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Residents of England who have been inoculated against Covid-19 can now use the National Health Service’s NHS App to access a digital certificate confirming their vaccine status on their iOS or Android device without needing to request certification from their GP. The NHS has added the service to enable users who have registered with the […]

The number of open-loop EMV contactless cards used to make transit ticketing payments worldwide will increase from 24.8m currently to 136.9m by 2025, according to an ABI Research forecast. “With contactless payment acceptance and transactions in all markets experiencing a sharp upturn during Covid-19, approximately 150 large cities are looking to adopt EMV as another

Turkish citizens will be able to verify that they have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 using a “vaccine ID card” created through the Turkish Health Ministry’s Hayat Eve Sığar (HES) Covid-19 information app, according to a report by Hurriyet Daily News. The launch comes as Turkey and Hungary have agreed to recognise each other’s vaccine

Ticketing agency Ticketek has launched an App Clip that enables iPhone users attending sports or other live events in Australia to purchase digital tickets by tapping an NFC tag or scanning a QR code displayed outside venues without needing to download the firm’s app. “Fans can launch the Ticketek App Clip on their iPhone outside

Customers purchasing wine from the Boisset Collection can now authenticate their purchase and gain access to tasting notes, information about the wine’s origin, stories and videos by tapping an NFC tag embedded in the bottle’s label with their smartphone. The family-owned wine business — which has wineries in the USA, France and Canada — has

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to trial the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass app, enabling passengers on selected flights between Japan and the US to verify their identity and their Covid-19 test results at check-in on their NFC-enabled smartphone. After registering to join the trial, passengers can create their digital identity in the

Only one in six (12.8%) UK merchants rates the introduction of strong customer authentication (SCA) for online payments as a big business concern as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey published by Signifyd. The company’s State of UK Commerce Report 2021 also shows that while 28% of respondents said they

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published a public consultation document as part of its plans to develop and pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC). “The digital tenge will be a legal tender, a measure of value and a store of value,” the bank explains. “To implement the platform, a two-tier

Customers at a supermarket in the German city of Cologne owned by retail giant Rewe will soon be able to enter the store by scanning a QR code, selecting the items they wish to buy and paying for them from their mobile phone without needing to scan their purchases or use a checkout. The supermarket