The Better Business Bureau recently released a warning about a new scam involving contactless, tap-to-pay methods. The scam is called "ghost tapping," which targets tap-to-pay cards and mobile wallets ...

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 data ...

ST. LOUIS — If you use the tap-to-pay feature on your cell phone, the Better Business Bureau is warning of a new type of scam. The BBB said scammers are using "ghost tapping" to secretly charge your ...

Switching from pin and chip cards to contactless ones seemed like the perfect way to stay safe from credit card skimmers. However, a new Android malware abuses the same technology used for tap and pay ...

A 3-year-old technology enabling merchants to accept contactless payments using a regular smart phone with no special hardware has bloomed with a global year-over-year growth rate of 200%. That rate ...

Near Field Communication (NFC) payments are everywhere — tap your phone or card, and you’re done. No cash? No problem. Things like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and contactless credit/debit cards ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flexa, the leading provider of pure-digital payments, is today introducing Tap to Pay support for cryptocurrency transactions, becoming the first digital currency acceptance ...

iPhones and Apple Watches could support multiple actions via NFC simultaneously in the future, the NFC Forum today suggested. The NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication ...

Apple isn’t just opening up Near-Field Communication (NFC) access in the European Union; it’s offering third-party access to functions like tap-to-pay in the US and other regions. The company posted a ...

You may have heard the term NFC before, especially if you're an Android user. Google's mobile operating system has had this hardware feature for over a decade, but many users aren't sure what it does.

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 ...

Tap to Transfer uses NFC to move funds directly between supported bank accounts. Tap to Transfer uses NFC to move funds directly between supported bank accounts. is a news writer focused on creative ...