La Croissanterie, a 180-strong chain of fast food outlets, has adopted Airtag‘s Airfid system for its new loyalty programme... More
Archive: Newswire
SCM Microsystems and Dai Nippon Printing to launch NFC-based computer security solutions
SCM Microsystems and Dai Nippon Printing have announced that they are working together on a range of NFC-based computer security solutions, with the first product due to be released next month... More
Twinlinx adding NFC stickers to iPhone and Android
Following on from the news that Twinlinx’s My-Max NFC stickers now work with Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the company has now revealed that it has an iPhone version already under development and has plans to add Android phones later... More
Deutsche Bahn opens registration for next phase of NFC ticketing project
Registration is now open for travellers wishing to take part in the next phase of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn‘s NFC ticketing pilot... More
GlobalPlatform launches transportation task force
GlobalPlatform has set up a Transportation Task Force with the aim of actively contributing to the evolution of smart ticketing solutions... More
Insomnia coffee chain signs up for Zapa’s NFC sticker-based marketing system
Irish coffee chain Insomnia has signed up as the first customer for Zapa Technology’s NFC-sticker based payments and marketing system... More
Globul to launch mobile contactless service in Bulgaria?
Bulgarian telecoms operator Globul has launched a pilot of a new mobile wallet service, ahead of a commercial launch in 2010... More
Payez Mobile updates NFC specifications
AEPM, the Association Européenne Payez Mobile, has updated the technical specifications for Payez Mobile, the NFC solution developed by the leading French banks and mobile operators that has been on test in the French towns of Caen and Strasbourg since November 2007 (see our earlier article)... More
Etisalat to launch NFC in the UAE?
Mobile operator Etisalat has received regulatory approval to launch a new mobile payments service in the United Arab Emirates... More
American Express joins GlobalPlatform’s mobile contactless standardization efforts
American Express has become the latest Full Member of GlobalPlatform, the international smart card specifications body whose technical specifications for cards, devices and systems are used in more than 300 million smart cards and two billion SIM/USIM cards — with the aim of participating in the association’s mobile payments standardization efforts... More
Yulong to launch NFC phone by end 2009
Chinese handset manufacturer Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific is to launch “a dual-module NFC mobile phone at the end of this year”, according to a report in the SinoCast Daily Business Beat (via TMCnet)... More
Inside Contactless adds NFC to MobiNear’s Box kiosks
Proximity and NFC specialist MobiNear has signed a technology partnership agreement with Inside Contactless... More
New York’s MTA to accept contactless bank cards for bus and subway fare payments
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced plans to enable passengers to use contactless debit or credit cards to pay for bus and subway fares by 2014... More
Taggo signs first reseller deal for NFC sticker/SMS loyalty solution
Taggo, founded by loyalty expert Aneace Haddad, has signed up its first value added reseller, leading international customer loyalty solutions provider Memberson... More
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
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
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