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Crédit Agricole’s Paylib contactless mobile payment service, based on dejamobile’s HCE Solution, is now accessible to Visa card holders

March 14 2018

“French bank Crédit Agricole’s is extending its HCE (Host Card Emulation) based mobile payment service to Visa holders. Only available to Mastercard card holders so far, the bank MaCarte application and Paylib, the French interbank payment brand, will now allow Visa card holders to use their smartphones to pay instore. Crédit Agricole is the first bank in France to offer a mobile payment service […]
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Global

Google pay app Tez to add ‘tap n pay’ option

March 6 2018

“Users of Google’s Tez will soon be able to load their cards and enable ‘tap and pay’ in the payments app. The internet giant also plans to make Tez payments available for other Google products as well, which means that users in future will be able to make payments through email and see shops accepting […]
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Shipments of NFC-ready POS Terminals Reached 24.7 Million In 2017

July 10 2018

“According to a new research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the market for NFC-ready POS terminals continued to show strong momentum in 2017 with annual shipments reaching an estimated 24.7 million units worldwide. The attach rate for NFC was highest in EU28+2 and North America, where 90 percent and 88 percent respectively […]
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Tech

Apple Wants To Use The Technology Behind Wireless Payments To Let You Open Your Door

May 29 2018

“Apple plans to open up the technology it uses for wireless payments so that it can be applied to other applications. In fact, at the company’s Cupertino, California campus, employees can already swipe into the office using their iPhones to unlock doors, reports The Information(paywall). Apple is expected to announce the development next month. The technology […]

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