OPINION: The past fortnight has seen announcements of new NFC services from banks and operators in both Dubai and Kuwait. More
- NFC Forum certifies Cilab for TR13.1 wireless charging testing
- ST provides insight into using NFC tags to enhance consumer experiences
- NFC Forum adds certification for NFC wireless charging
- NP Plastibell adds ultra-miniaturised ST NFC tags to pre-filled syringes
- German luggage brand leverages NFC for product authentication and customer engagement
Etisalat partners with Emirates NBD to launch NFC in the UAE
The largest mobile operator in the Middle East has partnered with the region’s largest bank for the launch of NFC-based mobile payments. More
The NFC Report: What’s the business case for NFC in banking?
Financial services analyst Celent predicted last month that a rollout of NFC across the US would see financial institutions gaining extra revenues of just $1.83 per customer per year. Could that be true? More
Luottokunta begins Visa’s first NFC trial in Finland
A small scale near field communication trial has begun in Finland. Forty members of staff from payments provider Luottokunta, Sodexo, Visa Europe and Venyon have been issued with NFC handsets that they can use to make payments at merchants equipped to handle contactless payments in Helsinki and at Luottokunta’s offices. The trial participants are able to make small value payments, under €20, without a PIN and high value payments, above €20, by entering a PIN on their handset. More
French children’s fashion retailer issues 300,000 NFC loyalty stickers
Children’s clothing retailer Tape à l’oeil has rolled out Adelya’s contactless sticker based loyalty system nationwide, across all 170 stores and its website. More
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National Bank, Zain and Visa to launch NFC trial in Kuwait
Five hundred National Bank of Kuwait customers will take part in a six month pilot at the country’s largest shopping mall. More
Ask launches contactless and NFC reader for home PCs
French contactless specialist Ask has launched LoGo, a low cost contactless USB reader compatible with contactless bank cards, NFC, FeliCa and Mifare. More
Inside Contactless to offer single source for full range of alternative NFC form factors
The company is working in partnership with suppliers of all types of NFC form factors, from stickers to microSD cards and Bluetooth devices, to offer a compatible range of options for retrofitting NFC-like services to existing mobile phones. More
Russia looks to introduce mobile contactless in two to three years
The head of Russia’s largest bank briefed the country’s President Dmitry Medvedev on the concept of mobile contactless payments last week — and explained that he is looking to launch a non-contact mobile payments system by 2011/12. More
Zenius, Charge Anywhere turn NFC phones into low cost POS terminals
The two companies have launched solutions that enable merchants equipped with just an NFC mobile phone to accept contactless bank cards and more. More
Brazil’s Bradesco bank seeks revenue sharing model for introduction of NFC
Brazilian bank Bradesco aims to bring NFC to market via a revenue sharing model, the bank’s President told delegates to Futurecom on Thursday, Brazilian publication TI Inside reports. More
Trusted Logic makes it easier to add NFC to Android phones
Trusted Logic has launched an NFC protocol stack for Google Android mobile devices, making it easier for Android device manufacturers to integrate NFC into their handsets and enabling mobile applications to use NFC connectivity built into future Android phones. Interfaces for developing applications in both native and Java are included in the new solution, which builds on Trusted Logic’s existing JSR257 interface for J2ME/MIDP applications. More
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Arygon launches NFC reader platform
NFC and RFID reader module specialist Arygon Technologies has launched a high speed NFC reader hardware and software platform that includes compatibility with both Mifare and FeliCa as standard and can be upgraded to include compatibility with payment card standards as an additional option. More
Telefónica O2 joins GlobalPlatform
Telefónica O2 Europe has become the latest company to join GlobalPlatform, as the smart card standards body’s Mobile Task Force initiative gathers steam. More
It’s not only the technically savvy who like to pay by mobile phone
OPINION: Take up of the new sticker-based Redi Pay Bling mobile payments service by the customers of The State Bank of La Junta, a small Colorado farming community, has reached 80% in less than five months. More
The NFC Report: Retailers begin to seize the initiative with NFC coupons and loyalty programmes
Issues remain to be resolved for retailers in terms of the costs and benefits of equipping themselves to accept contactless cards. However, the ability of NFC to enable consumers to store discount coupons and loyalty cards on their phones, as well as to make payments, could change the proposition altogether. More
Retail marketing will drive growth of NFC market, says Juniper
Retailers using NFC for mobile coupon and smart poster applications will be key drivers of the growth of near field communication over the next three years, according to a market study published last month by Juniper Research. More
French fast food chain picks Airtag for contactless and NFC loyalty programme
La Croissanterie, a 180-strong chain of fast food outlets, has adopted Airtag‘s Airfid system for its new loyalty programme. More
French retailers, financial services providers and mobile operators publish NFC adoption plans
The Ergosum consortium, comprising France’s leading retailers, store card providers and mobile operators, has published detailed specifications and use cases for the implementation of NFC payments, coupon redemption and loyalty points management at the point of sale, ahead of planned large scale consumer testing. More
NFC Jobs Board: Vacancy at Palm
There’s a new vacancy for a Senior Product Manager at smartphone manufacturer Palm on the NFC Jobs Board this week, plus ongoing opportunities at Touchatag, Vivotech, Orange, Inside Contactless and Qualcomm. More