Nfc Payments news and trends

PayPal’s Global Mobile March
Mobile Payments // February 22, 2016

“Consumer Choice” is PayPal’s mantra, brought to life last week as it unveiled a redesigned app that put what customers use and want most right up front. And today (Feb. 22), PayPal kicked off its presence at Mobile World Congress with a series of announcements...

Mobile Pay’s Top 10: This Week In Numbers
Mobile Payments // February 18, 2016

Here at PYMNTS, we are geeks for numbers. And stats. And all things mobile, especially if you’re talking payments. Surely, you’ve caught on by now… That’s why, in week nine of 2016, we’ve gathered up the top 10 figures that we dug up out of...

NFC Forum Partners To Push Contactless Public Transit Payments
Payment Methods // February 18, 2016

The NFC Forum, a nonprofit industry association, has announced a collaborative effort with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) to jointly educate the transit industry on the benefits of NFC tech for mobile ticketing. “NFC will improve the passenger experience by linking passengers with mobile phones and...

Visa’s NFC Super Bowl
Mobile Payments // February 01, 2016

Visa’s digital side is ready to make another Super Bowl appearance. As part of a new partnership with the NFL, Visa has made a deal to provide the roughly 700 NFC-enabled POS terminals for cardholders who want to use their smartphone to swipe, tap or click-to-pay....

Interviews & Exclusives
With This Ring, I Thee Pay — Buy, And Authenticate

January 16, 2019
Human wrists deserve a break when it comes to payments, commerce and even authentication, right? To put it another way: Is there a better way to do wearables, to appeal to consumers who, for various reasons, might not like wearing web-connected devices on that part of their bodies? It’s a reasonable concern. As wearables become […]

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NFC Forum Partners To Push Contactless Public Transit Payments

February 18, 2016
The NFC Forum, a nonprofit industry association, has announced a collaborative effort with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) to jointly educate the transit industry on the benefits of NFC tech for mobile ticketing. “NFC will improve the passenger experience by linking passengers with mobile phones and public transit fare payment and by increasing the opportunities to […]

Visa’s NFC Super Bowl

February 01, 2016
Visa’s digital side is ready to make another Super Bowl appearance. As part of a new partnership with the NFL, Visa has made a deal to provide the roughly 700 NFC-enabled...

Mozido/Verifone Bring NFC Payments To Indonesia

December 03, 2015
Mozido is expanding its mobile footprint — this time to Indonesia. The digital payment and commerce solutions provider announced today (Dec. 3) the launch of NFC mobile payment and loyalty services for...

SEQR Launches Contactless Payments

October 28, 2015
European mobile payment solutions provider SEQR, provided by Seamless of Sweden, announced yesterday (Oct. 27) that it will enable merchants to accept NFC payments in the first quarter of 2016....