Contactless World Congress is a new kind of event for a new kind of world with a year-round program of activities that anyone can participate in from anywhere in the world — no travel required.
NFCW is home to the world’s largest community of contactless technology buyers and suppliers, with more than 13,000 members located in 152+ countries — all actively interested in learning about new products and services and the latest trends in the market.
In this 27-minute presentation for Contactless World Congress, Boy Hendriks, innovation and business development manager for transportation operator Transdev Netherlands, reports on a hands-free transport ticketing pilot that is taking place in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
A new concept dubbed ‘The Instant Payment Card’ could hold the answer to successfully introducing a pan-European instant payments system, Alain Martin, president of the Smart Payment Association, explains in this 21-minute presentation for Contactless World Congress.
“We believe that the digital euro is the natural and digital evolution of our currency,” Evelien Witlox, the programme director in charge of the European Central Bank’s digital euro project, reports in this 20-minute presentation for Contactless World Congress.
In this 54-minute presentation for Contactless World Congress, Thomas Decker — vice president for payments product marketing at smart card tape, inlay and module packaging leader Linxens — provides a detailed analysis of the current status and market outlook for next-generation cards.
It will soon be possible for consumers to make contactless transactions with their NFC smartphone from a distance of up to three or four centimetres, a significant increase on the current maximum of 2cm, NFC Forum executive director Mike McCamon reveals in this 23-minute presentation for Contactless World Congress.
Vehicle manufacturers across the world are now working to bring contactless car keys that work seamlessly on both Apple and Android devices to all makes and models of both privately-owned and commercial vehicles, Daniel Knobloch, vice president of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) and wireless systems architect at BMW of North America, tells NFCW editor Sarah Clark in this audio interview.
New form factors, value-added services, issuing business models and payment acceptance innovations such as softPOS solutions are driving what’s next in contactless payments, Zil Bareisis, head of retail banking and payments at independent research and advisory firm Celent, explains in this presentation for Contactless World Congress.
Join Russel Luis E Fernandes, head of product for card present payments at Trust Payments, to uncover the lessons the European omnichannel payments leader has learned from developing a software-only POS solution for large and small merchants across Europe.
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The EMV Contactless Kernel Specification will both simplify and advance global contactless payment acceptance whilst enhancing security, improving transaction speeds and supporting more reliable data transmission, EMVCo’s Brian Byrne and Jonathan Main explain in this keynote presentation for Contactless World Congress.
