By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – While contactless payments in Europe were already commonplace and continue to grow, the Covid-19 pandemic has created even more interest in the technology among consumers, according to a report released Thursday by Mastercard. The report includes a survey showing that consumers in eight major European markets say they…
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive – A consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern Kentucky plans to enable customers to buy public transit tickets directly in the Uber app as early as this summer, following two other U.S. transit agencies, in Denver and Las Vegas, which have already integrated with…
A new Samsung Money by SoFi service due to launch in the US “later this summer” will provide “a mobile-first money management experience that brings a cash management account and a Mastercard-branded debit card along with exclusive benefits into Samsung Pay,” the company has announced. “The account is secure, charges no account fees and rewards…
Google is piloting a new service that lets Google Assistant users confirm payment for a purchase with just their voice. “A new setting to allow Voice Match to confirm purchases made through the Google Assistant has been spotted in the Assistant’s Payments and Security settings pane,” Android Police reports. “We’ve confirmed with Google that the…
The Competition Commission of India is looking into allegations that Google is unfairly promoting its mobile payments app in the country, “five sources familiar with the case” have told Reuters. “The complaint alleges the US tech giant more prominently showcases its Google Pay app inside its Android app store in India, giving it an unfair…
Apple iPhone users in Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton will soon be able to use their Presto app to top up their transit card via NFC. The service is already available to Android phone owners and is now in beta testing for Apple users, iPhone in Canada reports. Read the rest of Metrolinx to let iPhone…
Morocco’s bank-owned payment acquirer, Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI), has raised the contactless transaction limit in the country from 200 to 400 dirhams (US$40) in response to the coronavirus crisis. Since the start of the pandemic, 49 countries have now announced or brought forward a rise in the maximum amount of a contactless payment transaction before…
PARTNER NEWS: Dejamobile has launched a white label solution that enables merchants to be provided with the ability to accept EMV contactless and digital payments on standard NFC phones and tablets — with no additional hardware required. ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants is a turnkey software-only solution with two components — a PCI DSS-certified payment management…
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Samsung offered more details today about its Samsung Money debit card and “mobile-first” money management service for its Samsung Pay app, which it plans to launch in the U.S. this summer with personal finance fintech SoFi. Samsung had disclosed plans for the new service earlier this month. Related…
MintID has introduced a series of gold and silver bars and coins that use tamper-proof NFC security chips to provide bullion investors with assurance that they are buying a genuine product. “Physical precious metal investing has many advantages. Unfortunately, until now investors have been plagued with the uncertainty of whether or not the products they…
