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ACS launches token-sized USB plug and play NFC contactless reader
Hong Kong based Advanced Card Systems (ACS) has launched a token-sized USB plug and play version of its ACR122 NFC contactless reader... More
Juniper: One in six phones to have NFC by 2014
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
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
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
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
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... 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
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
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
Luottokunta begins Visa’s first NFC trial in Finland
A small scale near field communication trial has begun in Finland... 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
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... More
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
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