The patent for Apple’s airline ticketing and travel platform on the iPhone — dubbed “iTravel” — relies on NFC technology, according to NFC World. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
London Underground, the local metro service provider, says payments made via NFC are too slow for its transit systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
No, I’m not talking about the creepy Natalie Portman movie by the same name, but the concept that describes a surprise event, something unpredicted yet extraordinarily powerful – an event whose impact reshapes the future in dramatic ways. The concept was given business context after...
RBS subsidiary NatWest plans to distribute special iPhone cases to a select group of customers as part of TouchPay, its NFC-powered mobile payments trial, The Paypers says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
MagTek will provide point-of-sale security services to Viableware, a technology service provider for restaurant clients, The Paypers reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
PSCU says it is the first financial institution in the U.S. to issue Visa’s EMV-enabled prepaid cards to its accountholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Odds are you already use your phone for more than calling, texts and emails. Even if it just the occasional game of Skeeball, you’re like most people if you’ve found that a smartphone adds a little bit more fun to your everyday life. Here are...
Orange has recently announced a nationwide wide deployment of NFC SIM cards in France, covering 27 million subscribers. According to news site TechCrunch, Orange’s SIM solution is the first to have the same level of security as a smart card or chip based payment. Get...
The Wall Street Journal reports that Visa is preparing for a potential collapse of the eurozone. Steve Perry, chief commercial official at Visa, told the WSJ that Visa is exploring various possible outcomes, including a total collapse of the eurozone: “From our perspective, we can...