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Westpac 'aggressively' pursuing use of host card emulation technology for payments

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Westpac 'aggressively' pursuing use of host card emulation technology for payments
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By Gareth Vaughan

Westpac New Zealand is "aggressively pursuing" host card emulation (HCE) technology, which stores and transmits payment card information such as cardholders names and card numbers in the cloud.

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