More than 90% of North Americans would make a mobile payment if they knew it was secure, a new report from Mobio Identity Systems has shown... More
Archive for March 2011
Report shows challenge of bringing mobile money to the masses
Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU), a programme supported by the GSM Association and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has produced a document outlining why the number of users of mobile money services in the developing world has yet to match the rise in the range of services available... More
Spain’s leading mobile operators sign NFC collaboration deal
Orange, Telefónica Movistar and Vodafone are to work together to “achieve maximum compatibility and uniformity in both the customer experience and the technology used in order to simplify the adoption of NFC services by customers, other companies and technology providers.” More
NFC Business Models white paper sets out the key issues involved in introducing mobile wallet services
The new white paper introduces a number of concepts that are fundamental to understanding the NFC market opportunity and includes details of ten of the most important findings from our NFC Business Models research report. More
Google planning NFC payment trial in New York and San Francisco?
Google is planning to begin an NFC mobile payments trial in stores in New York and San Francisco within the next four months, according to “two people familiar with the project,” Bloomberg reports:... More
ShopSavvy hires PayPal Mobile product lead for move into NFC payments and promotions
The mobile barcode-based shopping service has hired PayPal Mobile’s former product lead to spearhead the introduction of an NFC-enabled mobile wallet that will let users store bank and credit cards as well as coupons, gift cards, instant rebates, loyalty cards and cash-back rewards on their mobile phones. More
No NFC in iPhone 5?
The UK’s Independent newspaper is reporting that Apple has decided not to include near field communication functionality in the next version of the iPhone, due to a “lack of a clear standard across the industry.”... More
NFC phones help provide clean water to Haiti earthquake victims
Thousands of families in the poverty-stricken island nation of Haiti are receiving life-saving clean water with the help of near field communication technology. More
Research shows potential of NFC in helping homeowners manage their keys more securely
New consumer research conducted by UK home insurer Esure provides some fascinating insight into the way that British consumers manage their household keys — and throws light on the potential of NFC phones, with their ability to store electronic versions of keys and update them over-the-air, to improve the way in which consumers manage their home security... More
Foursquare adds merchant rewards, tests NFC
The high profile check-in service has its eyes fixed on the potential of near field communication, coverage of the company’s entry into the mobile rewards business this week has revealed. More
“The future is NFC” says Coupons.com exec
The chief technology officer at Coupons.com has said the future for national coupon schemes lies with near field communication technology... More
Mobile tickets to reach 750m people by 2015, says Juniper
One in every eight mobile users worldwide will either have a ticket delivered to their mobile phone or buy a ticket with their phone by 2015, according to a new study from Juniper Research... More
Google launches Las Vegas NFC service as ‘ultimate tourist guide’
The internet giant is offering visitors 10,000 free monorail tickets as it expands its NFC-enabled Google Places and Hotpot marketing system to a third US city. More
IATA and GSMA identify how NFC could take off at airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has teamed up with the GSM Association (GSMA) to identify six core areas of air travel in which passengers, airports and airlines can benefit from the introduction of near field communication technology... More
Fraunhofer technology turns window shoppers into buyers
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (FIT) in Germany are developing an interactive shop window display that could use near field communication technology to allow shoppers to buy goods straight from the screen... More
NFC news in brief • 7 March 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Norwegians ready to ditch cash • Airtag raises €4m • Cassis signs TSM deals • Intel invests in NFC firm • NEC introduces NFC POS device • AT&T adds ShopAlerts • Square hits $1m a day More
Clear Channel CEO says NFC will ‘transform’ billboard advertising
The CEO of billboard advertising giant Clear Channel International has said the introduction of near field communication technology to billboard advertising will be “transformative” for the industry... More
Verifone to include NFC in all new POS terminals
“The retail point of sale represents a point of convergence for smartphone-initiated payments, social networking and electronic couponing, but it won’t happen if retailers are expected, on faith, to absorb the costs of making it work,” says CEO Douglas G Bergeron. More
Transport operators Deutsche Bahn and RMV to co-operate on national NFC ticketing system for Germany
The two transport operators are to combine their existing Touch&Travel and HandyTicket services to deliver a single solution that lets passengers buy tickets on any service with their NFC phone. More
“We see ourselves being an aggregator of services and payments,” says Telefónica boss
The chief executive of Telefónica Europe has given the strongest indication yet that the mobile operator will take a cooperative, rather than a competitive, route to introducing NFC services. More