Posted on 20 November 2012 by
We are just one day into our Contactless Challenge and the competition is already in full swing. At 5pm on Day One, Ewan and Jon were neck and neck on points, but with a full nine days of competition remaining there’s still everything for our two cashless crusaders to play for. After some initial frustration […]
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If you’re an avid reader of the Gemalto blog, it won’t surprise you to learn that digital commerce and eBanking adoption has risen significantly in the past few years, across the globe, from Turkey to Brazil. So how about the US? Well last year alone, the American Bankers Association found that some 62% of US […]
Posted on 21 November 2012 by
Our Contactless Challenge continues apace thanks to our determined NFC challengers Ewan and Jon. At the end of the first day they were matching each other, point for point, but Jon has now taken the lead with 101 points to Ewan’s 76. Despite Ewan managing to purchase some no doubt unhealthy treats (as the Krispy […]
Posted on 22 November 2012 by
Jon Choo went into Day 3 of our Contactless Challenge with a twenty-five point lead following a hugely successful second day. However, a previously despondent Ewan MacLeod resolved to pick himself up and get back on the NFC payment wagon with a vengeance. Embracing (or should that be enduring) the London rain, Ewan headed out […]
Posted on 23 November 2012 by
Almost halfway through our contactless challenge with Ewan and Jon, and it’s fair to say it’s been a steep learning curve for all of us. While there have been plenty of successes, it’s clear that NFC and contactless technology is not quite mainstream (it wouldn’t be a challenge if it was!), and the UK has […]
Posted on 24 November 2012 by
We are now half way through the challenge. It is set to run until Wednesday at midnight when the final scores shall be counted and the winner of #GemaltoNFC announced. But that’s still some way off, and there are plenty more contactless challenges that our NFC battlers can complete. To summarize recent events, Ewan MacLeod […]
