CONTACTLESS: Toronto public transport users can now add their Presto card to Apple Wallet Public transportation users in Toronto can now add their Presto transit card to Apple Wallet and then use ...

The countries which have announced increases to date are Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt ...

STAGGERED ROLLOUT: The ECB aims to present the plan for the potential realisation phase of the digital euro to its governing council in Q3 2023 The European Central Bank (ECB) has laid out plans for a ...

DIGITAL PASSPORT : La Cédula Digital Colombiana is being updated to enable cross-border travel Residents of Colombia will soon be able to use an updated version of their digital national identity card ...

OPEN LOOP: The KTEL bus group is rolling out contactless payments across 33 Greek cities and islands Passengers using bus services across 33 cities and islands in Greece will soon be able to make ...

TAP TO PAY: Merchants in Taiwan can now use their iPhone to accept contactless card and digital wallet payments Merchants in Taiwan have become the first outside the USA to be able to accept in-store ...

Just over one in two (51%) UK consumers would consider making payments using a chip implanted in their hand provided it met certain criteria including medical safety and privacy protection, a new ...

FACE UNLOCK: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users will be able to use their face to authorise NFC payments Purchasers of Google’s new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones will be able to make NFC payments ...

APPLE ID: Users in Georgia can now store their digital driving licence and state ID on their Apple device Apple users in the US state of Georgia can now create and store digital versions of their ...

The digital euro should be distributed via apps, digital and physical cards and other form factors that enable consumers to make both NFC and QR code in-store payments with the proposed central bank ...

Tourists and other foreigners visiting China can now upload digital yuan to the country’s prototype central bank digital currency (CBDC) digital wallet using their Mastercard or Visa credit card.

AR PAYMENTS: Alipay plans to roll out support for payment using Meizu and Rokid AR smart glasses Alipay has announced that it has successfully conducted its first e-wallet transaction to use augmented ...