More than eight in ten consumers have used “an NFC contactless card or mobile payment wallet” (85%) and contactless payment card usage has increased by 30% over the past two years, according to a ...

CONNECTED: Purchasers scan an NFC tag embedded in the left sneaker to access digital content Purchasers of a limited edition pair of RS-XL sneakers in sportswear brand Puma’s Evolution of the Mixtape ...

The NFC Forum is to support the EU’s introduction of digital product passports by defining additional standards that will make it possible for NFC tags to be used to process on-product DPPs, enable ...

A new Contactless World Congress presentation that provides insight into a hands-free transport ticketing pilot that is taking place in the Dutch city of Eindhoven is now available to view in the NFCW ...

Apple has offered to open up access to the iPhone’s NFC chip to rival mobile payments providers, “three people familiar with the matter” have told Reuters, “a move that could settle EU antitrust ...

The countries which have announced increases to date are Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt ...

STAGGERED ROLLOUT: The ECB aims to present the plan for the potential realisation phase of the digital euro to its governing council in Q3 2023 The European Central Bank (ECB) has laid out plans for a ...

BALANCE CHECK: Apple has integrated Wallet with the UK’s Open Banking API in its iOS 17.1 update Apple iPhone users in the UK can now check their current account balance, the remaining credit on their ...

SIMPLER PAYMENTS: Alipay’s tap-and-pay service turns a smartphone into an NFC tag reader Alipay, China’s leading mobile payments provider and the pioneer of QR mobile payments, has launched a new ...

MOBILE ID: Finnish travellers can use the DTC app to add a digital version of their passport to their phone Citizens of Finland travelling on Finnair flights to and from London, Manchester and ...

SEAMLESS RESALE: The NFC tag enables owners to prove provenance and resell the item via Poshmark : Owners of handbags, wallets, clothes and shoes from Coach’s sustainable Coachtopia brand can now ...

OPEN PAYMENT: Venice public transport users can use contactless cards to pay for their fares Visitors to Venice can now use a contactless debit or credit card to pay for fares on any of the city’s ...