Sony patents PlayStation controller that could accept tap-to-pay from phones and credit cards
The NFC-enabled design could also handle gift cards, player IDs, and content sharing
Walmart will finally accept Apple Pay and Google Pay starting August 24
The retailer is finally giving up its decade-long fight against Apple Pay
How Apple Pay Works: The Tech Behind
Apple Pay makes contactless payments feel effortless, but behind that two-second tap is a surprisingly sophisticated chain of cryptography, tokenization, and real-time authorization.
Washington state bill would ban employers from forcibly microchipping workers
Welcome to the world of tomorrow
NFC Release 15 quadruples contactless range for faster, easier tap-to-pay
No more range anxiety
These credit cards feature OLEDs that light up upon payment
An innovative way to get you to spend more?
Ethical hackers show how to open millions of hotel keycard locks
Any NFC-enabled Android phone could forge a master key for every room in a hotel
In a nutshell: Over three million hotel room locks in 13,000 buildings in 131 countries are vulnerable to an exploit that lets attackers forge master keys for any door. Although the manufacturer of the affected locks is rolling out a fix, it's unclear when or if every impacted hotel will upgrade its systems.
Italian cheesemakers chip their parmesan to combat the $2 billion counterfeiting industry
If it's not made in northern Italy, then it's not real parm
NFC's future includes improved range and more power for wireless charging
Users will also be able to receive payments anywhere
At least one bank is suing Apple claiming it exercises a monopoly over the iPhone's tap-to-pay system
Currently, only one bank is complaining, but its lawyers want to make a class action out of the case
Apple to face EU antitrust charges over blocking third-party apps from iPhone NFC payment tech
When it comes to iPhone NFC payments, it's Apple Pay or the high way
Apple unveils Tap to Pay on iPhone, coming later this year to US merchants
Removing friction from the payment process
New EU legislation set to force Apple to share access to NFC tech
Part of a broad set of legislative changes in the region
NFC will soon let you charge your earbuds or smartwatch wirelessly
Charge your accessories on the go using only your phone
iPhones and Apple Watches could soon replace your car keys
Likely arriving in iOS 13.4
Apple may expand the iPhone's NFC tech to third-party developers during WWDC
Anonymous sources indicated access to ISO 7816, FeliCa, and MiFare may be coming
Automakers and smartphone manufacturers collaborate on Digital Key standard to eliminate physical keys
German, Japanese, and American auto businesses on board
iOS 12 will allow iPhones to unlock hotel rooms, act as virtual transit card using NFC
Expect an announcement at WWDC
