Samsung Pay set to go live in Canada?
Samsung Pay could be launched in Canada “from the first week of November 2016”, Android Central reports... More
CVS tests Apple Pay
US pharmacy chain CVS is testing support for Apple Pay and is “evaluating” mobile payment options, according to AppleInsider... More
Motorola’s new Moto G to include NFC?
Motorola‘s forthcoming budget phone — the new Moto G — is to come in two variants and will include NFC, a components chart published on Twitter has revealed, making it the first Moto G to feature the technology... More
Emirates Islamic takes banking to Twitter
Customers of Emirates Islamic Bank can now request account information through social media site Twitter... More
Málaga Club de Fútbol fans get contactless wristbands
Supporters of Spanish football club Málaga Club de Fútbol (CF) can now get contactless payment wristbands branded with the club’s logo from their local CaixaBank branches and be rewarded for using the device... More
SaskTel plans mobile payments
Canadian communications provider SaskTel will soon unveil a mobile payments service for its customers, the company has said on Twitter... More
Barclays to allow Twitter payments
Barclays will be the first British bank to allow people to send payments using just the recipient’s Twitter username... More
Twitter preps for Buy button launch
Twitter is planning to launch its new Buy button in the first quarter of 2015, VentureBeat reports, to let users make a purchase directly from a Tweet... More
Groupe BPCE launches Twitter money transfers
Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France, has launched a service that will let users of its S-Money mobile app send money transfers via Twitter. More
Amazon adds Wishlist tweets
Amazon customers can now add items to their wish list directly from Twitter... More
Discover in talks on Apple Pay support
“We are in discussions with Apple to add Discover cards to Apple Pay in the future,” a representative of the US payment network has revealed on Twitter... More
Robokeg serves beer via NFC
US-based technology startup Robokeg has shown an NFC-powered beer pouring machine at a recent New York Tech Meetup event... More
RIM UK: BlackBerry phones have unique advantages for NFC
BlackBerry phones have a number of advantages when it comes to NFC, says Research in Motion (RIM) UK MD Stephen Bates... More
