NFC Release 15 quadruples the tap-to-pay range from 0.5 cm to 2 cm, improving reliability. Expanded NFC range allows for faster transactions, improved connections, and less stress aligning phones. NFC ...

It's called Multi-purpose Tap, and it will allow you to use NFC for multiple things at the same time. For example, you could verify your age via mobile ID, pay with a credit card, and get your ...

The NFC Forum’s Multi-Purpose Tap proposes tap-to-pay that also supports updating loyalty accounts and sending digital receipts to payers all at once. Multi-Purpose Tap lets your phone do more ...

Later this month, an update to Samsung Wallet will enable direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cash payments between Samsung phones. The feature requires that both phones have a Visa or Mastercard debit card ...

The first Android phone with NFC, the Samsung Nexus S, was released in 2010, but the technology predates it, with the first phone to feature NFC being the clunkily named Panasonic P506iC in 2004.

Cybercriminals have devised a novel method to cash out from stolen credit card details linked to mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, dubbed 'Ghost Tap,' which relays NFC card ...

For the first time, users can pay with crypto at retail locations using NFC-enabled hardware wallets—with no mobile device required. February 27, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time ...

Near-field communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless connectivity technology that lets NFC-enabled devices communicate with each other. Such devices include mobile phones, tablets, laptops ...

Tap to Phone, Visa's technology that turns smart phones into payment terminals, has experienced a 200% increase in usage globally over the past year and a 300% surge among small business owners in ...

On Monday, Live Payments said Tap to Phone will allow Android NFC-enabled smartphones and tablets to become portable POS systems for merchants which don't require a full hardware solution.

For the first time, users can pay with crypto at retail locations using NFC-enabled hardware wallets—with no mobile device required. Flexa, the leading provider of pure-digital payments, is ...