Sixteen Korean banks have introduced BankWallet, a prepaid NFC payments service that uses a platform developed by interbank clearing house KFTC. SK Telecom subscribers with an NFC phone will be the first to be able to use the new service and KT customers will be added soon. More
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Galaxy S4 to come with Visa payments applet
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will come with Visa’s payWave contactless payments applet preloaded into an embedded secure element... More
Samsung Galaxy S4 launches with support for NFC and 1D barcodes
The smartphone maker’s new flagship device is the first to use Mobeam technology, allowing coupons, loyalty cards, gift cards, event tickets and more to be transmitted from the device to any of the 165m laser scanners installed in retail stores today. More
10,000 NFC ad panels go live across the UK
Fast food chain KFC, the new Danny Boyle movie Trance and the West End musical The Bodyguard are the first to take advantage of out-of-home media owner Clear Channel’s new platform. More
Jogtek launches passive NFC shelf-edge labels
Taiwan-based RFID specialist Jogtek has launched a range of NFC-enabled shelf-edge labels that work without a battery... More
iPhone 5S to include NFC and fingerprint security?
Reports from Taiwan suggest that local firm Chipbond has won a major contract from Apple to build components for a forthcoming iPhone 5S... More
Inside Secure to cut jobs after “a disappointing performance in 2012”
Up to 20% of the workforce could lose their jobs at the publicly listed NFC, contactless and security chip specialist following the announcement that revenues fell by 19% in 2012 and losses were “impacted by the disappointing performance from the NFC business”. More
AMS launches Active Boost AFE chip that can add NFC to standard mobile phones
“Active Boost technology from AMS changes the game because it enables NFC to become a ‘plug and play’ function for any device with a microSD, SD or SIM card slot,” says AMS’ Mark Dickson. More
Bike Identificator debuts NFC and RFID tracking service
A anti-theft service for bicycles has been introduced by Italian firm Bike Identificator... More
Google joins NFC Forum board of directors
Ten other organisations have also joined the NFC standards association for the first time, bringing total membership “to a record high of over 180 companies and non-profit groups.” More
SIA picks Gemalto for NFC payments in Italy
Payments processor SIA has signed a deal with Gemalto for the introduction of a national TSM infrastructure for NFC payments in Italy... More
Sharetapes mixes music with NFC
A startup is using NFC tags, printed to look like cassette tapes, to provide a modern day version of a traditional mixtape, enabling musicians, DJs and fans to share their favourite music via a new kind of physical media. More
Bankinter develops NFC payments service that eliminates need for secure elements
“This solution allows the financial institution to 100% independently define its business model, thus solving the current barriers we are facing with current SE-based NFC solutions,” Carlos Alberto Pérez Lafuente, director of innovation for e-strategy and management at Bankinter, has told NFC World. More
Samsung enters the mobile wallet market
Samsung has unveiled its own mobile wallet app at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Telenor unveils Valyou NFC mobile wallet
The carrier has partnered with DNB bank for the launch of the NFC payments service in Norway and is demonstrating the new solution at Mobile World Congress 2013. More
Think&Go demos Android NFC device for field workers
Think&Go NFC is demonstrating a new NFC device from technology provider Famoco at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Samsung and Visa announce NFC payments plan that cuts out the carriers
The handset maker and payments network have announced a plan to pre-load Visa’s payWave applet on embedded secure elements in “selected” next generation Samsung devices — potentially enabling banks to offer NFC payments without any involvement from the mobile network operators. More
AIS to pilot NFC payments and transit in Bangkok
Thailand’s largest mobile network operator will be the first in Asia to test DragonFly, a next-generation SIM card from Oberthur that promises to provide mass transit operators with faster NFC transaction processing times. More
Japan, China and Korea to get international NFC roaming
Mobile network operators in the three countries have agreed technical specifications that will enable consumers to make use of NFC payments and other services in both their home country and abroad. More
MasterCard unveils MasterPass digital wallet and mobile payments platform
MasterPass covers in-store and online payments, supports both NFC and QR codes and enables “banks, merchants and partners” to offer their own wallets to consumers. More