DIGITAL SECURITY: Cilab’s ci230 high-speed tester now supports NFC testing of epassports and MRTDs PARTNER NEWS: NFC testing provider Cilab has released a test suite for use with its ci230 high-speed tester that enables epassport and other machine-readable travel document (MRTD) applications, devices and readers to be tested for conformance to international standards. Cilab has […]
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Customers of the Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) will soon be able to make contactless payments with a biometric bank card that enables them to authenticate transactions with their fingerprint. The biometric card incorporates a built-in fingerprint sensor, allowing users to make contactless payments “without the usual payment limits” and without needing to enter a PIN
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DIGITAL KEY: Galaxy S21 users in South Korea will be able to use their phone to unlock the Genesis GV602 Owners of a Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphone purchasing the new Genesis GV60 electric car in South Korea will be the first to be able to lock and unlock their vehicle from their mobile device using
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DIGITAL DIARY: Users tap their phone on an NFC tag to record their movements or add a location manually Residents of Wellington in New Zealand will be able to record their movements directly into a digital diary on the NZ Covid Tracer app by tapping an NFC tag with their NFC smartphones at locations trialling
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By: Dan Balaban California transit agency Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District said it plans to launch a pilot of contactless open-loop payments in early 2022, as it seeks to increase customer convenience and reduce use of cash on board its buses, NFC Times’ sister publication Mobility Payments has learned. Related stories, automatically selected: UK Bus Operator Go-Ahead
By: Dan Balaban Contactless open-loop payments have surged in recent months for Transport for London, returning to their steep growth trajectory before the pandemic, and now account for 70% of all pay-as-you-go, or PAYG, trips on the London Underground and two-thirds of PAYG trips on buses. And contactless has surpassed 50% of all trips–including those
CARDLESS CASH: Customers scan the QR code on the ATM to activate cash withdrawal in the banking app Customers of ABN Amro in the Netherlands can now make contactless cash withdrawals from ATMs via their mobile banking app without needing to use their debit card. To use the service, customers scan a QR code on
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SMART PACKAGING: NFC tags in the box enable customers to authenticate their purchase and reorder US consumers purchasing premium cigars manufactured by the Ferio Tego Cigar Co will be able to authenticate their purchase, access videos and information about the product and make additional orders by tapping an NFC tag embedded in the cigar box
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ADDED VALUE: Paco Rabanne’s Phantom scent uses ST NFC tags to offer ‘seamless user experiences’ PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has published a case study explaining the benefits that the implementation of NFC tags offer luxury brands and detailing how it worked with Paco Rabanne to enable the France-based fashion house to find the right NFC solution
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STRATEGIC ACQUISITION: Market Pay has acquired Dejamobile for its contactless payments expertise PARTNER NEWS: Dejamobile has been acquired by Market Pay, the France-based international payments platform founded by supermarket giant Carrefour. “With this acquisition, the entire Dejamobile team, including the management team, is joining Market Pay,” Dejamobile says. “The three co-founders of Dejamobile — Houssem
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