near field communications (nfc)

  1. Jan

    Entry-level Android smartphones below R3,000 that meet Google Pay minimum requirements

    Cheapest tap-to-pay enabled smartphones in South Africa — all under R3,000 There are several affordable phone options for South Africans wanting to ditch their physical wallet in favour of a tap-to-pay-enabled smartphone. For a smartphone to be capable of making tap payments using Google Pay...
  2. Jan

    Cheapest smartphones meeting Google Pay's minimum requirements in South Africa

    Cheapest smartphones for Google Pay in South Africa — all under R4,000 There are numerous smartphones in South Africa under R4,000 that feature near-field communications (NFC) technology for using Google Pay. One of the often-overlooked features of a smartphone, NFC, is a short-range wireless...
  3. Jan

    Banks in South Africa with the most tap-to-pay service options

    Smartphone tap payments in South Africa — these are the banks with the most options Most South African banks now support all major digital wallets that let you transact by tapping your smartphone or smartwatch at a contactless-enabled paypoint. Apple Pay, Garmin Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit Pay...
  4. Jan

    Biohackers embeds chip in hand for tap-to-pay

    Chip embedded in skin lets biohacker tap to pay with his hand A Netherlands resident has embedded a chip in his hand that lets him make contactless payments, BBC News reported. Patrick Paumen, aged 37, has been able to make such payments using the chip he implanted in his hand since 2019.
  5. Jan

    Woolworths launches pilot of NFC-enabled stores

    Woolworths launches tap-and-go shopping Woolworths has announced the launch of a pilot Near Field Communications (NFC) system in several of its stores to allow customers to browse, try on, and order products by tapping their phones on NFC tags at various locations in-store. "This latest...
  6. jes

    Dual-SIM for your iPhone, Galaxy S4

    Dual-SIM for your iPhone, Galaxy S4 Two SIM cards installed in a single SIM slot will soon be possible as Taisys brings its thin SIM products to the continent through SA
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter