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PARTNER NEWS: Cilab’s ci230 high speed tester takes a whole new approach to NFC testing that makes it faster and easier to conduct pre-certification testing, makes the certification process quicker ...

The countries which have announced increases to date are Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt ...

CASHLESS: More than 50% of all transactions in the Asia-Pacific region will be contactless this year “India’s SoftPOS market is set to outpace global averages, driven by government initiatives, UPI ...

Below are lists of the territories where each “OEM Pay” system is live and available for consumer use.

MOBILE ID: South Korean’s can now store and use their digital ID on their smartphones All citizens and foreign residents of South Korea are now able to add a digital version of their government-issued ...

TRACEABLE: Nike is using an AntChain TaaS solution which connects each pair of footwear to a digital twin More than 130,000 pairs of Nike shoes have been produced containing an embedded dynamic NFC ...

PASSIVE ENTRY: Drivers do not need to take their mobile out of their pocket to unlock or lock theIr car Android users with a Samsung Galaxy 23+ or Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphone can now lock, unlock ...

A new Digital Credentials API that will allow visitors to a website to verify their identity using a driver’s license or a national identification card stored in their digital wallet has now entered ...

ENGAGEMENT: Users tap their phone on the NFC icon on the bottom of the jar to access a range of features Consumers purchasing a limited edition of cosmetics brand Clinique’s Moisture Surge 100H ...

SIMPLER PAYMENTS: Alipay’s tap-and-pay service turns a smartphone into an NFC tag reader Alipay, China’s leading mobile payments provider and the pioneer of QR mobile payments, has launched a new ...

Mastercard is testing a new service that enables cardholders to simply tap their contactless bank card to their NFC smartphone in order to complete an ecommerce or other card-not-present transaction, ...