In a major update to its core NFC specification, the NFC Forum has extended the standard reading range over which certified devices must be able to reliably conduct contactless transactions by a ...

More than eight in ten consumers have used “an NFC contactless card or mobile payment wallet” (85%) and contactless payment card usage has increased by 30% over ...

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 ...

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 ...

PROVENANCE: Each piece of clothing has an NFC tag that acts as a digital product passport Every item in Zegna’s new Vellus Aureum range includes an NFC tag that acts as a digital product passport, ...

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The FiRa Consortium has published an update to its technical specifications for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology that add support for “advanced UWB applications that require various combinations of ...

The Bank of England has published a Blueprint framework describing the way in which a digital version of the British pound could be implemented. Plans to launch a Digital Pound Lab this year have also ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OPEN PAYMENT: Venice public transport users can use contactless cards to pay for their fares Visitors to Venice can now use a contactless debit or credit card to pay for fares on any of the city’s ...