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A single global retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) and a single global 24/7 payment system could be an “optimum solution” as the basis for a new payment model “enhancing market discipline and fairness to all stakeholders”, according to a new paper. In ‘Principles for a global central bank digital currency and a single global […]

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: A new generation of software-only solutions that let merchants accept contactless payments on standard NFC smartphones and tablets will “transform digital payment acceptance and consumers’ checkout experiences in stores,” Dejamobile explains in a new white paper now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre. ‘Driving wider adoption of digital payments at the

PARTNER NEWS: Antelop Solutions has launched a new SDK that lets banks quickly and easily provide their customers with a way to use their mobile phone as a trusted, multi-factor authentication device that complies with strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements under PSD2. The new Antelop SCA SDK natively manages a variety of customer authentication methods

Businesses in the US can now issue their employees with virtual corporate cards that can be loaded into a mobile wallet and used to make payments at contactless point-of-sale terminals. The digital corporate cards are being introduced by Mastercard in conjunction with Tsys and Extend and can be used for single or multiple transactions.  Companies

Octopus transit card holders in Hong Kong can now use their Octopus App to view travel information and transport services “at a glance” and transfer funds from one card to another via NFC. The features have been added to a redesigned version of the app, which also sees the Octopus O! ePay digital wallet rebranded

Passengers using Regional Transportation District (RTD) transit services in the Denver metro region of the USA will soon be able to plan their journeys and buy tickets from directly within the Lyft ridesharing app. The mobile ticketing option, which will roll out “in the coming week”, is being added to Lyft’s Transit feature, enabling users

Researchers at Penn State University in the USA have developed a wearable wireless sensor that can be printed directly onto a person’s skin to take precise biometric measurements and transmit data to an NFC smartphone or similar device. “The sensors are capable of precisely and continuously capturing temperature, humidity, blood oxygen levels and heart performance

Ecommerce businesses in 23 of the world’s poorer nations have seen “a notable increase” in digital payments as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Nearly two-thirds (64%) of ecommerce businesses surveyed reported changes in payments methods since the beginning of the

Owners of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UAE can now accept contactless payments on standard Android NFC smartphones, with no need for additional hardware. Mashreq Bank is using Mastercard’s Tap On Phone mPOS technology to enable merchants to turn their own smartphone into a secure acceptance device for payments made with a contactless

Residents of the United Arab Emirates can now make in-app and in-store NFC and QR code-enabled contactless payments, international remittances, utility bill payments and P2P financial transfers and apply for instant credit using a single mobile payments app. Emirates Payment Services developed and launched the Empay app within the UAE’s Smart Government framework, and describes