Apple Pay users travelling on buses operated by Skånetrafiken in the southern Swedish region of Skåne can now pay their fares by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch without having to wake or unlock their device or authenticate their payment with Face ID or Touch ID... More
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Mercedes-Benz and BP pilot in-truck fuel payments in the UK
Mercedes-Benz and BP have completed a trial of an app-based digital in-truck fuel payment system that allows haulage drivers to pay without leaving their vehicle or using a fuel payment card... More
Metrolinx adds support for debit card payments to contactless ticketing pilot in Toronto
Passengers travelling on Metrolinx’s Union Pearson (UP) Express airport rail link in the Canadian city of Toronto can now opt to pay their fares with their contactless debit card as part of the transport agency’s trial of its Presto open payment ticketing system... More
Credit Libanais to trial biometric payment cards
Lebanese bank Credit Libanais is to pilot a biometric payment card that will enable customers to authorise contactless payments with their thumb... More
China puts pressure on McDonald’s, Visa and Nike to accept digital yuan
The Chinese government is reportedly putting pressure on US-based companies including McDonald’s, Visa and Nike to accept payments in digital yuan before the start of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics... More
NFC Forum spec adds support for extra-small antennas for NFC wireless charging
The NFC Forum has approved and adopted a specification that expands the range of small, battery-powered consumer and internet of things (IoT) devices that can be wirelessly charged using an NFC smartphone or other NFC-enabled device... More
Rémy Cointreau uses NFC tags to let purchasers verify ownership of exclusive cognac decanter
Rémy Cointreau has integrated an NFC tag into the stopper of a limited edition red glass decanter containing its Louis XIII luxury cognac that enables owners to register their purchase and join a private members’ club for Louis XIII owners... More
Schools in Scotland let students make contactless meal payments with their face
Students at secondary schools in North Ayrshire in Scotland can now opt to make contactless payments for their school meals and snacks by authenticating their identity using biometric face recognition technology... More
Jakarta transport networks trial transit card and mobile app for multimodal contactless ticketing
Passengers using public transport services in the greater Jakarta metropolitan area of Indonesia can now sign up to trial a transit card and a smartphone app that enable them to make contactless fare payments on bus and rail services in the region... More
Delhi Metro begins rolling out upgraded mobile and contactless ticketing system
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has begun installing its upgraded contactless fare collection system that will enable passengers to pay for their journeys via NFC mobile ticketing, QR code mobile or paper ticketing, an EMV bank card or RuPay-enabled National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)... More
Tesco opens its first checkout-free store in London
UK supermarket chain Tesco has opened its first checkout-free store in central London, enabling customers to check in at the store entrance with a smartphone app, select the products they want and leave without needing to scan their purchases or pay for them at the checkout... More
Moscow Metro completes full rollout of biometric FacePay ticketing
Moscow Metro has officially launched its FacePay biometric ticketing system across the Russian capital’s entire metro network, enabling passengers to pay their fares at station turnstiles using face recognition technology... More
Beijing offers public transport users discounts to encourage digital yuan fare payments
Passengers on bus, subway and suburban rail services in the Chinese capital Beijing can now receive a discount and pay as little as 0.01 yuan for their journey if they use the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to pay their fares from a digital yuan mobile wallet issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China... More
Major banks, retailers and fintechs to support rollout of national QR payments and rewards system in Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank as well as supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths and fintechs Azupay, Beem It and Merchant Warrior have confirmed they will support the rollout of the national QR payments and rewards platform developed by Australia’s Eftpos payments system... More
Circle K adds checkout-free shopping at US convenience stores
US convenience store giant Circle K has installed cashierless shopping technology in one of its outlets in the US, enabling customers to walk in, select the products they wish to purchase and pay for them via the retailer’s app without needing to use a checkout... More
US PPE provider authenticates face masks with NFC
Consumers purchasing face masks manufactured by US-based personal protective equipment (PPE) provider Aegle will be able to verify the authenticity of their purchase via an NFC chip... More
French fashion house uses NFC to link garments to unique digital NFT assets
French fashion house AZ Factory has added NFC tags to a range of T-shirts in its Love Bring Love collection that enable purchasers to redeem an original digital artwork by tapping the tag embedded in their garment’s label... More
Apple Pay goes live in Bahrain
Apple Pay has rolled out in Bahrain with support for Mastercard and Visa cards issued by the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) and ila digital bank... More
ST launches advisory service for brands looking to adopt NFC
KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: STMicroelectronics has introduced a new service that provides brands with access to the support and guidance they need to easily integrate NFC technology into their products... More
MTA adds physical Omny EMV card for closed loop transit ticketing in New York
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a physical Omny EMV payments card to enable passengers travelling on the city’s subway and bus services to make closed loop contactless ticketing payments... More