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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

The proportion of in-store purchases made using contactless cards in the Nordic countries has risen from 57% in January this year to 75% in late October, an increase “in part driven by concerns around the potential spread of Covid-19,” regional payments processor Nets reports. “In Norway and Denmark, the governments imposed strong restrictions on social

Consumers in the USA will be able to open mobile-first checking and saving accounts with 11 banks and credit unions from within Google Pay from 2021, Google has revealed in a blog post that also announces the launch of a redesigned version of the Google Pay app for both Android and iOS. “We’re working with

Passengers using Matatu minibus services across the Kenyan capital of Nairobi can now make contactless payments for their journeys from their M-Pesa mobile wallet. The fare collection system, known as Lipafare, uses the O-City fare collection platform and is being piloted across the city as part of an initiative to promote contactless payments. “Used by

American Express cardholders in the USA can now add their card to their Apple Pay wallet via the card network’s website as soon as their application has been approved, removing the need to wait for a physical card to arrive or to manually input their card details. “With the new integration in place, users can

Members of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) in the USA are to take part in a three-month pilot scheme to test the use of dynamic CVV codes when making online or in-app purchases with their credit card. The dynamic security codes are generated using dynamic card verification value 2 (CVV2) code technology designed

More than a third (38%) of US consumers intending to shop at brick-and-mortar retail outlets on Black Friday and Cyber Monday say they are interested in discounts and offers made via out-of-home (OOH) advertising signage that uses QR codes, NFC and SMS text messages, according to a new survey. The research by the Out-of-home Advertising

Malaysian consumers with compatible Huawei smartphones can now use Huawei Pay to make NFC mobile payments with an ICBC UnionPay credit card stored in their mobile wallet. Huawei has launched its payments service in Malaysia with UnionPay International and ICBC bank, enabling users to make contactless payments at terminals supporting UnionPay QuickPass. “From 12 December