Apple has been granted a patent for System and method for simplified data transfer, which describes a system for simplifying the task of syncing devices and choosing which files to share between them... More
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Thinaire to join NFC in Retailing webinar
Tim Daly, co-founder of NFC marketing solutions specialist Thinaire, has been added to the list of speakers for NFC World’s upcoming NFC in Retailing webinar... More
LTE version of Galaxy S4 Mini to come with NFC
A new compact version of Samsung’s latest flagship handset will come with NFC on LTE models, but the 3G versions destined for some markets will miss out on contactless technology... More
Join NFC World for a free webinar on NFC in retailing
The next event in NFC World’s free educational webinar series, to be held from 14:00 to 15:00 BST on Tuesday 18 June, will focus on non-payment uses of NFC in retail. More
Wallet boss Osama Bedier to leave Google
Osama Bedier, Google’s vice president of Wallet and payments, is to leave the company... More
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Vivo Xplay to come with NFC
Chinese phone maker BBK’s latest device is to come with NFC functionality — and some NFC tags in the box... More
Sony Vaio Fit laptops get NFC
Sony has announced a new range of Windows 8 laptops that come with NFC... More
Inside Secure NFC chip sales fall
Inside Secure has reported a fall in revenues of 68% year-on-year for its Mobile NFC division... More
Identive ships 1m stickers to Africa
One million NFC TOM (Tag on Metal) phone stickers have been ordered from Identive for “a banking and payment program in Africa”, the company has announced... More
Ingenico launches mobile POS terminal with NFC and fingerprint security
Point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico has introduced a range of mobile payments terminals that include NFC and biometric verification... More
DeviFi adds China NFC patent
NFC-on-microSD specialist DeviceFidelity has been granted patent number ZL200880107195.2 in China, bringing the company’s portfolio up to a total of 40 patents relating to NFC and security technologies... More
French retailer orders 3m tags
Identive has announced it has won an order for three million NFC tags from an unnamed retailer... More
USAT adds contactless devices
Unattended payments specialist USA Technologies (USAT) has added two new POS devices to its range... More
Strasbourg begins ticketing pilot
Public transportation users in the French city of Strasbourg are being invited by local transit operator CTS to take part in an NFC ticketing pilot... More
NFC phones up 138% in 2013
“NFC handsets have reached a tipping point this year and global volumes will surge an impressive 138% in 2013”, according to a new forecast by Strategy Analytics... More
Turkcell adds transit card to mobile wallet
Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell has added the Urfakart transportation ticketing card to its Turkcell Cüzdan mobile wallet service... More
CUP demos Intel NFC payments
China UnionPay executive vice president Hongfeng Chai has demonstrated the payments network’s Quick Pass contactless payments service in use on an Intel-powered NFC smartphone at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing... More
Aconite scores mobile EMV win
Aconite’s Mobile Application Manager has been selected by “a major European processor” to provide “a low-cost, fast-track enhancement of their existing authorization systems to support the broad range of EMV scripts needed to manage EMV applications on a mobile NFC handset”... More
Fime adds M-Tip testing
Testing specialist Fime has integrated the MasterCard Terminal Integration Process (M-TIP) questionnaire into its Savvi test tool, enabling it to validate that NFC payment terminals are compliant with MasterCard’s latest PayPass terminal specification... More