Tag: U.S

NFC for payments – time to ditch your wallet

It’s becoming increasingly more possible in the U.S. to use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to make payments from your smartphone. NFC is one of the most popular and secure technologies for conducting mobile payment transactions. Over the past year we’ve seen banks, shops, and mobile operators all implementing NFC-friendly services in anticipation of the […]

The Truth About EMV in the US: Can We Jump…

As part of our blog series, The Truth about EMV, we’re discussing some popular misconceptions and myths surrounding EMV payment technology.  Earlier this month we discussed the fundamental question, is EMV coming to the United States or not?  The answer was a resounding yes, EMV is well on its way to becoming a dominate payment […]

Payments Summit Kicks Off, so does payment innovation in the…

This week in Salt Lake City, the Smart Card Alliance Payment Summit saw record attendance from industry players over previous years.  As a past attendee, it wasn’t surprising that attendance would be up this year – conversations around EMV in the U.S. and mobile payment are heating up. Issuers including MasterCard and Visa have both […]