Students at Southwestern College in Kansas can now pay for their food and drink and earn loyalty points and rewards using their face, with no need to pull out their wallet or mobile device at the point-of-sale. More
Archive for November 2015
LitePoint white paper sets out the need for NFC device performance testing
A white paper that explains the benefits of NFC device performance testing, explores the limitations of common production test methods and outlines best practices for ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of devices under test is now available to download from the NFC World Knowledge Centre. More
Samsung Pay to add P2P payments?
Korean startup Hankook NFC has reportedly applied for a patent for a hardware module that would allow consumers to use Samsung Pay to transfer money between devices and pay with a credit card... More
Credit card networks in “standoff” with Apple in Canada
Apple’s decision to launch Apple Pay in Canada with just the support of American Express “had less to do with Apple’s strategy for entering Canada specifically, and more to do with a global push that aims to negotiate by credit-card network rather than bank by bank,” a source has told The Globe and Mail... More
Dutch consumers to access websites with banking credentials
Dutch consumers may soon be able to access commercial and government websites using their online banking credentials... More
Lisnr raises US$10m for sound-based proximity communication technology
US startup Lisnr has secured US$10m in Series B funding for a technology that uses inaudible sound waves called SmartTones to connect devices... More
UK banks warn against storing multiple fingerprints on iPhones
UK banks have reportedly warned Apple Pay users that if they store other people’s fingerprints on their iPhones, they will be treated as if they have failed to keep their personal details safe... More
Mumbai airport launches augmented reality and BLE beacon app
Passengers at Mumbai’s GVK Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) can now navigate through Terminal 2 using a mobile app and interactive maps based on augmented reality and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons... More
Samsung Pay to roll out on non-Samsung devices?
Samsung has discussed the possibility of rolling out Samsung Pay to non-Samsung smartphones, Injong Rhee, executive VP and head of enterprise at Samsung’s mobile business, has told ZDNet... More
Deutsche Telekom adds loyalty to MyWallet
Deutsche Telekom has launched the second version of its MyWallet NFC mobile payment solution, adding advertising and loyalty powered by Mozido... More
Trustev reports on US adoption rates for Apple Pay versus Android Pay and Samsung Pay
One in five US consumers (20%) with an iPhone that supports Apple Pay have tried the mobile payment service while 14% of those with a Samsung Galaxy S5 or S6 have tried Samsung Pay or Android Pay, research from Trustev reveals... More
US Bank loyalty program goes mobile
US Bank FlexPerks Visa customers can now use their mobile phones to redeem loyalty points... More
Australian street to go cashless?
Retailers on a street in Sydney are reportedly banning payments with notes and coins in favour of contactless... More
Sacramento Kings fans get mobile ordering and payments
Fans of US basketball team the Sacramento Kings will soon be able to use NFC mobile payment services and place orders from their device for concession pickup and direct-to-seat delivery at the Sleep Train Arena and Golden 1 Center... More
Kohl’s and Walgreens add loyalty to Apple Pay
US retailers Kohl’s and Walgreens have become the first to integrate their loyalty programs with Apple Pay, allowing Kohl’s Charge Card and Walgreens’ Balance Reward customers to earn and redeem points using their iPhones... More
SwissWallet to go live for online payments
A joint venture between credit card companies Aduno Group and Swisscard and software provider Netcetera is to launch the SwissWallet payments platform in Switzerland... More
‘Contactless’ shortlisted for UK word of the year
‘Contactless’ has made the shortlist for the 2015 Collins Word of the Year but missed out on the top spot to the word ‘Binge-watch’... More
RapidNFC reports rise in demand for NFC within care sector
PARTNER NEWS: Bespoke NFC tag supplier and manufacturer RapidNFC has reported a substantial rise in the use of NFC within the care sector... More
Hiku integrates voice-enabled shopping device with online grocery services
US startup Hiku Labs has signed up retail giant Walmart and online grocery service Peapod for a service that lets shoppers scan or speak items onto a mobile shopping list via a US$49 device that includes a barcode scanner and built-in microphone... More
MIT technology identifies humans through walls
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have presented a new technology called RF Capture that uses wireless reflections to identify silhouettes through walls... More