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Table: Contactless payment transaction limit increases around the world

The countries which have announced increases to date are Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt ...
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Apple unveils Tap to Present ID API that will let businesses use standard iPhones to verify customer IDs

TAP TO PRESENT ID: Developers can integrate the API into their apps ‘with just a few lines of code’ Apple has built on the technology it developed for its Tap to Pay on iPhone softPOS solution to ...
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Google Wallet goes live in five new countries

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 ...
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Kuwait International Bank launches contactless biometric payment cards

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 ...
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Apple rolls out support for contactless payments acceptance on iPhones to merchants in Taiwan

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 ...
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Adelaide to roll out open loop tap-and-pay ticketing across public transport network

TAP AND PAY: Adelaide Metro is extending contactless fare payments to all its bus, train and tram services Adelaide Metro is to enable passengers to make contactless fare payments with their credit or ...
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More UK banks add 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 now check their current balance, the remaining credit on their credit card and their card ...
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Utah lets drivers create a mobile driving licence on their smartphone with a selfie

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 ...
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Apple Pay goes live in Honduras and Panama

Apple Pay has launched in Honduras and Panama with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by BAC Credomatic and Banco Promerica in both countries as well as by Banco Ficohsa in ...
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European Central Bank sets out timeline for digital euro rollout

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 ...
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Maryland becomes first US state to make mobile IDs available to both Apple and Google wallet users

The rollout means that Marylanders can now add their driver’s licence or ID card to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet and then use it to prove their identity when travelling by air from either ...
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Finland tests digital passports for contactless cross-border travel to and from the UK

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 ...