Taggo, founded by loyalty expert Aneace Haddad, has signed up its first value added reseller, leading international customer loyalty solutions provider Memberson... More
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Design bible uses 2D barcodes to add web content to printed book
LeBook, the annually published bible for the creative industries, is using Augmented Print to keep printing costs down whilst enabling contributors to maximise the amount of information about themselves they can provide... More
Tyfone granted patent for adding NFC to phones via a memory card
The ‘Electronic Transaction Card’ patent covers the use of a memory card as an electronic wallet and the ability to use that memory card for the secure transmission of financial information. More
French retailers, operators publish NFC adoption plans
The Ergosum consortium of French retailers and operators has published its specifications and two use cases, for both traditional points of sale and self-checkout scenarios, ahead of planned large-scale testing of NFC in the French retail sector later this year... More
How much will consumers be prepared to spend with their NFC phones per transaction and overall?
OPINION: In most countries, the maximum transaction limit for a contactless payment is set low enough that only small items such as cups of coffee and bus tickets can be purchased. That may not, however, be what consumers want — and it could be leading to the potential revenues from NFC payments being seriously underestimated. More
The NFC Report: Could NFC be in danger of being too much, too late?
I’ve had my eyes firmly fixed on the Far East for the last few weeks, in a bid to understand the technologies and business drivers behind a range of non-NFC standard mobile contactless payments systems that are successfully serving millions of people in Korea, Japan and, on a smaller scale, elsewhere. More
Vivotech readies for mass market with enterprise class NFC solution
The NFC specialist’s VivoNFC over-the-air provisioning system is now available for Sun’s Solaris 10 operating system, following demand from clients planning mass market NFC deployments, says Vivotech’s CEO. More
Telecom Italia announces large scale SIM-based mobile commerce project
From next year, Telecom Italia subscribers will be able to use a new generation of SIM card to purchase train and bus tickets, parking, theatre seats, concert tickets and hotel rooms from their mobile phone... More
Twinlinx works with Microsoft to add MyMax NFC stickers to Windows Mobile phones
Twinlinx reports that its MyMax NFC sticker is now running with the new generation of Windows Mobile 6.5 phones due to be released on October 6, and on earlier Windows Mobile 6.1 phones, following cooperation with Microsoft France... More
Montreal picks Oberthur for contactless transit ticketing system
STM, the Societè de Transport de Montreal, has appointed Oberthur Technologies to supply contactless cards for use throughout the Montreal region’s public transport network, including buses, the subway and commuter trains throughout the Greater Montreal area and the city of Quebec... More
New Toshiba NFC phone being developed by Toppan Forms, NXP and iWOW
The new phone will be based on Toshiba’s TG01 Windows Mobile handset... More
GuestLogix brings contactless payments on board airlines
GuestLogix, the market leader in the supply of onboard retail solutions to airlines, is adding contactless payments acceptance to its point-of-service handheld devices and its retail transaction platform.... More
Tetherball reports up to 50% redemption rates, adds detailed analytics to its RFID mobile marketing service
A new version of Tetherball‘s sticker-based mobile marketing service, currently on test at Dairy Queen in the US, has been released... More
MasterCard certifies Gemalto’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) in Asia
Gemalto‘s Taiwan-based data centre has achieved certification by MasterCard for its Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution for NFC services... More
MoLo Rewards launches NFC coupon and loyalty system at DEMOfall
According to the official announcement:... More
DnB NOR and Telenor to begin NFC trial in Oslo during 4Q 2009
The NFC trial is taking place a year later than originally planned, Digi.no reports (in Norwegian), and a commercial launch is still expected to be two to three years away... More
China Mobile to launch mobile contactless payments in October — using an RF SIM solution
The telecoms giant has opted for an RF SIM-based solution (using SIM cards embedded with a second, contactless chipset) for its new mobile payments service, not NFC, according to a report in Interfax-China (subscription required)... More
NACHA plans change to operating rules for mobile payments
The US electronic payments association has issued a Request for Comment concerning plans to change its operating rules to provide a framework for emerging mobile payments applications... More
Starbucks launches own mobile payment service
Starbucks has launched a new 2D barcode-based app that lets users make payments with their iPhone at 16 stores in the Seattle and Silicon Valley areas using a mobile version of their Starbucks Card... More
NFC payments trial launched in Italy
Credit Valtellina already issues contactless Visa PayWave cards in Italy’s Sondrio province under the Tellcard brand name... More