German citizens will be able to securely store a digital version of their government-issued ID card on their smartphone from the autumn of 2021, the German government’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community has announced. “The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that from this fall, citizens will be able to use the ID stored […]
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Citizens of the Bahamas can now pay for goods and services using a prepaid card that supports the country’s Sand Dollar central bank digital currency (CBDC). Nassau-based payment service provider Island Pay and Mastercard have partnered with the Central Bank of the Bahamas to roll out the card, enabling users to instantly convert the digital
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Google Pay users can now pay for parking in more than 400 cities across the USA and for public transport fares with participating transit authorities globally from directly within Google Maps. Once they have linked their Google Pay wallet to their Google Maps account on their Android device, users will be offered the option of
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By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Google has announced plans to launch public transit ticketing for more than 80 cities globally in coming weeks from its trip-planning Maps app and also to enable users to buy virtual closed-loop fare cards–starting with the Clipper card in the San Francisco Bay Area–directly from the app. That’s
General Motors (GM) may be looking to bring the biometric technology integrated into its Cadillac X4 vehicles in China to North America, enabling drivers to access their car using just face recognition. The US-based car manufacturing giant has filed to trade mark the Modus Biometric System rolled out in the Chinese model with both the
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Chinese consumers taking part in the large-scale testing of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Beijing over the Chinese New Year period are trialling a biometric ‘hard wallet’ card developed by the Postal Savings Bank of China. The dual payments and healthcare card incorporates a biometric sensor that enables users to verify their
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By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – U.S. public transit agencies have been keen to remove cash and paper tickets from their buses and trains and to keep more distance between customers and agency staffers because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now they are getting a new boost from the U.S. federal government in the form
Feb 18 2021 By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – U.S. public transit agencies have been keen to remove cash and paper tickets from their buses and trains and to keep more distance between customers and agency staffers because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now they are getting a new boost from the U.S. federal government
KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: A comprehensive guide to using NFC tags to create engaging consumer experiences is now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre. NFC tags embedded in consumer goods enable brands to offer customers a wide range of enhanced interactive user experiences, STMicroelectronics explains in the white paper, but effective design is essential to
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is to implement an upgraded contactless ticketing system across its entire network, enabling passengers to pay for their journeys via QR, an EMV bank card or a RuPay-enabled National Common Mobility Card (NCMC). DMRC has published its plans for the upgrade to its automatic fare collection system in an expression
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