NFC

Apple ha sido demandada por, presuntamente, haberse valido de su predominio en el mercado de dispositivos para establecer una posición de liderazgo en los pagos con el móvil.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) launched an investigation into competition in smartphone-based contactless payments, examining whether limitations on access to NFC functionality on some devices violates domestic laws.

Singtel announced a broad expansion of its Dash mobile payments app through deals involving Visa and Apple, the latter of which it said makes it the first non-bank service in Singapore to be available on Apple Pay.

Visa announced it is working with mada, Saudi Arabia’s national payment system, to build a new mobile app which will be the first in the country to support contactless payments.

Juniper Research forecast an explosion in usage of QR codes on mobile devices outside of core Asian markets, driven by handset manufacturers adding scanning technology into native camera applications.

Hong Kong smartcard provider Octopus announced a deal with Samsung to integrate its app into Samsung Pay, increasing the use cases for both payment systems in the country.

Hungary-headquartered OTP Bank launched contactless NFC payments on its Android mobile wallet application in the country, stepping up competition to the country’s operator-led mobile financial services sector.