Android and Apple users in 10 Chinese cities can now download a pilot version of the country’s digital yuan wallet app directly from the iOS and Android app stores that enables them to acquire, store ...

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation “to assess whether Apple’s conduct in connection with Apple Pay violates EU competition rules”. “The investigation concerns Apple’s ...

Nearly one in four transactions at Starbucks outlets in the US are now being made using the company’s mobile app, the coffee chain reports. The company’s 2020 fiscal results show that the percentage ...

BLOCKCHAIN: The Expo Digital Wallet is being developed for the event for cashless mobile payment The World Expo 2025 in the Japanese city of Osaka will be the first world’s fair to be entirely ...

BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION: Customers register two of their fingerprints and link them to the card Customers of BMCI bank in Morocco can now apply for a biometric payment card that allows them to ...

DIGITAL CURRENCY: Bahamians can now use the Sand Dollar to pay and make transfers from a digital wallet Citizens of the Bahamas can now make payments and transfers from a digital wallet using the ...

Apple Pay has launched in El Salvador and Guatemala with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by BAC Credomatic and Promerica banks in both countries as well as by Banco G&T ...

QUICK AND EASY: Covid-19 has boosted the use of contactless card and smartphone payment in Germany Six in ten consumers in Germany now make contactless payments with their smartphone or a contactless ...

NFC DIGITAL KEY: Drivers will be able to use Apple CarKey to access BMW’s iX series electric cars Apple iPhone users who purchase a BMW iX electric car will be able to lock, unlock and start the ...

TAP & GO: Open loop contactless fare payment is being rolled out across Rome’s bus and tram network Passengers travelling on buses and trams in the Italian capital city of Rome will soon be able to ...

TAP FOR POINTS: Carrefour customers can now collect loyalty points via Apple Pay Supermarket giant Carrefour has become the first retailer in Europe to integrate its customer loyalty programme with ...

“75% of all Mastercard transactions across Europe are now contactless,” Milan Gauder, Mastercard’s EVP product and innovation for Europe, explains. “This increase in contactless limits will mean ...