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Merchants in Malaysia can now use a tap-to-phone payment acceptance service from Hong Leong Bank (HLB) to accept contactless card payments on a standard NFC Android mobile device. The bank’s Tap On Phone service enables merchants to accept Visa, Mastercard and MyDebit payments up to a value of RM250 (US$60) by downloading the Hong Leong […]

Residents of the island of Jersey can now make contactless payments to local businesses using a prepaid card that is being sent to all eligible citizens as part of a fiscal stimulus package designed to alleviate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Residents receive their Spend Local Card with an initial balance of £100

NFCW EXPO: The NFCW Expo takes the principles behind a traditional trade show booth and re-imagines them for an online-first world. Visit the sample showcase we have built for NFCW to see how the concept works and how your presence could look. “The NFCW Expo is designed to make it possible to easily identify and

Customers of US coffee chain Dunkin’ in California will soon be able to walk into a store, pick up a coffee and pay for it from their mobile phone without having to pre-order, interact with staff, wait to pay at a checkout or scan goods at a kiosk. The chain is to pilot the checkout-free

Trucking fleets in the US can now enable their drivers to make payments for on-demand expenses while they’re on the road by sending them a one-time-use digital payments card on their mobile phone. Drivers can use the digital payments solution at more than 100,000 merchants across the country to make one-off payments for vehicle repairs,

Diners will soon be able to use a new feature in the Uber Eats app to make contactless orders and payments in US restaurants, whether they are dining in or ordering a takeaway meal. “The tool is aptly called ‘Uber Eats Contactless Order Feature’ and the idea is to enable you to cover your bill

Customers at a coffee shop in Budapest, Hungary, and a number of small city-centre retailers in Guadalajara, Spain, are piloting a biometric payment service which allows them to make payments at the point of sale using their face and palm without needing a card, smartphone or other mobile device. Users register for the service by

The NFCW Expo provides industry suppliers with a way to launch new products, showcase their thought leadership and connect directly with a global audience of senior executives and technical specialists, NFCW editor Sarah Clark explains in a presentation now available in the NFCW Knowledge Centre. In the 12-minute presentation, Sarah explains how the NFCW Expo

Bus passengers in Japan are taking part in a pilot of self-driving buses equipped with facial recognition technology which enables them to pay for their tickets as they board using a ‘face pass’ system. “Passengers have their face scanned and registered beforehand so that their account gets charged automatically once their face is detected boarding

Both banked and unbanked residents of the UAE will soon be able to make instant cashless digital payments using a digital cash platform which they can either link directly to their bank accounts or add value to with cash at registered locations. The Klip digital cash platform is a digital wallet being developed by Emirates