Deutsche Bank rolls out mobile NFC payments for Android handsets

Thomas Wolf

In a first for cash-loving Germany, Deutsche Bank has added host card emulation-based contactless payments to its Android app. Customers with NFC-enabled Android handsets will be able to link their Mastercard debit or debit card and make contactless payments of up to EUR25 by unlocking their phones and holding them against a POS terminal. For larger payments, they will need to enter a PIN.