Instead of using only Apple Pay to hold over terminals from stores to complete a payment, Apple is now offering the iPhone's NFC to be available for developers to utilize for their respective apps.

If you needed to order lunch or a cab or pull up your quarterly bank statement, you'd probably reach for one thing to do it: your smartphone. Our mobile devices have increasingly played an essential ...

Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is transforming business transaction handling and offering a safe and quick payment solution. As a business owner, you understand the need to provide your ...

Digital wallets have in particular emerged as one of the most used methods in recent years as the use of cash is slowly decreasing. As part of this revolution, NFC (Near Field Communication) ...

As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The ...

A new wave of Android NFC malware is making headlines as cybersecurity experts uncover its sophisticated method of stealing payment card information. Researchers at ESET identified this malware, which ...

The European Commission has accepted commitments by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to give access to the 'tap and go' technology on iPhones. The agency has made commitments offered by Apple legally binding under ...

Home Depot, Sports Authority and other major retailers begin deployments this summer, though the slow steady growth of contactless payment applications is hampered by discussions over interchange fees ...

The NFC Forum has laid down a roadmap that outlines five key initiatives through 2028. The outline offers a glimpse at the future of NFC technology. One of the initiatives is to increase the range of ...

Hackers are using Chinese-speaking Android malware-as-a-service SuperCard X to carry out near-field communication relay attacks, siphoning payment card data and executing live point of sale and ATM ...

Short primer: NFC can be used to identify objects. You can use it for stock control, ticketing systems and mobile payments. Such solutions depend on two elements — that devices are equipped with NFC ...

Starbucks says it has done just fine using basic barcode scanning technology for its successful U.S. smartphone payment system, which raises the question: Who really needs Near Field Communication ...