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Apple Pay takes top slot as most popular mobile payments app in the US

Three in ten US smartphone owners now use a mobile payments app to make payments in stores — and Apple Pay is now the most popular with 30.3 million users, according to new research by eMarketer. Starbucks’ mobile app, the previous market leader, is now in second place with 25.2 million users, followed by Google […]

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Transport for NSW launches Opal Connect transportation payments platform

Australia’s Transport for NSW has introduced Opal Connect, a new service that aims to become “a one stop shop for all transport transactions and information, whether it is public transport, rideshare, taxis, parking and even tolling”. “Opal Connect is a new ticketing solution that aims to provide an integrated and convenient experience for customers through

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WHSmith to accept online payments direct from UK customers’ bank accounts

Mastercard has signed up four WHSmith retail brands for Pay by Bank (PbBa), a strong customer authentication-compliant payments service that uses customers’ mobile banking apps and the UK’s faster payments system to let online retailers accept payments direct from shoppers’ bank accounts. “Pay by Bank app is an easy and secure way for customers to

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Visa finalises acquisition of Rambus’ payments and ticketing businesses

PARTNER NEWS: Visa has announced that it has now completed its acquisition from Rambus of the company’s payments and ticketing businesses — formerly known as Bell ID and Ecebs. “The acquisition strengthens Visa’s tokenization capabilities beyond card-based payments Read the rest of Visa finalises acquisition of Rambus’ payments and ticketing businesses at NFCW.

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Ahold Delhaize brings mobile self-checkout to US supermarkets

Shoppers at 30 US supermarkets operated by Netherlands-based retail giant Ahold Delhaize will be able to use their mobile phone to scan items as they shop and then self-checkout and pay by the end of this year. The merchant’s Retail Business Services (RBS) division is using the company’s proprietary ScanIt Mobile solution to offer the

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Payments networks begin rollout of single buy button for online commerce

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have gone live with an online checkout service that lets merchants add a single buy button to their sites to accept payments from any of the networks’ cardholders — without them first needing to create an account with the merchant or enter detailed payment data. The new ‘click to

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Queensland tests express ticketing gates for open loop contactless ticketing project

The Australian state of Queensland has begun the first of a series of pilots ahead of the rollout of its A$371m (US$249m) Smart Ticketing system, due to go live in 2022. A one-month pilot of new express ticketing gates is taking place at Brisbane’s Central Station Read the rest of Queensland tests express ticketing gates

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Moscow Metro adds support for China UnionPay open loop cards

Travellers in Russia’s capital can now use China UnionPay’s Quickpass contactless cards or an NFC payment app connected to a Quickpass card to pay their fares at 150 Moscow Metro stations, China’s Xinhua news agency reports. “This is the first time that contactless payment using China UnionPay cards has been applied to foreign subways,” the

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