A less costly, software-based way to handle mobile transactions using near-field communication (NFC) technology is expected to begin fueling NFC payments later this year following the release of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link KEY POINTS INTRODUCTION Host card emulation (HCE) is the latest technology driving a new wave of excitement in the mobile payments industry. The ...

Coexistence: Host Card Emulation supports the coexistence between the Secure Element issuance model and the HCE CloudSE and in-software approaches. This leaves an open-door to a shift in approaches or ...

I’ve long written about the accelerating revolution in payments, whereby the mobile device is our wallet, our doorway to mobile commerce. Today, millions of us use our mobile phones for everyday ...

There s a paradox at the heart of mobile payments spectacular growth. On a global basis, the use of mobile devices for payments of all kinds is booming: Gartner Group projected worldwide mobile ...

As banks continue to study the use of host card emulation (HCE) for Near Field Communication-based mobile payments, Ukraine's PrivatBank says it is one of the first to publicly launch an HCE service.

A form of near-field communication that does not require a secure element to complete a mobile payment now has the formal backing of card brands MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. Each of them announced ...