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American Express cardholders can now receive detailed digital receipts for their card transactions to identify and check their purchases from larger retailers via the company’s app or website. The receipts will include purchase information such as the merchant’s name and logo, order number and date, products purchased and cost.  American Express is introducing them to […]

Passengers travelling from Ottawa’s Rideau Station can now purchase single-ride adult fares on the Canadian capital’s light rail transit network by tapping to pay with their credit card or mobile wallet at a pilot touchless entry gate. The OC Transpo transit authority is trialling the contactless ticketing system before rolling out the technology to all

Biometric payment cards containing a built-in fingerprint sensor could generate more than US$5bn in global banking revenue and account for 15% of the market by 2026, according to a forecast by analysts at Swiss bank UBS. The forecast states that: “in the past few years more than 23 pilots were reported with three commercial launches

German citizens will be able to securely store a digital version of their government-issued ID card on their smartphone from the autumn of 2021, the German government’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community has announced. “The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that from this fall, citizens will be able to use the ID stored

Citizens of the Bahamas can now pay for goods and services using a prepaid card that supports the country’s Sand Dollar central bank digital currency (CBDC). Nassau-based payment service provider Island Pay and Mastercard have partnered with the Central Bank of the Bahamas to roll out the card, enabling users to instantly convert the digital

Google Pay users can now pay for parking in more than 400 cities across the USA and for public transport fares with participating transit authorities globally from directly within Google Maps. Once they have linked their Google Pay wallet to their Google Maps account on their Android device, users will be offered the option of

General Motors (GM) may be looking to bring the biometric technology integrated into its Cadillac X4 vehicles in China to North America, enabling drivers to access their car using just face recognition. The US-based car manufacturing giant has filed to trade mark the Modus Biometric System rolled out in the Chinese model with both the

Chinese consumers taking part in the large-scale testing of the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Beijing over the Chinese New Year period are trialling a biometric ‘hard wallet’ card developed by the Postal Savings Bank of China. The dual payments and healthcare card incorporates a biometric sensor that enables users to verify their

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: A comprehensive guide to using NFC tags to create engaging consumer experiences is now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre. NFC tags embedded in consumer goods enable brands to offer customers a wide range of enhanced interactive user experiences, STMicroelectronics explains in the white paper, but effective design is essential to

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is to implement an upgraded contactless ticketing system across its entire network, enabling passengers to pay for their journeys via QR, an EMV bank card or a RuPay-enabled National Common Mobility Card (NCMC). DMRC has published its plans for the upgrade to its automatic fare collection system in an expression