The Korean mobile network operator’s new Q-Store aims to combine the best of online and in-store retailing by enabling shoppers to look at products in a retail environment and then use 2D barcodes and NFC tags attached to them to go online with their phone to get more information and make a purchase. More
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Vodafone and EPT launch NFC bus ticketing service in Murcia, Spain
“This is a new opportunity to put technology at the service of citizens, improve public transport and encourage its use,” says the region’s minister of public works. More
Rogers Wireless aims to be NFC ‘middleman’
Canadian mobile network operator Rogers Wireless has said it aims to become a ‘middleman’ for NFC mobile payments systems, Canoe reports... More
Ingenico doubles contactless terminal sales in 2010
Point-of-sale terminal producer Ingenico has announced that the proportion of its devices shipped with contactless and NFC capabilities doubled in 2010... More
Faithless fans to test NFC’s social networking capabilities
Up to 10,000 fans attending the PIAS Nites festival in Brussels this weekend will be some of the first to find out how NFC technology could be used to enhance music gigs. “It’s a revolutionary concept that opens up a wide range of possibilities in the world of music events,” says PIAS’ CEO. More
Vivotech introduces third generation NFC software suite
NFC specialist Vivotech has released VivoNFC Software Suite 3.0, the third generation of its near field communication infrastructure and provisioning solution... More
Orange launches NFC payments trial in Poland
The mobile phone operator starts delivering on its promise to roll out NFC throughout Europe during 2011, saying opportunities are “virtually limitless”. More
ANZ and Visa begin NFC microSD trial in Australia
Australian bank ANZ has begun a four-week trial of a mobile wallet service with Visa, which it believes will be the “way of the future” for making small payments... More
Sonim to add NFC to XP3300 Force rugged handset
Sonim Technologies, maker of “the world’s toughest mobile phones”, is to add near field communications technology to its XP3300 Force handset later this year... More
NFC will catch on ‘like wildfire’ says Sundance festival game creator
Visitors to the recent Sundance Film Festival were able to take part in Pandemic 1.0, a virtual treasure hunt set in a fictional world that brought together NFC phones and tags, social media and a real-world mission control set up to look like a disease-control hub. More
World’s top auto makers to work on putting NFC in cars
Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagen have joined Nokia, Samsung and others as founder members of the Car Connectivity Consortium with the aim of developing common standards for connectivity between handsets and vehicles. More
PayPal hires head of retail and prepaid products to support move into in-store payments
Don Kingsborough, founder of prepaid payments specialist Blackhawk Network, has joined PayPal as the online payments giant moves further towards the world of offline shopping... More
Mobile payment security concerns put brakes on m-commerce market
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
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
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
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
“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