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Customers of ABN Amro in the Netherlands can now use their Android devices to make payments with Google Pay from within the Dutch bank’s mobile app. It is the first major bank in the Netherlands to add support for the service, enabling customers to activate Google Pay in the app and “use their phones for […]

Android users can now upload their Clipper transit card to Google Pay, reload their card balance and pay for their fares on 24 transit systems across the San Francisco Bay Area of the USA with their smartphone. Clipper has also launched a new mobile app for Android devices that enables users to add their physical

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has seen the number of monthly digital wallet transactions increase by 90% from 36m in March 2020 to 68m in March this year, with the total value more than doubling from A$2.1bn (US$1.6bn) to A$1bn (US$0.8bn) in the same period. “The figures highlight the growing popularity of digital wallets

The European Commission’s investigation into Apple Pay is “moving ahead on top of an investigation into how the iPhone maker requires software developers to use its in-app purchasing system”, the EU’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has told Bloomberg News. The case is “quite advanced” and “is something that we’re pushing forward”, Vestager said in an

The next version of Android will include support for NFC and ultra wideband (UWB) digital car keys, enabling users to lock, unlock and start their vehicle from their mobile phone. Google revealed that Android 12 will incorporate the digital key functionality at its Google I/O 2021 event where it also officially launched the Android 12

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