The twenty companies on the shortlist for the titles of “The Best NFC Service of the Year” and “The Most Innovative NFC Research Project of the Year” have been revealed… 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
Mastercard and Blaze Mobile launch PayPass mobile stickers
The new Blaze Mobile Mastercard PayPass sticker can be attached to any phone and is seen as a bridge to offering full NFC capabilities. More
Sicap offers single platform for SIM-based, MicroSD or in-device NFC provisioning
The company says it is the first to offer a single solution for provisioning NFC applications over-the-air, regardless of how the customer’s NFC functionality has been implemented. More
Now any Bluetooth handset can do NFC — for just $25
OPINION: Yet another way to get around the absence of NFC handsets has been announced this week and, this time, it’s a really strong contender. More
The NFCW Jobs Board: 20 March 2009 vacancies
There are fourteen new opportunities on the NFCW Jobs Board this week in the US, Canada, France, the UK and India. Recruiters include Microsoft and Inside Contactless and the offers range from Director-level openings to software development vacancies. More
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Atmel and TazTag collaborate on NFC wallet
The smart card chip manufacturer and the French start-up are working together to bring to market the TazCard, a 6mm thick card-sized smart object with a touch screen, fingerprint sensor and NFC, USB and ZigBee interfaces that could be used for access control, ticketing, couponing and payment applications. More
Mobilkom Austria customers to use NFC tags to access WAP pages
The mobile operator has put together a combined NFC handset/NFC tag package for customers that uses the tags to access WAP pages, including an option to buy ÖBB rail tickets. More
Cubic to offer NFC upgrade capability to major transit systems
Transit ticketing supplier Cubic has partnered with Vivotech to offer its customers, who include the transit operators for London, Washington and New York/New Jersey, the ability to upgrade their ticketing systems to accept payment via contactless cards and NFC phones. More
Cell Idea adds NFC to any Bluetooth phone
UPDATED Consumers can simply pair the company’s new ‘With Me’ device, expected to retail at US$25, with their existing Bluetooth phone in order to NFC-enable their handset. More
Fonelabs launches range of low-cost NFC phones
The firm’s X-Series handsets incorporate an NFC chip and internal antenna plus an optional MicroSD-based secure element from Cell Idea. They are fully Mifare compatible and are expected to start at under US$100 in volume. More
Telefónica and Sermepa launch NFC pilot in Spain
The mobile operator and the bank-owned transaction processing supplier are testing a Mobile Virtual Wallet with potential applications in payments, transport, healthcare and personal identification. More
Vivotech awarded key OTA provisioning patent, wins new funding
The contactless and NFC infrastructure specialist has been granted a broad patent covering the over-the-air provisioning of payments cards, loyalty cards and other non-payments cards to NFC phones — and has also secured an extra US$8.6m in funding. More
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NXP transfers its mobile services business to Gemalto
NXP and Gemalto have signed a deal that will see Gemalto taking over NXP’s mobile services business unit in Sophia Antipolis. More
Orange and Barclaycard partner to launch NFC in the UK
All customers are expected to be able to use their phones to pay for everyday items within three years in “the biggest revolution in payments since plastic cards were introduced over 40 years ago.” More
Inside and Gemalto offer NFC solution for handset makers
The new product offering uses the Single Wire Protocol to securely link a Gemalto SIM card with an embedded secure element from Inside Contactless. More
Gemalto and Oberthur developing Mifare on a SIM
Both suppliers have announced they are close to adding Mifare functionality to their SIM cards. More
Handsets and ecosystems — major breakthroughs for NFC
OPINION: The last two weeks have seen two major breakthroughs for NFC. First, Singapore has become the first country to get all the key players to sign up for the creation of a fully inter-operable, multi-application national NFC ecosystem. More
Singapore to get national trusted third party for NFC
Singapore’s banks, telecoms networks and transit operators have given the go ahead for the creation of a national trusted third party designed to ensure full interoperability between the NFC services of all mobile operators and all service providers. More
Convenience will drive UK adoption of mobile and contactless payments
More than 40% of British consumers say they would use their phone to make payments — and ease of use would be their main reason for doing so. More
The NFCW Jobs Board: Latest vacancies
New opportunities this week include an internship opportunity at Motorola’s Future Experience Lab and a contract position at Consult Hyperion for a healthcare specialist… More