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Sicilian farmers use NFC to let consumers verify the authenticity of premium blood oranges

By Mike Clark • 22 January 2020 • Updated 22 January 2020

Italian oranges tracked via Almaviva NFC tags and app

Consumers purchasing premium Sicilian blood oranges will be able to track the provenance of the product using a new system that combines NFC tags and sensors placed on each box of oranges with a blockchain-based tracking system... More

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Real-time video shows Cilab’s high-speed NFC tester in action

By Mike Clark • 15 January 2020

Screenshot of Cilab ci230 high speed NFC tester in action

PARTNER NEWS: A new video from Cilab shows how the company’s high-speed test equipment can be used to reduce the costs and complexity of NFC testing, by completing a full EMVCo PCD Level 1 approval test in just 42 minutes — a process that typically takes most of a full working day... More

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NFC Forum releases four new specifications

By Mike Clark • 10 January 2020

The NFC Forum has released four new specifications designed to improve “the robustness and communications speed for the over two billion NFC-enabled devices, like smartphones, in use today”... More

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Fifteen US universities to add student IDs to Google Pay

By Mike Clark • 8 January 2020

Woman using nfc phone to buy item from vending machine

Fifteen US universities have signed up to integrate their student ID cards with Google Pay, enabling staff and students to make payments and access facilities and residence halls with their Android NFC phone... More

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NTT Docomo combines UWB and NFC for hands-free payments at the POS

By Mike Clark • 7 January 2020 • Updated 9 January 2020

PARTNER NEWS: Japanese carrier NTT Docomo is using NXP’s new NFC, ultra wideband (UWB) and secure element chipset in a concept POS device that lets consumers make secure payments “while keeping your smartphone in your pocket or bag”... More

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Cambridge Consultants combines NFC and machine vision for next generation interactive bar

By Mike Clark • 10 December 2019

NFC smartphone and drinks ordered via NFC connected bar app

Cambridge Consultants has unveiled an interactive drinks bar that uses NFC to add a new element to the experience of ordering drinks in a busy bar environment... More

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American Airlines includes NFC passport reading in mobile app

By Mike Clark • 9 December 2019

Screenshots showing how American Airlines NFC passport reading mobile app works

Passengers flying on international American Airlines flights can now use an NFC passport checking function integrated into the airline’s mobile apps “to head directly to the gate for international flights without having their passports rechecked by a customer service agent”... More

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Researchers use NFC to power epidermal VR feedback patch

By Mike Clark • 27 November 2019

Scientists at Northwestern University in the USA have unveiled a prototype ‘epidermal VR’ patch that is powered by NFC and holds the promise of enabling sensory feedback to be added to a wide range of gaming, entertainment, communication and medical applications... More

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GlobalPlatform reports secure element shipment numbers

By Mike Clark • 19 November 2019

More than 6.2bn GlobalPlatform-compliant secure elements were deployed in 2018, an increase of over 750m from the previous year, the standards organisation has revealed... More

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Golden Goose adds NFC tags to limited edition sneakers

By Mike Clark • 15 November 2019 • Updated 15 November 2019

A person showing off Golden Goose sneakers

Upmarket sneaker brand Golden Goose is including NFC tags in its new Yeah sneakers, to provide buyers with the ability to validate the authenticity of their €410 purchase... More

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Suncorp Stadium reports on NFC event ticketing adoption rates

By Mike Clark • 12 November 2019

NRL star Matt Gillett using his phone for NFC ticketing

Fifteen thousand fans have now made use of the NFC-based mobile ticketing system which went live at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, in May 2019, venue management company ASM Global has revealed... More

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NXP combines NFC and UWB for mobile car keys

By Mike Clark • 12 November 2019 • Updated 12 November 2019

Graphic of woman with NXP IC equipped smart fob remotely accessing car

PARTNER NEWS: NXP has launched a new ultra-wideband chip designed to work together with Bluetooth, NFC and secure element technologies to enable “true secure hands-free smart access” to vehicles... More

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CaixaBank uses NFC to let customers check in to flagship bank branch of the future

By Mike Clark • 7 November 2019

NFC smartphone being used at CaixaBank all in one terminal

Spain’s CaixaBank has unveiled ‘all in one’, a 3,000sqm bank branch in Barcelona that showcases the latest financial technology experiences — including NFC check-ins and facial recognition ATMs... More

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Salvation Army adds NFC chips to Red Kettles

By Mike Clark • 5 November 2019

NFC phone being tapped on NFC sticker to donate to Salvation Army USA

The Salvation Army is adding NFC chips to all 25,000 of its iconic Red Kettles for its Christmas 2019 fundraising campaign, enabling shoppers to simply tap their Apple or Android NFC phone to make a donation to the charity... More

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Chick-fil-A adds NFC tags to restaurant tabletops

By Mike Clark • 23 October 2019 • Updated 23 October 2019

US fast food restaurant giant Chick-fil-A has launched a mobile ordering service that lets customers place food orders with their mobile phone and then tap a numbered NFC tag on their table to confirm where they are sitting so that their meal can be brought directly to their seat... More

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UK government includes iPhone NFC passport reading in iOS Brexit app

By Mike Clark • 21 October 2019 • Updated 21 October 2019

The UK government has introduced an iOS version of its EU Exit: ID Document Check app, enabling EU citizens to use the NFC passport reading capabilities Apple has introduced in iOS 13 to register for settled status in the UK... More

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Kraft Heinz promotes cheese slices with tamper resistant NFC tags

By Mike Clark • 18 October 2019 • Updated 18 October 2019

Hand holding smartphone next to pack of Kraft Single cheese

PARTNER NEWS: Food giant Kraft Heinz is using tamper resistant NXP NFC tags for an innovative marketing campaign that lets customers tap their NFC phone to a tag incorporated into product packaging for a chance to win a gift card — but only if they have first purchased the product and opened the packet... More

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French government to include NFC passport reading in digital identity app

By Mike Clark • 4 October 2019

Hand holding smartphone with Alicem and French Ministry of Interior logos over the top

A new digital identity service to be introduced by the French government this year will use NFC passport reading to enable citizens to use their smartphone to securely enrol themselves onto the system... More

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NXP updates Android NFC TagWriter app

By Mike Clark • 3 October 2019

PARTNER NEWS: Chipmaker NXP has updated NFC TagWriter, its Android app that can write and rewrite information such as contact data, web links, WiFi and Bluetooth connection details, as well as triggers for emails, calls, text messages, apps and more, into single or multiple NFC cards and tags... More

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McKinsey includes NFC tags in Mall of America technology showcase store

By Mike Clark • 3 October 2019

Inside of NFC shop with coloured ribbons hanging from ceiling

A new store in the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America has opened as a testbed for the latest retail technologies — and products on sale have been equipped with NFC tags... More

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Sicilian farmers use NFC to let consumers verify the authenticity of premium blood oranges

Real-time video shows Cilab’s high-speed NFC tester in action

NFC Forum releases four new specifications

Fifteen US universities to add student IDs to Google Pay

NTT Docomo combines UWB and NFC for hands-free payments at the POS

Cambridge Consultants combines NFC and machine vision for next generation interactive bar

American Airlines includes NFC passport reading in mobile app

Researchers use NFC to power epidermal VR feedback patch

GlobalPlatform reports secure element shipment numbers

Golden Goose adds NFC tags to limited edition sneakers

Suncorp Stadium reports on NFC event ticketing adoption rates

NXP combines NFC and UWB for mobile car keys

CaixaBank uses NFC to let customers check in to flagship bank branch of the future

Salvation Army adds NFC chips to Red Kettles

Chick-fil-A adds NFC tags to restaurant tabletops

UK government includes iPhone NFC passport reading in iOS Brexit app

Kraft Heinz promotes cheese slices with tamper resistant NFC tags

French government to include NFC passport reading in digital identity app

NXP updates Android NFC TagWriter app

McKinsey includes NFC tags in Mall of America technology showcase store