APPLICATION: The ETA app leverages optical character recognition (OCR) and NFC technology Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is piloting an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) app that enables eligible travellers to apply for an electronic visa to enter the country and authenticate their identity credentials by scanning their passport with an NFC-enabled mobile device. The ETA […]
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RESEARCH: The study, which found that Apple Pay accounts for a thumping 92% of US mobile wallet debit payments, was conducted by Pulse, the EFT debit network owned by Discover Financial Services The number of debit transactions completed using a mobile wallet in the US rose by 51% year-on-year to approximately 2bn in 2020, with
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TRYING IT ON: Customers can tap NFC tags to access an online service that uses their selfie camera and software filters to show how various cosmetics look Customers in Woolworths stores in Cape Town and Johannesburg can now browse, virtually test and order beauty products for home delivery by tapping in-store NFC tags with their
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By: Dan Balaban UK-based software-as-a-service ticketing provider Masabi said it is targeting large transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond, seeking to sell the agencies on plugging into its SaaS platform rather than building what Masabi contends are expensive and often delayed bespoke fare-collection systems, the vendor told Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected: In-Depth: Boston
By: Dan Balaban The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, is “on track to have at least several more” open-loop pilots or demonstration projects, a spokeswoman for the program told Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected: State of California Seeks to Change Way Transit Agencies Procure Fare Systems Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick
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By: Dan Balaban Mobile wallets now make up more than half of all contactless payments for Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, the agency confirmed to Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected: Sydney Transit Authority Gives Users of Contactless Bank Cards Nearly All Discounts They Get with Closed-Loop Opal Cards In-Depth: Australian Transit
CAPPED FARES: Pronto enables real-time account management and contactless fare payment San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) in the US state of California is rolling out an account-based contactless ticketing system that will let passengers pay their public transit fares with a physical or digital transit card and have those fares capped to a maximum
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By: Dan Balaban A Turkish start-up hopes to entice more taxi drivers to accept contactless credit and debit cards using SoftPOS terminals on Android smartphones, under a scheme being rolled out by the local fintec Related stories, automatically selected: Penetration Rates for Contactless Payments Saw Strong Growth in 2020, including in U.S., Say Networks In-Depth:
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