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Senders of Evite digital greeting cards can now also send the recipient a gift card, via an integration with Blackhawk Network‘s eGift service. This enables users to purchase eGift cards from a wide range of brands and retailers, including Amazon, Spotify, Xbox, Sony, Nintendo, Bloomingdale’s, H&M, Starbucks and Burger King. “The eGift card options can […]

Passengers travelling on buses and cable cars in Wellington, New Zealand, can now use their iPhone to instantly top up their Snapper transit card, check their card balance, collect refunds and view concessions and travel passes. Apple users with an iPhone7/iOS13 and above can download the newly launched Snapper iOS app, scan their physical transit

Customers of Swiss bank UBS can now opt for an environmentally friendly credit card made from a corn-based plastic substitute — and will soon be able to apply for a digital-only card that they can start using immediately upon acceptance. UBS’s contactless-enabled Optimus Foundation Credit Card Eco is made from PLA, an 80% biodegradable material

Passengers on the Metro light railway network in Tyne and Wear in the north-east of England can now buy and store electronic tickets on their Android smartphone without needing a physical ticket or a smart transit card. Rail network operator Nexus has integrated the mobile ticketing functionality into its Pop card app, enabling users to

Finland’s OP Financial Group is to pilot a biometric payment card that will allow users to authenticate payments over the contactless transaction limit with their fingerprint rather than with a PIN. The biometric cards will “use fingerprints, which are securely verified on-card by using an integrated fingerprint sensor,” OP says. “This allows for convenient contactless

Leading European mobile loyalty wallet provider Stocard has expanded its Stocard Pay service to users in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, enabling them to make in-store NFC payments in addition to using the wallet to access loyalty cards and redeem rewards. “With Stocard Pay every user can easily get a virtual Mastercard directly in

The Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) is to work with the NFC Forum to enable rechargeable styluses to be wirelessly charged with a smartphone, mobile computing device or other NFC-enabled device. The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding with a view to  making it possible for USI members to integrate the NFC Forum’s NFC

Passengers on a low income using Capital Metro bus and rail services in the US city of Austin, Texas, can now apply to join a pilot scheme for a fare-capping service integrated with the transport operator’s CapMetro transit app. The pilot is open to passengers enrolled in health and social services such as Medicaid and

Bus passengers in Malta can now make on-board contactless payments for their fares on more of the island’s busier routes as Malta Public Transport moves towards implementing a fully integrated contactless system on all services in 2021. Following a pilot scheme, the operator has added contactless payment readers to 80 more buses, enabling passengers to