Apple Pay launches in India: iPhone XR and later supported, Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey on why nowApple Pay has finally launched in India, more than a decade after its US debut. The service is initially available on iPhone, iPad and Appl...
30 Sep, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Apple Pay India launch may change payments in iPhones: Expected date, banks supported, UPI access and featuresApple Pay is expected to launch in India next month with Axis Bank credit cards, ahead of wider bank support, Reuters reported. The service...
29 Sep, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Billionaire Vinod Khosla’s $9.612 billion Seahawks purchase approved by NFL ownersNFL owners unanimously approved Vinod Khosla and his family’s $9.612 billion purchase of the Seattle Seahawks, making it a record team sale...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Wrapping aluminium foil around your cards: How this simple trick works, its benefits and the right way to use it for card protectionWith the rise of contactless card theft, many individuals are seeking effective measures to safeguard their finances. One easy solution is ...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Apple Pay coming to India in October, UPI support may be delayed: ReportApple Pay may launch in India this October without UPI support. The service will initially use tokenized Visa and Mastercard credit cards. ...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Why people are wrapping car keys and wallets in aluminum foil; what is the reason and does it really work?Wrapping car keys in aluminum foil can block signals used in relay attacks. This method helps prevent unauthorized access to modern keyless...
29 Jul, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Why are more people wrapping their wallets in aluminum foil to help block wireless theftMany modern wallets contain wirelessly readable items like identification cards. These chips can transmit unique identification numbers ove...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
This simple aluminum foil trick can help protect your contactless credit cards from unauthorized RFID scansIrish researchers demonstrated contactless card vulnerability to relay attacks. Two smartphones and WiFi can relay payment signals from a d...
10 Jul, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
New RuPay payment mechanism using NFC: Know who will benefit from it and who may not need itNFC sticker powered by RuPay: A silicon sticker powered by RuPay using near field communication (NFC) technology is set to be launched. Thi...
30 May, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
UPI Tap and Pay to go live soon: Who can use, how to make payments using UPI tap and payCustomers will have Tap & Pay activated by default. It is not necessary to load funds in order to use the Tap & Pay payment method.
30 Dec, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
How to activate/enable contactless payments on SBI debit card: Here are 3 waysSBI contactless debit cards can be used to make in-person purchases at merchant locations, pay online, and withdraw cash.
25 Jul, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
Easier norms for contactless use may boost cardsIn India, QR code-based payments have been increasing on the back of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which saw a record 2.2 billion t...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Easier norms for contactless use may boost cardsThe Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hike the limit on contactless payments without entering a PIN to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000 earlier is ...
07 Dec, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Axis Bank eyes 50,000 NFC-powered point of sales machines by 2015-endJairam Sridharan said the bank has already installed the technology in 100 machines and will be scaling it up to 20,000 in the next two mon...
16 Aug, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
iKaaz in pact with DCB Bank to offer nearfield communication payment solutionsThe solution will work on nearfield communication technology that enables a smartphone to send information to another by taping the devices.
23 Dec, 2014, 04.35 AM IST
Coming soon: ‘Contactless’ cards to ease paymentsThese cards can complete a payment transaction in one-tenth of the time traditionally taken to conduct electronic transactions.
20 Nov, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
- ET in the classroom: Technology that will replace credit cards
NFC is a variant of RFID. It is an ultra short-range wireless technology that allows communication and data exchange between two devices.
11 Nov, 2011, 06.06 AM IST