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KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: Token management solutions that enable consumers to self-manage their digital cards from within their mobile banking app will provide issuers with the ability both to reduce customer service costs and improve customer experience, Antelop Solutions CEO Nicolas Bruley explains in a 22-minute webinar now available to view in the NFCW Knowledge Centre. ‘Tokenization […]

A coalition of technology and healthcare providers in the US has launched an initiative to develop a solution that will enable individuals to store and access their Covid-19 vaccination records in their digital wallet “in a secure, verifiable and privacy preserving way”. The Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) “is developing a standard model for organisations administering

UK parents whose children are eligible for free school meals will be able to receive digital vouchers they can use on their smartphone or tablet to buy food at participating retail outlets while schools remain closed during the country’s second lockdown, the UK government has announced. The national voucher scheme will enable UK schools that

Owners of Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 smartphones in the USA will not be able to make payments using Samsung Pay’s magnetic secure transmission (MST) technology. Although company publicity for Galaxy S21 lists both MST and NFC as payment options available on the new phones, Samsung says that “payment solutions and available features may vary depending

Apple iPhone users who purchase a BMW iX electric car will be able to lock, unlock and start the vehicle without taking their smartphone out of their bag or pocket using ultra-wideband (UWB) functionality built into an upgraded version of the vehicle manufacturer’s Digital Key. BMW’s Digital Key Plus uses the UWB technology on the

Owners of Fiat Chrysler vehicles equipped with the manufacturer’s Uconnect Market connected services platform will soon be able to order and pay for their favourite food and beverages from restaurants in 4,000 US cities via an app embedded in their in-vehicle touchscreen. In addition to reordering past favourites for pick-up or delivery, users passing a

UK residents are to take part in a pilot of a digital immunity and vaccination passport that enables them to use their mobile phone to disclose their Covid-19 test results or vaccination status without revealing their identity. Participants in the trial will be issued with a free app, allowing them to prove that they have

The Agricultural Bank of China has launched pilot ATMs that enable customers in Shenzhen to deposit and withdraw money in the form of digital yuan, the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). The launch comes as part of the third large-scale trial of the digital currency in the city by the People’s Bank of China