Tap-to-pay scams target contactless cards in crowded spaces using hidden readers, but mobile wallets with biometric locks offer stronger protection.

Contactless payments have become the default way many of us pay—tap a card, tap a phone, and you’re done. But ...

It may be convenient to pay with a wave of your credit or debit card, but Consumer Reports' Andrea Rock says so-called contactless cards make your personal data vulnerable. "Thieves can collect the ...

In theory, contactless card transactions made using near field communication (NFC) technology – used for purchases of £20 or less by customers holding a card or NFC-enabled smartphone near a terminal ...

A whopping 18.3 billion contactless payments were made in the UK back in 2023, a seven per cent increase compared to the year before. Data from UK Finance shows contactless payments represented 38 per ...

You can read about the security measures these cards use – and countermeasures hackers might use to subvert them – in Hacking Contactless Payment Cards. That story appears today, alongside this week’s ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NFC Forum has today announced the publication of its bi-annual Near Field Communication (NFC) Usage and Adoption Study. The study, conducted by ABI Research highlights the ...

SIM-based NFC technology adds enhanced user experience, improved branding & greater market penetration. Cartes tradeshow, Villepinte, France -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in ...