MasterCard Worldwide has reported record growth of its contactless payments technology, MasterCard® PayPass™, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% (YoY) increase in merchant. MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment network now boasts nearly 700,000 merchant locations in 51 countries as of Q4 2012. The company says that growth data reflects a strong demand from consumers […]
By Eve Pearce; The number of payments made through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in China is expected to rise by 52.7 percent in 2013, according to new research. The findings, which were released as part of the World Payments Report 2012 by Capgemini, predicted that China would see exponential growth in the number of contactless payments […]
The Polish nation’s enthusiasm for contactless and mobile payments was highlighted by research commissioned by First Data in October 2011, in which 51% of Poles surveyed said they would use a mobile device to make payments compared with just 25% of respondents in the UK/Ireland. Additionally, nearly a third of Polish consumers said they would […]
A new survey released today by MasterCard Worldwide finds that many of the top frustrations cited by U.S. commuters have to do with how they pay and that a majority recognize the benefits contactless payments can provide to improve the commuting experience. The online survey, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of MasterCard between November […]
Riding on any Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) vehicle soon won’t require passes, fare-cards, tokens or cash. As part of a $122.2 million contract with ACS, A Xerox Company, passengers will instead be able to digitally pay their fare with a quick tap or wave of their “contactless” credit or debit card or even their […]
Visa Europe has been announced as the first sponsor of the London Media Centre, which will provide extensive facilities and news generation services to around 10,000 non-accredited media who are expected to be in the UK during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Run by the Greater London Authority, the London Media Centre at […]
Turkcell and Research In Motion have announced the commercial availability of an NFC mobile wallet application, the Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan, for BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone customers in Turkey. The power of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 combined with the Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan application enables Turkcell customers to enjoy making payments in a simple, easy, safe and […]
Global digital service design company Fjord and World Design Capital (WDC) Helsinki 2012 organization have launched a mobile application for WDC Helsinki 2012. The app ‘WDC 2012’, released on January 4, is a ‘digital programme book’ which delivers the programme and actively follows WDC Helsinki 2012 news and event updates. Smartphone users can easily download […]
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