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Passengers using Transport for NSW public transport services in Australia can now apply to take part in a year-long pilot to test a digital version of the Opal transit card that enables them to pay fares from a digital wallet on their mobile phone or smartwatch. “Once you have registered for the trial and have […]

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is to enable participants in the next phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot to test for the first time the use of digital yuan for making both online purchases and touch-based in-store offline payments. PBOC’s second digital yuan ‘red envelope’ lottery giveaway will see the bank

Customers in Carrefour stores run by Majid Al Futtaim in the United Arab Emirates can now scan their purchases and pay for them in-store using the Mobile Scan&Go feature integrated into the retailer’s app. To use the self-checkout service, customers open the feature on the MAF Carrefour app and scan the barcode on each of

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to raise the limit for contactless card transactions from Rs2,000 (US$27) to Rs5,000 ($67.67) from 1 January 2021, an increase of 150%. “Contactless card transactions and e-mandates on cards (and UPI) for recurring transactions have enhanced customer convenience in general while benefitting from increased use of technology,” RBI

Consumers in South Africa with compatible smartphones can now use Huawei Pay to make mobile payments by scanning QR codes compatible with the Zapper scan-to-pay payments platform. “Huawei Pay was built in partnership with Zapper and uses the Huawei Wallet app to store funds,” Huawei says. “Money can be deposited into your Huawei Wallet using

Customers in 7-Eleven convenience stores across the USA can now make contactless payments at the checkout using a mobile wallet that the retail giant has added to its 7-Eleven app. “7-Eleven Wallet customers can securely load funds to use upon checkout using cash, debit and credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and prepaid 7-Eleven gift

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has opened an investigation into whether companies such as Apple are in breach of competition rules if they limit the access payments apps have to a smartphone’s NFC chip and restrict a user’s choice of contactless in-store payment method on that device. “The software on some smartphones

Apple Pay is due to roll out in Mexico “very soon”, according to the payments service’s Mexican website. A video posted by a Twitter user also reveals code on the website’s landing page indicating that Apple Pay will launch in Mexico with support from Banregio, Hey Banco, Inbursa and CitiBanamex banks, as well as a