Tag: NFC

July 8, 2019

There is now a new automation tab right within the Shortcuts app where you can create all the same HomeKit shortcuts you can create in the Home app. Furthermore, you can now create personal home automations. These are based on […]

November 9, 2015

The potential vulnerabilities of RFID devices have been described and researched for a while now. Using NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies is one method of accessing RFID-stored data. With the renewed popularity of NFC tech, this type of vulnerabilities deserves […]

October 14, 2015

For Swatch, today’s launch represents a foot in the Chinese payments industry door, but more importantly a head start on Apple, which hopes to market its own touchless solution in Apple Pay on Apple Watch. With its mass appeal and […]

May 8, 2015

The maker of fitness wearables partners with American Express to allow consumers to make in-store mobile payments with a wave of the wrist. Jawbone, a fitness tracking wearable device, is among the first wearable devices to allow consumers to make […]

March 30, 2015

Windows Phone users in South America will be able to use their handsets to make mobile payments thanks to Banco do Brazil. The financial institution recently launched a service allowing Android users to tap their phone to a POS terminal […]

March 2, 2015

Earlier this month SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of Russia’s national savings bank Sberbank, led a $6.5 million investment round for Mobeewave, a Canadian startup that develops fast and secure near-field communication (NFC) mobile payment acceptance services. Business angels also participated in […]