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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



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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



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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


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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