A record 94.6% of all eligible in-store card transactions were made using contactless in the UK in 2024, Barclays reports, “surpassing the previous year’s record of 93.4%”... More
- Barclays reports growth in UK contactless spending
- Half of all contactless payments in Ireland are now made via NFC
- One in seven travellers to use digital credentials by 2032
- NFC Forum calls for feedback on digital product passport specification
- RAIN Alliance to create new standard for RFID tag reading on mass market smartphones
Half of all contactless payments in Ireland are now made via NFC
Close to nine in ten (87.1%) of all card payments made in Ireland last year were contactless and more than half of those were made using an NFC mobile phone, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) reports. More
One in seven travellers to use digital credentials by 2032
Adoption of digital travel credentials (DTCs) will reach 15% globally by 2034 “as technical specifications, solidification of supporting infrastructure, growing digital maturity, and deepening interoperability converge to prime the digital ID space,” ABI Research predicts. More
NFC Forum calls for feedback on digital product passport specification
The NFC Forum has published a candidate specification for a new NFC Digital Product Passport (NDPP) standard that will enable NFC Forum tags already in use for other applications to also store sustainability data. More
RAIN Alliance to create new standard for RFID tag reading on mass market smartphones
The RAIN Alliance is to create a new standard that will enable manufacturers to integrate support for Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tag reading into standard smartphones, making it possible for consumers and enterprises to interact with products containing RFID tags without needing specialist equipment. More
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Tod’s adds NFC digital product passports to custom Gommino moccasins
Each of Tod’s iconic custom Gommino moccasins now comes with an NFC tag integrated into the sole that lets customers authenticate the product and learn about the origin of the materials used... More
EU orders Apple to provide iPhone NFC access to third-party connected devices
A new European Commission ruling will require Apple to open up a range of iOS connectivity features to third-party devices so that, for example, an iPhone owner will be able to use their choice of NFC-enabled wearable to make a payment using a card they have stored on their smartphone. More
Manchester rolls out open loop contactless ticketing
The UK city of Manchester has completed the rollout of open loop contactless ticketing across its entire bus and tram network and announced plans to integrate rail services into the system in three years’ time... More
ABI cuts biometric payment card adoption forecast
“Despite significant investment, biometric payment cards continue to struggle with mainstream adoption,” ABI Research concludes in a new market forecast that predicts there could be as few as just 1.27m in circulation by 2029. More
Google Wallet goes live with Visa cards in Jordan
Visa cardholders in Jordan are now able to use Google Wallet for the first time to make contactless NFC mobile payments. More
Korean government completes rollout of digital ID cards
All citizens and foreign residents of South Korea are now able to add a digital version of their government-issued resident registration card to their mobile phone and use it as an official replacement for their physical identity card... More
Indonesia adds support for NFC payments to QR mobile payment system
Indonesia’s central bank has added support for NFC payments to the country’s QRIS national QR mobile payments platform... More
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Apple expands Tap to Pay on iPhone to nine more countries
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone service is now available in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland, “enabling millions of merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person, contactless payments.”... More
Regulator calls for feedback on plans to remove the UK’s £100 contactless transaction limit
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a public consultation on proposed plans either to significantly increase or remove altogether the current £100 (US$129.83) limit on contactless card transactions. More
STMicroelectronics launches high-performance NFC reader
PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has added a new reader to its ST25R NFC reader range that is designed to deliver high performance under even the most challenging conditions... More
New York reports on mobile ID adoption
More than 200,000 New Yorkers have signed up for the US state’s Mobile ID service since it launched in June 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul has revealed... More
Taiwan to begin roll out of digital identity wallet
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) has unveiled a prototype of the Taiwan Digital Identity Wallet (TW DIW) and announced plans to begin public testing of consumer services by the end of the year... More
Google Wallet goes live in Pakistan
Google Wallet has gone live in Pakistan with the support of seven card issuers at launch and four additional issuers due to add support “soon”... More
Intuit adds support for softPOS contactless payments acceptance
Millions of small businesses in the US that use Intuit’s QuickBooks to manage their accounts can now also accept contactless payments on their NFC mobile phone at no extra cost... More
NFC Forum simplifies certification for updated devices
The NFC Forum has updated its certification program to provide a simpler and more affordable way for NFC device makers to re-certify their products when they perform an operating system update that does not impact upon the device’s NFC functionality. More