NEWSWATCH: AMERICAS

摘要

US-based Wells Fargo is the latest bank in the US with plans to test mobile payment using phones that support Near Field Communication. The bank was to launch a small trial among employees this past summer, followed in the fourth quarter fay a larger pilot involving 300 to 500 cardholders. Smart card industry representatives again made their case for chip technology to secure driver's licenses in the United States, telling US congressional aides during a briefing the technology could protect against identity theft and safeguard privacy.