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 ...

MOBILE ID: Finnish travellers can use the DTC app to add a digital version of their passport to their phone Citizens of Finland travelling on Finnair flights to and from London, Manchester and ...

Customers of Kuwait International Bank (KIB) can now apply for a biometric payment card that allows them to authenticate contactless payments at the point of sale with their fingerprints. KIB is ...

DIGITAL LICENCE: To self-enrol, drivers need to download the GET Mobile app on their phone Drivers in the US state of Utah can now opt to create and store a digital version of their driving licence on ...

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 ...

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 ...

TESTING: Cilab’s high speed test solution supports transport ticketing certification PARTNER NEWS: Testing and certification services provider Cetecom Advanced has selected Cilab’s ISO/IEC TS 24192 ...

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 ...

WEARABLE: Centurion cardholders will be able to use a Prada bracelet to make contactless payments Image: Prada/Harper’s Bazaar Holders of an American Express Centurion card will soon be able to make ...

Google Wallet is now available in Argentina, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro, bringing the total number of countries where the digital wallet is available to 66. The ...

CONTACTLESS: Growth in checkout-free stores is expected to be strongest in the USA, China and Europe The number of checkout-free contactless stores around the world increased from 87 in 2020 to 252 in ...