smartphones... More
New form factors, value-added services, issuing business models and payment acceptance innovations such as softPOS solutions are the driving forces behind what’s next in the contactless card payments market, Bareisis explains in a presentation for Contactless World Congress. More