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The NFC Forum’s Latest Spec Is Aimed Squarely at QR Codes

March 5 2019

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“Backers of near-field communication technology for mobile payments made it plain on Tuesday they’re ready to fight back against quick-response codes, a rival technology that has won support not only from giant systems like China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay but also domestically from merchant apps from big chains like Walmart Inc. and Kohls Corp. The NFC […]

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NFC Forum bridges the gap between QR mobile payments services and NFC devices

March 5 2019

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“NMT “enables the transfer of money either between two persons or between a person and a merchant,” STMicroelectronics’ Daniel Orsatti adds. “The idea is to have a very simple way to do it by just using an app. “The starting point was to define an NFC solution able to replace existing QR code solutions in Asia which […]

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Monzo lets customers collect and track digital receipts and loyalty rewards

February 5 2019

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“UK challenger bank Monzo has rolled out a service allowing customers to collect digital receipts and loyalty rewards within its app. Customers are able to track what they have bought in real time from participating retailers, including Eat, Costa Coffee, Itsu, Pod and Pure.”

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Apple to Unlock IPhone NFC to Read Secure Data From Passports

April 9 2019

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“The UK Home Office has been in talks with Apple to extend the capability of the NFC chip to reading passports so that a smartphone app used to verify the identity of EU citizens applying to continue to live in the UK after it leaves the EU can be used on iPhones.”

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Apple Pay Boss Reveals US Merchants’ Plans to Use NFC Tags for Payments and Loyalty Sign-up

May 8 2019

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“Garment manufacturer Bonobos, parking meter management firm PayByPhone and scooter rental startup Bird are all working with NFC tags to eliminate the app-enrolment process, Bailey said. Bird and PayByPhone are running pilots and Bonobos is adding NFC tags to merchandise displayed in its showrooms, enabling shoppers to try items on in store and then easily […]

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Mexico Pilots National NFC and QR Mobile Payments System

May 16 2019

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“Mexico’s central bank Banxico has begun trials of its cashless QR and NFC Cobro Digital (CoDi) electronic payment system with employees of financial institutions including BBVA Bancomer , Citibanamex , Santander , Banorte , Banregio and Fincomun . The system works by using QR codes to make electronic transfers through mobile phones which are linked […]

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Ticketmaster to Roll Out NFC Ticketing for IPhones and Apple Watches ‘later This Year’

May 20 2019

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“Support for NFC mobile ticketing forms part of SafeTix, a new Ticketmaster service that the company said “leverages new technology to give event owners control over their tickets by tying a unique, identifiable digital ticket to each fan’s mobile phone through an encrypted barcode that automatically refreshes every few seconds”.”

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Apple Announces Support for Apple Pay NFC Stickers, Partners With Bird Scooters and More

May 14 2019

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“Right now, physical Apple Pay transactions require bulky terminals like those you find at retail store checkouts. With the new support, an iPhone will know how to read a specially-encoded NFC tag (that can be as inert as a sticker) and automatically show the Apple Pay purchase interface when a user holds their device near […]

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Apple Announces Support for Apple Pay NFC Stickers, Partners With Bird Scooters and More

May 13 2019

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“Apple’s VP of Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey today announced a new NFC feature for iPhone: special tags that trigger Apple Pay purchases when tapped, without the need to download a special app first. The company is partnering with Bird scooters, Bonobos clothing store, and PayByPhone parking meters for the initial rollout. Apple also announced that […]

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ST Announces New NFC Reader for Contactless Capability

February 22 2019

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“Our new component will officially launch early next year, but we are already previewing it during the event because the upcoming protocol will bring serious changes to the way manufacturers certify their terminals and vendors accept payments. It was thus important for us to put our partners at ease by demonstrating how we already tackled […]