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. The use cases provide detailed explanations of how the consortium expects to see NFC being used for both payments and for marketing purposes, including promotional coupon campaigns. 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
How much will consumers be prepared to spend with their NFC phones per transaction and overall?
OPINION: In most countries, the maximum transaction limit for a contactless payment is set low enough that only small items such as cups of coffee and bus tickets can be purchased. That may not, however, be what consumers want — and it could be leading to the potential revenues from NFC payments being seriously underestimated. More
The NFC Newswire: Breaking news, product launches and NFC-related news from around the world
All the latest news from around the NFC ecosystem including a new Toshiba NFC phone now under development, Telecom Italia’s new mobile commerce service, Visa Australia increases contactless transaction limit, Twinlinx and Windows Mobile, Montreal’s new contactless ticketing system, MoLo Rewards’ NFC coupon and loyalty solution and more… More
The NFC Report: Could NFC be in danger of being too much, too late?
I’ve had my eyes firmly fixed on the Far East for the last few weeks, in a bid to understand the technologies and business drivers behind a range of non-NFC standard mobile contactless payments systems that are successfully serving millions of people in Korea, Japan and, on a smaller scale, elsewhere. More
Vivotech readies for mass market with enterprise class NFC solution
The NFC specialist’s VivoNFC over-the-air provisioning system is now available for Sun’s Solaris 10 operating system, following demand from clients planning mass market NFC deployments, says Vivotech’s CEO. More
Keep up to date: Get NFCW's headlines by email every Wednesday
NFC jobs: New openings at Vivotech and Touchatag
There are three new vacancies on the NFC Jobs Board this week. Two are at Vivotech in California for a Manager, Sales Operations and a Software Engineer and the other is at Touchatag in Belgium, for a Contactless RFID Expert. 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. For the launch of the service, the mobile operator has partnered with Movincom, an Italian consortium of companies and service providers working to promote mobile retailing. 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 later… 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. The cards provide both a contact and a contactless interface, conform to the Calypso standard and will be delivered over four years. 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. It will use NXP’s PN544 NFC controller and will be compliant with the Single Wire Protocol standard. It will be produced in test volumes only to begin with but the companies have big plans for the future. More
GuestLogix brings contactless payments on board airlines
GuestLogix, the market leader in the supply of onboard retail solutions to airlines, is adding contactless payments acceptance to its point-of-service handheld devices and its retail transaction platform. More
Tetherball reports up to 50% redemption rates, adds detailed analytics to its RFID mobile marketing service
A new version of Tetherball‘s sticker-based mobile marketing service, currently on test at Dairy Queen in the US, has been released. The new version of the company’s Mobiquitous platform includes a number of enhancements to the level of analytics data available. More
Keep up to date: Get NFCW's headlines by email every Wednesday
MasterCard certifies Gemalto’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) in Asia
Gemalto‘s Taiwan-based data centre has achieved certification by MasterCard for its Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution for NFC services. More
MoLo Rewards launches NFC coupon and loyalty system at DEMOfall
According to the official announcement: More
DnB NOR and Telenor to begin NFC trial in Oslo during 4Q 2009
The NFC trial is taking place a year later than originally planned, Digi.no reports (in Norwegian), and a commercial launch is still expected to be two to three years away. More
China Mobile to launch mobile contactless payments in October — using an RF SIM solution
The telecoms giant has opted for an RF SIM-based solution (using SIM cards embedded with a second, contactless chipset) for its new mobile payments service, not NFC, according to a report in Interfax-China (subscription required). More details soon… More
NACHA plans change to operating rules for mobile payments
The US electronic payments association has issued a Request for Comment concerning plans to change its operating rules to provide a framework for emerging mobile payments applications. Full details on NACHA’s website. More
Starbucks launches own mobile payment service
Starbucks has launched a new 2D barcode-based app that lets users make payments with their iPhone at 16 stores in the Seattle and Silicon Valley areas using a mobile version of their Starbucks Card. More at ReadWriteWeb. More
NFC payments trial launched in Italy
Credit Valtellina already issues contactless Visa PayWave cards in Italy’s Sondrio province under the Tellcard brand name. Now it is testing NFC with Visa Europe, in a small scale trial involving fifty of the bank’s employees. More (in Italian) in Cellulare Magazine. More
Mobile Payments in Eastern Europe to hit $9.4 billion in 2013
A new research report from IE Market Research Corp breaks down the total forecast into merchandise purchases, digital purchases, ticketing, money transfers, bill payment, and prepaid top-ups. The forecast is also split into SMS, WAP/Web, USSD and NFC. Full details here. More