Taiwanese Banks to Get Approval from Regulators; Clears Way for...
By: Dan Balaban Five banks in Taiwan are expected to receive approval from regulators by next month that would allow them to issue mobile credit cards that could be downloaded over the air to SIM...
View ArticleTaiwanese Telco and Banks Announce Plans for NFC-Payment Projects
May 29 2013 (All day) By: Dan Balaban Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, and four banks announced plans today to launch NFC mobile payment, likely starting with Cathay United Bank and...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Banks Gear Up for HCE; Likely Site of Some of the First...
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive: Despite the interest in host-card emulation in North America and, to some extent, Europe grabbing the spotlight, there is a good chance that banks and other...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Banks Gear Up for HCE; Likely Site of Some of the First...
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive: Despite the interest in host-card emulation in North America and Europe grabbing the spotlight, there is a good chance that banks and other issuers in...
View ArticleTaiwan’s No. 1 Telco Prepares to Announce NFC Commercial Launch
Oct 1 2014 By: Dan Balaban Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, will announce the small commercial launch of NFC service on Wednesday, with participation from MasterCard Worldwide, four...
View ArticleTaiwanese Telco Launches NFC; Implementation Issues with Mifare Limits...
Oct 2 2014 By: Dan Balaban TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s largest telco, Chunghwa Telecom, Wednesday announced the launch of its long-planned NFC commercial service, enabling MasterCard PayPass credit...
View ArticleTaiwan: Chunghwa Telecom First to Market with NFC Launch, but Challenges Lie...
Scope: Rollout Taiwan 25.0949 121.56 Launch: Oct 2014 Main Application: Payment Mobile Operator: Chunghwa Telecom Service Provider (application): EasyCard Corp. (EasyCard) Service Provider...
View ArticleNFC SIMs in Short Supply for Chunghwa Telecom's NFC Rollout
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive – TAIPEI, Taiwan – Gemalto announced this week that it is providing NFC SIM cards for Chunghwa Telecom’s commercial launch of NFC services, but availability of the...
View ArticleBanking TSM Joint Venture Announces Launch of Service in Taiwan’s Fragmented...
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive Insight: TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s banking joint venture, Taiwan Mobile Payment Co., as expected, announced the launch of its TSM service Tuesday, with at least 32...
View ArticleTaiwan’s E.Sun Bank to Launch Own HCE Service, Breaking Ranks with Banking Group
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive – E.Sun Commercial Bank, a top five card issuer in Taiwan, plans to launch NFC payments from its own wallet app using host-card emulation, NFC Times has learned,...
View ArticleSamsung Discloses Plans for Samsung Pay Launch in Taiwan; Apple Pay Launch...
Nov 9 2016 By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Samsung today disclosed plans in a local forum to launch Samsung Pay in Taiwan next year with several banks and a closed-loop payments service,...
View ArticleSony Pay? Sony Mobile Unlikely to Join ‘OEM Pay’ Club; Looking Instead to...
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive – Sony Mobile has no plans to introduce its own payments service, choosing instead to work with local mobile payments service providers market by market, NFC Times...
View ArticleMajor Taiwanese Banks Prepare for Launch of Apple Pay
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive – At least six of Taiwan’s largest card issuers are lined up to participate in Apple Pay when it launches on the island nation, expected before the end of the...
View ArticleApple Makes Apple Pay Launch in Taiwan Official; Global Use of Mobile...
By: Istvan Fekete NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Two years after launch, Apple says Apple Pay users carried out hundreds of millions of transactions worth billions of dollars during the fourth...
View ArticleExclusive: Taiwanese Banks to Pay Apple Cut of Transaction Fees on Par with U.S.
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive – TAIPEI, Taiwan: Apple will collect a cut of transaction fees from Taiwanese banks on credit card transactions that is around the same level as the tech giant...
View ArticleApple Pay Launches in Taiwan; Banking Group Announces Local Token Service...
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – TAIPEI, Taiwan: Apple launched its mobile payments service in Taiwan today, before the end of the month as expected, as the tech giant expands Apple Pay...
View ArticleSamsung Pay Launches Commercially in Taiwan; No. 4 Credit Card Issuer Taishin...
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Samsung made it official, launching Samsung Pay commercially today in Taiwan with seven banks, as expected, following Apple Pay to the market by about...
View ArticleKorean and Taiwanese Banks Test Loyalty Points Exchange Using Blockchain
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – KEB Hana Bank of South Korea and Taishin International Bank of Taiwan have demonstrated the transfer of bonus points and purchase of coupons using...
View ArticleTaiwan’s E.Sun Bank to Launch Own HCE Service, Breaking Ranks with Banking Group
By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive – E.Sun Commercial Bank, a top five card issuer in Taiwan, plans to launch NFC payments from its own wallet app using host-card emulation, NFC Times has learned,...
View ArticleSamsung Discloses Plans for Samsung Pay Launch in Taiwan; Apple Pay Launch...
Nov 9 2016 By: Dan Balaban NFC Times Exclusive Insight – Samsung today disclosed plans in a local forum to launch Samsung Pay in Taiwan next year with several banks and a closed-loop payments service,...
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