The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is calling for amendments to current European Union legislation in order to ensure companies such as Apple provide payment apps with access to a smartphone’s NFC chip to give users a choice of in-store payment methods on their device. The call comes as ACM completes its investigation […]
CONNECTED: Consumers access digital content by tapping the NFC chip in the bottle cap with their phone Consumers purchasing Paco Rabanne’s latest fragrance for men can access a range of digital content, including information about the product, by tapping an NFC chip embedded in the bottle cap with their smartphone. The France-based fashion brand has
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Contactless payments will account for more than half (57%) of the total global value of transactions made at the point of sale (POS) by 2026, compared with just under 25% in 2021, Juniper Research predicts. It also forecasts that the number of smartphones enabled to accept contactless payments using soft POS technology will grow from
DIGITAL PROOF: More than 200m Digital Covid Certificates have been generated across the EU to date The European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate is now live across the EU as well as in non-member states Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, enabling residents to be issued with a proof of their Covid-19 vaccination status, negative Covid test result
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Passengers on 24 subway lines and four suburban rail services in the Chinese capital of Beijing can now use the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to make contactless payments for their fares from a digital yuan mobile wallet issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The move comes as a subway line
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A new update has been released for the use of SELFBLUE on a compactor or recycler, such as the TRITECH by FAS. The use case is as follows:1) The user makes a purchase on the vending machine2) If the recycler option is activated, for each purchase he earns a “recycler bonus”3) When he delivers a
COVID CARD: Android users will be able to store and display the digital Covid-19 certificate on their device Google Pay has updated its Passes API to enable healthcare organisations, government agencies and other authorised bodies to create digital Covid-19 vaccination and test result certificates that Android users can store and display directly on their mobile
Public transport users in Northern Ireland will soon be able to make tap-on-tap-off contactless fare payments on all bus and rail services across the whole province using their debit or credit card or a single transit smartcard. Public transport operator Translink’s Future Ticketing System will also enable passengers making multiple journeys across the Northern Ireland
TICKETING UPGRADE: Philadelphia plans to expand the ticketing options for public transport users South East Philadelphia Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in the US is planning to upgrade or replace its SEPTA Key transit card system in order to offer passengers on its bus, trolley and rail networks in the Greater Philadelphia region a wider range of
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The planned increase in the UK’s contactless transaction limit from £45 to £100 announced by the UK Treasury in March could come into effect on 5 August, according to a Reddit user. The UK Treasury’s original announcement did not specify when the increase would be implemented other than “later this year”, but the Reddit user
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