TAP TO TRANSFER: NFC P2P feature lets Samsung Galaxy users tap their phones to send money Samsung Galaxy owners in the US can now transfer funds directly to a contact’s bank account by just tapping ...

The NFC Forum has published a candidate specification for a new NFC Digital Product Passport (NDPP) standard that will enable NFC Forum tags already in use for other applications to also store ...

Adoption of Visa’s Tap to Phone softPOS solution has increased 200% year-on-year globally and by 234% in the ‘highest’ countries — the US, the UK and Brazil — Visa reports. There are now “millions of ...

DIGITAL PASSPORT: Customers can access sustainability details via the QR code on the garment label Dutch jeans brand Garcia is to equip every garment in its range with a digital product passport (DPP) ...

The NFC Forum is to support the EU's introduction of digital product passports by defining additional standards that will make it possible for NFC tags to be used to process on-product DPPs, enable ...

The move follows the EU’s earlier mandate that all member states need to introduce a standardised European digital identity wallet (EUDI) enabling EU nationals to verify their identity across the EU27 ...

SEAMLESS RESALE: The NFC tag enables owners to prove provenance and resell the item via Poshmark : Owners of handbags, wallets, clothes and shoes from Coach’s sustainable Coachtopia brand can now ...

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 ...

Google Wallet can now display airline boarding passes as QR codes on Wear OS smartwatches. The new feature, noticed by a Reddit user who took the picture that accompanies this article, means that ...

ATHENS: Tourists won’t have to buy and validate tickets, and will benefit from the optimum fares for their day’s travel Transport for Athens (OASA), the company that operates metro, tram, trolleybus ...

SCAN: Availability is being expanded from NFC on Android phones to QR Codes on all smartphones Consumers in Korea can now make cash withdrawals and deposits at ATMs by scanning a QR code with their ...

LINKED CARDS: Five more UK banks have added support for Apple Wallet’s Connected Cards feature Apple iPhone users with debit and credit cards issued by five additional banks and issuers in the UK can ...