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 ...
NATIONAL SYSTEM: The RDG aims to implement PAYG contactless digital ticketing across the whole GB Rail network The UK’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG) — the industry body that represents the country’s ...
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 ...
More than 80% of the respondents to a survey conducted by ABI Research on behalf of the NFC Forum said they have used a smartphone or smartwatch to make a contactless payment. Of those that have made ...
PRE-BOOKING: Drivers can now reserve parking spaces in advance via the MBUX infotainment centre Mercedes-Benz drivers in North America and 14 European countries can now find and pay for parking spaces ...
A new European Commission ruling will require Apple to open up a range of iOS connectivity features to third-party devices so that, for example, an iPhone owner will ...
Fashion retail chain Zara has taken delivery of 18,000 reloadable contactless keychains that shoppers can choose instead of the retailer’s existing single-use plastic cards when buying a prepaid card ...
The RAIN Alliance is to create a new standard that will enable manufacturers to integrate support for Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tag reading into standard smartphones, making it possible for consumers ...
SWITCHED ON: MBTA is enabling public transport users to pay for travel using their contactless cards Public transportation users in the Greater Boston area will be able to use a contactless debit or ...
MOBILE ID: South Korean’s can now store and use their digital ID on their smartphones All citizens and foreign residents of South Korea are now able to add a digital version of their government-issued ...
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 ...