UAE-based Mashreq Bank is now offering its credit card customers a contactless payment sticker that can be attached to a mobile phone... More
United Arab Emirates
Dubai to get NFC taxi payments
Dubai residents will be able to pay taxi fares using a prepaid Smart Nol transit card stored on their NFC SIM from January 2014, the city’s Roads and Transport Authority has announced... More
Amodoria launches NFC jewellery range
Upmarket Dubai-based jewellery maker Amodoria has released a range of NFC-enabled items, including cufflinks and bracelets made with gemstones and gold and a premium leather wallet... More
NFC transit ticketing arrives in Dubai
Public transportation users will be able to use an NFC phone to purchase and store tickets for use on Dubai’s subway, buses and water bus services from next week, courtesy of a new service developed by the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)... More
UAE renews ID cards via NFC
Residents of the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to renew their Emirates ID cards using just their NFC phone, Gulf News reports... More
AVI launches NFC loyalty in Dubai
Monitoring systems provider AVI Infosys has launched an Android NFC loyalty and payments app aimed at retailers in Dubai... More
Survey reveals demand for contactless and NFC payments in Dubai
A survey published by digital security specialist Gemalto has shown a high demand for contactless and NFC payments in Dubai, with 85% of those polled saying they would ‘like’ or ‘love’ to use their mobile handset as a contactless payment method and 72% seeing no obstacle at all when using mobile NFC... More
Dubai shopping mall to launch NFC and Bluetooth mobile loyalty program
The Wafi shopping mall in Dubai is to introduce a new service that allows shoppers to collect and redeem loyalty points with their mobile phone using either NFC or Bluetooth... More
Dubai to get NFC transit ticketing in 2013
RTA, the Dubai roads and transport authority, has announced plans to introduce NFC ticketing across the emirate’s metro, bus and water bus services next year. More
NFC specialist Tapit to raise US$8m for international expansion
The fast growing Sydney-based start-up already counts Coca Cola, RIM, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever amongst its clients and has just implemented a major new project for Australian carrier Telstra. More
Emirates government begins NFC national ID project
The Emirates Identity Authority is to work with mobile network operator Etisalat to develop a new version of the United Arab Emirates’ national ID card that will allow both UAE nationals and expatriates living in the country to store their ID on an NFC mobile phone. More
Dubai cinemas get NFC promos
Nokia N9 NFC phone users in Dubai are being offered free cinema ticket and popcorn vouchers for tapping their phone on smart posters and display stands located in the foyer of selected Vox Cinemas... More
Dubai Metro to get NFC?
Gulf News reports further details of Etisalat’s NFC payments system, due to launch in the UAE before the end of 2011... More
RIM to switch on BlackBerry NFC mobile payments in Dubai
Subscribers of UAE-based network Etisalat are set to be among the first in the world to make mobile payments on their BlackBerry NFC phones. More
NFC news in brief • 25 Oct 2010
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Caen bids for NFC • Sprint adds mobile wallet • Vivotech’s Dubai deal • Microsoft tags retailers • Mobile payments boost banks • Paying cash keeps you slim • NCR buys into mobile barcodes More
Lack of handsets continues to delay Etisalat’s commercial NFC service
A lack of commercially available handsets is continuing to cause frustration at Dubai-based mobile network operator Etisalat... More
Lack of handsets delays launch of commercial NFC services in Dubai
Mobile network operators Du and Etisalat have had to put back their planned NFC commercial launches due to a lack of NFC phones, the operators have told Emirates Business 24|7. More
NFC mobile payments trial to go live in Dubai in next two weeks
Mobile operator Du and card issuer Dubai First have begun distributing handsets to trial participants ahead of the launch in the next two weeks of the Middle East’s first NFC mobile payments pilot... More
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
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
