DeviceFidelity’s Moneto prepaid NFC payments service has been acquired by remote deposit capture specialist Cachet Financial Solutions... More
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HP adds NFC printers
HP has added the HP Officejet Pro 8630 and 8620 to its range of printers that support NFC, enabling users to tap their NFC phone or tablet to a printer to start a print job... More
BadgePass rolls out NFC eID
Employee ID specialist BadgePass is now making Allegion’s aptiQmobile NFC-based access control system commercially available to its clients, enabling customers to issue mobile credentials directly from BadgePass software to employees’ smartphones in the same way they issue physical cards today... More
Alior Bank offers NFC in Poland
Poland’s Alior Bank has joined Eurobank, Getin Bank, Noble Bank, Raiffeisen Polbank and mBank in offering T-Mobile’s MyWallet NFC payments service to its customers... More
New Mini gets NFC key cap option
Buyers of the new Mini F56 will be able to customize the design of their car key by choosing an official aftermarket ‘key cap’ that supports NFC and will be available from Mini dealers worldwide... More
Reader offer: Save 15% on tickets to the NFCP Global Summit 2014
The NFCP Global Summit is returning to London in June with a show-stopping line up of speakers — and NFC World readers can save 15% on the usual ticket price... More
Iberia to offer NFC boarding cards
Spanish airline Iberia has partnered with Samsung to enable travellers to store their boarding passes on their NFC phones... More
Samsung updates NFC controller
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a third generation of its NFC controller offering at Mobile World Congress... More
KDDI, SK Planet, Chunghwa Telecom and HKT form Asia NFC Alliance
Japanese carrier KDDI, Korea’s SK Planet, Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) are to work together to spread adoption of NFC services in Asia, using a shared NFC tag specification, brand mark and platform... More
Desire 816 gets optional NFC
HTC’s Desire 816, a mid-range Android smartphone unveiled at MWC 2014, is set to come in both NFC and non-NFC versions... More
LitePoint offers NFC testing
US-based wireless test solutions provider LitePoint has introduced a test system designed to measure and verify the physical layer performance of NFC devices in a high-volume manufacturing environment... More
Sony adds wearable, Xperia tablet, phones and accessories with NFC
Sony Mobile has launched a smart wristband, two new Xperia smartphones, an Xperia tablet and a range of accessories, all featuring NFC, at MWC 2014... More
Alcatel Onetouch launches Pop Fit wearable smartphone with NFC
A wearable Android smartphone that weighs just 78g and comes with an armband-style strap and a pair of JBL earphones has been unveiled at MWC 14 by Alcatel Onetouch. The metallic Idol 2, Idol 2S and Idol 2 Mini S with NFC have also been added to the phone maker’s range. More
NXP offers prizes to NFC devs
NXP has teamed up with Microsoft, Lenovo and Identive to run an NFC Windows Application Contest... More
Mozilla unveils Firefox OS Flame with NFC
A new reference device, the Firefox OS Flame, has been unveiled by Mozilla at MWC 2014, to enable developers to test the capabilities and newest features of its Firefox OS in a real environment with a mobile network and true hardware characteristics including an accelerometer, NFC functionality and cameras... More
Dementia patients get NFC help
Taiwan Mobile has introduced an NFC bracelet that can be used to assist the elderly, and in particular those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, should they get lost... More
Huawei unveils NFC wearable
Huawei has unveiled a smart wristband that can be paired with a user’s smartphone via NFC at MWC 2014... More
NFC for Access Control webinar: See it now on NFC World
NFC World’s “Tap to Pass: NFC for Access Control” webinar, featuring the latest consumer and administrator insights from multiple field trials, is now available to view online... More
Nokia offers NFC Treasure Tags
Nokia has introduced bright plastic tags that can be attached to a Lumia smartphone owner’s keys, bag, wallet and other valuables and emit “a loud tone” when they become separated from the phone... More
Verizon adds Isis iPhone cases
US carrier Verizon has introduced a range of NFC cases for iPhone users, enabling Apple phone owners to make Isis NFC payments... More