Most smartphones have Near Field Communication, or NFC technology, built in these days. If you’ve ever used a mobile payments app like Samsung Pay or Google Pay, you already know how NFC works.

NFC is mainly marketed as a contactless payment tool in the mobile scene, but it can also be used to automate actions with tags, or to link to devices such as monitors, headphones, cameras, ...

iPhones and Apple Watches have had NFC chips built in, making NFC payments technically possible, but Apple has limited NFC payments to Apple Pay due to security concerns and has not provided ...

Cybercriminals have devised a novel method to cash out from stolen credit card details linked to mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, dubbed 'Ghost Tap,' which relays NFC card ...

A simplified QR code payment method Unlike NFC payment methods using "card emulation mode" (e.g., Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay), Alipay’s Tap! operates in a "reader mode," where the ...

The European Union has reportedly settled with Apple over its use of near-field communication system (NFC) to allow access for third-party payment platforms. According to The Financial Times ...

Silently operating around the clock, NFC is relied upon for several device functions, with wireless transaction systems like Apple Pay, Google ... card reloading machines you’ll find at transit ...

Going forward, NFC payments will be available directly in apps without the need for Apple Pay or the Wallet app, paving the way for third-party payment services and banks to offer their own tap-to ...

Apple has proposed opening its NFC payment technology to third-party developers in Europe, allowing direct rivals to Apple Pay to operate on the iPhone for the first time. Historically ...

The NFC (Near Field Communication) technology that is built into contactless cards ensures seamless payment processing. Contactless payments also save a lot of time for business owners by ...