Large bumblebees start work earlier
Larger bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in the low light of dawn, new research shows.
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News tagged with contactless payments
Tap and pray: Churches using card readers for donations
Thousands of Christian churches across the world are now using portable card readers or apps to take donations as people increasingly stop carrying cash on them.
Business
Aug 6, 2018
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Could your contactless bank card be vulnerable to virtual pickpocketing?
Thieves technically no longer need to reach their hands inside your pockets to steal the money from your purse or wallet. A recent viral photograph of someone on busy public transport with a point-of-sale card reader sparked ...
Business
Mar 1, 2016
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Cash may be king, but smartphones seek to rule at the register
Using your smartphone to make payments in shops or public transport should become more widespread this year, but its supremacy will depend on how successful retailers are in enticing people to keep their cards or cash in ...
Business
Mar 8, 2015
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Dutchman has bitcoin 'wallets' inserted in hands
A Dutch bitcoin entrepreneur has had two microchips containing the virtual currency injected into his hands to help him make contactless payments.
Other
Nov 12, 2014
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Apple Pay fails to unify fragmented market
Apple Pay, meant to inject momentum into a fragmented market for the emerging mobile payments sector, has instead highlighted the squabbles between retailers and the banking and payments industry.
Business
Nov 1, 2014
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Review: Apple Pay is great, at stores that accept it
When Apple Pay launched Monday, my editors decided I needed to go shopping.
Business
Oct 23, 2014
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Apple a decade behind Japan mobile payment curve
Apple's proud announcement that its new iPhone could be used to buy goods in a single swipe left customers non-plussed in Japan, where mobile contactless payments have been normal fare for a decade.
Business
Sep 14, 2014
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Hand out money with my mobile? I think I'm ready
A service is soon to launch in the UK that will enable us to transfer money to other people using just their name and mobile number. Paym is being hailed as a revolution in banking because you can pay people without needing ...
Telecom
Apr 17, 2014
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Contactless payment cards: Research highlights security concerns
(Phys.org) —Warnings about the use of contactless payment cards and Near Field Communication (NFC) capable devices are raised in a study led by a team of researchers at the University of Surrey.
Engineering
Nov 1, 2013
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