Online retailer DIY-Tool.com is to launch a physical “shopping wall” that makes use of NFC tags and QR codes, using a new platform developed by Tokyo-based Aquabit Spirals, NFC vendor Tapit and application development company EC Sites... More
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One in three smartphones now comes with NFC
The number of NFC phones shipped will increase 156% in 2013 to a total of 400m devices globally, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics... More
News America Marketing rolls out NFC advertising in US stores
Coupon publisher News America Marketing (NAM) is making NFC at-shelf promotions available to the majority of its 52,000 member retail network in the US, in partnership with NFC specialist Thinaire... More
HealthID introduces NFC medical bands and cards
HealthID Profile, a health management solutions provider, has introduced wristbands and cards that store important personal health details and can be accessed by an NFC phone in a medical emergency... More
ACS to pilot NFC loyalty and rewards in Singapore
NFC startup Advanced Card Solutions is set to launch a mobile loyalty and rewards trial in Singapore... More
Spanish hotel delivers guest information via NFC
The Aimia Hotel in the resort of Port de Sóller, Mallorca, is using NFC to provide information on local services to guests via a tap of a mobile phone... More
NFC mobile ticketing to go live in Beijing
The NFC mobile payments service introduced last month by China Mobile and China UnionPay will be commercially launched on public transport in Beijing next week, according to CCTV News... More
76% of mobile developers want to use NFC in their apps
More than 31% of mobile developers are supporting NFC in their mobile apps today and an additional 45% plan to support the technology in the next 12 months, according to a Mobile Development Survey released by Evans Data Corporation... More
McDonald’s adds NFC games to restaurant tables
McDonald’s has launched an NFC campaign in Singapore that turns dining tables into interactive racing tracks... More
Cryptomathic adds NFC issuing
Security software specialist Cryptomathic has upgraded its EMV data preparation solution to enable customers to issue payment applications to smartphones and other mobile devices... More
Acardo and CorFire sign NFC coupon partnership
Couponing technology provider and clearinghouse Acardo, which serves more than 10,000 retail locations across Europe, has signed a strategic partnership deal with mobile commerce specialist CorFire to enable NFC acquisition and redemption of vouchers through mobile wallets... More
Banca Mediolanum and Vodafone test NFC in Italy
Banca Mediolanum is running a pilot to test NFC mobile payments with 60 consumers in Milan, in partnership with mobile network operator Vodafone Italia, and plans a commercial launch in early 2014... More
Hungarian national NFC service enters pilot testing phase
The Hungarian Mobile Wallet Association, an alliance between mobile network operators Magyar Telekom, Vodafone and Telenor with MasterCard, OTP Bank and SuperShop, is launching a pilot to test a new NFC mobile payment solution in the country... More
Google runs NFC campaign in Australian airports
Google is running an NFC and QR code based digital advertising campaign in airports around Australia, allowing travellers to use a smartphone or tablet to take control of Google Play video ads on giant screens... More
Moscow subway to get NFC
Moscow’s Department of Transportation is planning to install NFC subway turnstiles for mobile payments later this year, according to Tass Telecom... More
Strasbourg NFC ticketing moves to commercial launch
Transit operator CTS has announced the launch of an NFC mobile ticketing service on public transport in the French city of Strasbourg, in partnership with mobile network operators Orange, Bouygues Telecom, SFR and NRJ Mobile... More
Hang Seng launches NFC payments service
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank has launched an NFC mobile payment service in partnership with mobile network operator PCCW Mobile, MasterCard, Gemalto and Samsung Electronics... More
British Airways to offer NFC luggage tags
British Airways has announced it will be launching an electronic luggage tag that houses support for NFC next year... More
EE to launch mobile wallet with NFC payments in the UK
UK 4G mobile network operator EE has announced it will be launching a new NFC mobile payments service later this month, in partnership with MasterCard... More
US Bank expands NFC iPhone payments nationwide
US Bank has expanded its NFC mobile payment service for iPhone users nationwide following its beta test in Salt Lake City and Portland earlier this year... More