NFC

NFC Slated For Major Upgrade With iOS 13 Release
NFC Slated For Major Upgrade With iOS 13 Release
June 13, 2019  |  Apple

Near-field communication (NFC) will receive a major upgrade when Apple releases iOS 13 this fall. While only iPhone apps were previously able to read NFC...

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

Near-field communication (NFC) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for...

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Apple Teams With Bird Scooters, Bonobos
Apple Teams With Bird Scooters, Bonobos
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

To reduce friction for mobile payments for purchases such as scooter rides and clothing, Apple is teaming up with partners such as Bird scooters and...

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Wells Fargo Rolls Out Contactless Credit, Debit Cards
Wells Fargo Rolls Out Contactless Credit, Debit Cards
April 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Wells Fargo announced Tuesday (April 2)  the launch of contactless consumer credit and debit cards. In a press release, Wells Fargo said the new cards...

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Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
Why ‘Play Ball!’ Means So Much For Payments
March 29, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Another baseball season has started, much to the delight of many consumers, including those insufferable and pretentious fans who consider football something that happens between...

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NFC Forum Shares Specs For QR Codes Alternative
NFC Forum Shares Specs For QR Codes Alternative
March 05, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The NFC Forum, the standards and advocacy association for Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, released its NFC Money Transfer Candidate Specification (NMT) on Tuesday (March 5), giving...

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PayPal, HP Team On New POS
PayPal, HP Team On New POS
January 11, 2019  |  POS Innovation

In a move to target small and medium-sized businesses and hospitality companies, HP has announced it has teamed up with PayPal to release what it...

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RBI Releases Guidelines For Electronic Card Payments
RBI Releases Guidelines For Electronic Card Payments
January 08, 2019  |  Safety and Security

The Reserve Bank of India has released guidelines for what it calls the “tokenization” of debit and credit card transactions, according to reports. Get the...

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ToneTag CEO Sounds Off On Payments At The Speed Of Sound
ToneTag CEO Sounds Off On Payments At The Speed Of Sound
October 09, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Talk about cashless and contactless. How about payments made at the speed of sound — to be specific, using encrypted sound waves to make offline...

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