- On Track Innovations (OTIV) and payment card manufacturer ABNote have launched "a major NFC mobile electronic payment trial with one of the largest financial institutions in North America."
- The solution combined OTIV's Wave NFC dongle (connects to a smartphone/tablet's audio jack) and ABNote's mobile wallet and secure authorization service (Trusted Service Manager).
- The deal shortly follows the launch of Apple Pay, which (unlike Wave) relies on an NFC radio embedded within iOS hardware, along with a fingerprint reader for authentication.