Fashion chain Gap has used wristbands and NFC phones to allow customers to vote for the best dressed staff at two stores in Tokyo... More
Wristbands
Samsung paves the way for NFC ticketing at music events
The handset maker has teamed up with events promoter Kilimanjaro Live to replace traditional tickets with contactless wristbands that provide access to the events and can be linked to ticket holders’ social media profiles. More
Wireless goes contactless
Pop fans will be able to leave their wallets at home during a three day music festival in London in July... More
Azeris fancy paying by mobile
As Azerbaijan moves towards non-cash payment from its current predominantly cash-based economy, some 86% of residents of capital city Baku say they would like to carry out contactless payments with their phones. Abc.az reports that research conducted by MasterCard, which is introducing its PayPass system in the country, also found that 31% would like to see contactless payment built into watches while 26% would like pay-by-touch bracelets... More
Barclaycard expects UK and US consumers to pay regularly by mobile “within two to three years”
Barclaycard expects the UK and US general public to be using their mobile phones to make payments regularly within two to three years, the card issuer’s head of research and development, Colin Swain, has told a roundtable event in London... More