Sony prepares a cryptoasset trading platform
The Japanese Sony Group is moving ahead with its cryptoasset and Web3-related projects. Sony will take advantage of its acquisition of WhaleFin t...
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Checkout raises new funds to consolidate its position
The British unicorn specialising in payment Checkout.com has started 2022 as it had started 2021, by carrying out a major fundraising operation. ...
Fragmented payment: Divido raises new funds
FACTS UK financing platform Divido, which is specialized in Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) deferred payment solutions, has just completed a major...
Securing Customer Loyalty: Vodafone Adds Financing Offers
In the UK, Vodafone, via their mobile offer for young customers, VOXI, announces a new partnership with PayPal. They will be provided interest-fr...
Authentication: EyeVerify’s Identification Solution
EyeVerify launches its ID verification solution based on each individual user’s eye-vein pattern enabling mobile authentication and access to sen...
Compliance: Partnership between EMVCo and the NFC Forum
EMVCo partners with the NFC Forum (association working on contactless adoption). Together they should improve testing procedures applied to NFC c...
Authentication: Google Patents Face Recognition Solution
Google has won a face-to-unlock patent to let several users share a single (mobile) device. These users simply would face the built-in camera to ...
Authentication: Sony Patenting a Biometric Sensor for Smartphones
Sony has patented a solution designed to enable Smartphone users to scan their fingerprints to authenticate. The sensors have been obscured and s...
Hybrid Chips on the Japanese Market
FeliCa Networks (JV founded by Sony and NTT DoCoMo) has announced two partnerships with Samsung and NXP on the development of hybrid chips able t...
Wii U Remotes with Embedded NFC Technology
The Wii U, Nintendo's next games console expected to ship during the second half of 2012, will be embedding NFC in its remotes to enable players’...
Japanese Telcos on NFC
The three main Japanese telcos–NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank–have now set up an NFC-dedicated consortium (the Japan Mobile NFC Consortium) to all...
Data Leaks: Hacking of Sony’s PSN, Legal Proceedings
In April 2011, Sony discovered its PlayStation Network (PSN) had been hacked. Now, users claim they have subsequently been affected by card fraud...
Creation of Buyster by Atos and Three Mobile Operators
Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR, together with payment processor Atos Worldline, create a common subsidiary dedicated to online payment. This...
Softbank Mobile opts for Gemalto
The mobile operator Softbank Mobile, with almost 21 million customers, has enlisted Gemalto's services to conduct a pilot test for secure NFC mob...
