The global gross transaction value for NFC will exceed $110bn in 2014, driven by both payments and retail transactions such as coupons, and one in six mobile phones will be equipped to handle near field communication, according to a new report from Juniper Research. More
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Twitter founder adding mobile payments to iPhones via NFC?
Twitter chairman and cofounder Jack Dorsey is working on a new start up that is developing an iPhone attachment which will enable iPhones to be used to make payments, according to recent reports. More
Symbian phones to support NFC in 2010
The Symbian Foundation has confirmed it is building support for near field communication into Symbian 3, the second open version of the Symbian platform. More
A year is a short time in NFC
OPINION: It was a year ago this week that we began publishing Near Field Communications World. A year on, we’re sending out today’s newsletter to more than 8,000 people and our website has served visitors from over 150 countries around the world. More
The NFC Report: Calling all suppliers
So far there are 261 companies on the list of NFC suppliers we’ll be profiling in The NFC Report; here’s how to make sure your company is included. More
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Apple testing RFID-enabled iPhone?
Einar Rosenberg, the chief technology officer at NFC specialist Narian Technologies and who runs the Near Field Communications Group on Linkedin.com, has reported the following: More
Czech monks embrace NFC-based visitor information system
Visitors to the 13th century Vyšší Brod Monastery can now use an innovative NFC and GPS enabled device to receive an automated guided tour of all the walled religious community’s important sights. More
The 2010 NFC Forum Global Competition is open for entries
Prize money totalling €15,000 is available for the top entries in this year’s NFC Forum Global Competition, again featuring separate tracks for both innovative research projects and commercial solutions. More
IP specialist produces who’s who of NFC patent holders
TechIPm, a research and consulting firm specializing in technology and intellectual property mining, has carried out an analysis of the strength of the patent portfolios held by companies in the NFC market. More
Juniper: Operators will earn more from NFC coupon and smart poster applications than from payments
A new report from Juniper Research predicts that the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) from near field communication based coupon and smart poster applications will exceed those generated from payments applications, until 2014 at least. More
Zenius adds NFC to standard mobile phones with Bladox Waver
The Bladox Waver is a SIM+antenna solution that is currently being tested by 15 companies in Turkey, India and Europe and can be retrofitted to most mobile handsets, including the iPhone, Android and Blackberry phones. More
Vivotech teams up with Tetherball and with Zapa Technology to offer mobile loyalty solutions to retailers
Vivotech is to offer Tetherball’s sticker-based mobile loyalty programme to its installed base of retailers and is supplying Irish start up Zapa with contactless stickers and POS equipment. More
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Bling Nation signs up second Colorado bank, secures $20m funding
Park State Bank & Trust, based in Woodland Park, Colorado, has become the second bank to sign up for Bling Nation‘s mobile contactless-sticker based payments system. The bank began offering the service to its customers on 15 October. More
Patent litigation settlement boosts 2D barcode market
Two of the leading players in the 2D barcode market, tied up in litigation battles since 2004, have finally settled their differences. More
Bling Nation targets more Colorado banks
Following the successful launch of mobile contactless payments at The State Bank of La Junta, Bling Nation has appointed Rod Stambaugh as regional president for the company’s Colorado operations. More
Casagras sets out road ahead for the Internet of Things
A massive increase in international co-operation and significant investment in awareness-building and training are essential if the concept of an ‘Internet of Things’ is to be turned into a meaningful reality, says the final report from the EU-funded Casagras project. More
Comprion launches SWP/HCI NFC testing solution
Mobile test equipment specialist Comprion has launched a digital Single Wire Protocol (SWP) and Host Controller Interface (HCI) simulator that allows the synchronous simulating and testing of both the contact and contactless sides of NFC communication. More
Smart Stamp wins Touchatag and Microsoft Tag innovation awards for augmented print concept
A US start-up has won two innovation competitions for its ‘interactive correspondence’ concept, an augmented print solution that uses tags and 2D barcodes to update, verify and supplement postal mail. More
Tranzfinity adds NFC to Facebook
A new NFC-based service has launched in Los Angeles that automatically updates a consumer’s Facebook status with a message from the merchant every time they tap a poster in a shop or restaurant to obtain a special offer. More
Tranzfinity turns mobile phones into POS terminals with Myztro device
Tranzfinity has launched a new solution enabling standard mobile phones to be turned into low cost, contactless card accepting point of sale terminals. More