Citigroup says it is to run an NFC trial in the Indian city of Bangalore, with the aim of developing a business case that it can present to carriers back in the US. 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
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Telefónica O2 to launch multi-function NFC trial in Czech Republic
The Czech town of Pilsen is to be the site of the world’s first trial of a multi-function NFC system incorporating both retail payments and Mifare transit ticketing applications. More
Australia’s first NFC trial hailed a success
Telstra, National Australia Bank and Visa say participants in a three month trial in Melbourne have given the thumbs up to the technology and the companies will now continue to work towards a commercial NFC launch. More
Would-be SIM suppliers line up to battle for operators’ NFC business
OPINION: For anyone hoping to be seen as a player in the NFC SIM market, it’s becoming clear that now is the time to let the market know you’re in the game — even if you don’t yet have any product ready to ship. More
Sony/NXP joint venture announces ‘universal NFC chip’
Moversa’s new U-SAM chip enables multiple contactless technologies to be supported on one mobile phone, raising the possibility that consumers could soon be using their NFC handsets for everything from Mifare metro tickets and Japanese Osaifu-Keitai electronic wallet functions to Visa and MasterCard contactless transactions. More
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Japanese financial services giant tests Mobile MasterCard in Tokyo
Orico says it has been working with Gemalto and with Japanese mobile operator KDDI on a small-scale technical test of a MasterCard PayPass-compatible NFC service. More
Toshiba unveils NFC Universal SIM
Toshiba has made a move into the SIM market with the introduction of a Single Wire Protocol compliant NFC USIM. More
Sagem Wireless and Inside Contactless sign handset platform development deal
The two companies, who have been working together to develop an NFC handset conforming to the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile specification, are to develop new handset platforms that will support enhanced NFC services. More
Fraunhofer researcher delivers update on NFC vulnerabilities
URI spoofing and redirection — where an authorised NFC tag is replaced with one that points to a resource under a fraudster’s control — is still an issue, says security researcher Collin Mulliner. More
The NFCW Jobs Board: Your chance to play a part in the growth of NFC
Our new Jobs Board features five vacancies at Qualcomm’s mobile commerce division and a part-time job, working from home for a US-based start-up — with equity on offer… More
Could NFC be about to develop along two different tracks?
OPINION: It looks as though the NFC market may be getting set to split into two separate tracks. On the one hand, there will be small-scale but fully standards-compliant pilot trials that carefully test out all the elements of an NFC ecosystem ready for an orderly future expansion. More
Austrian mobile and rail operators develop VDV-based NFC ticketing
Mobilkom Austria and ÖBB, the federal railways group, are to field test an NFC system based on Germany’s VDV contactless ticketing standard. More
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Visa and Kasikornbank launch NFC payments trial in Thailand
Customers can upload their Visa card account to a Nokia 6212 handset containing Visa’s payWave contactless application and then make purchases at any of 1,000 merchant locations equipped to handle contactless transactions. More
UK Department for Transport completes NFC bus ticketing trial
A small-scale test has taken place in the north-west of England which utilised mobile phones to buy bus tickets using NFC and the UK’s ITSO ticketing standard. More
2009 will be the year of contactless payments, says Visa Europe boss
As he reported the payments company’s latest trading results in Brussels last week, Visa Europe’s chief executive confirmed innovation is key to the company’s plans for the coming year. More
Carrefour announces major move toward contactless — and NFC
The world’s second largest retailer, part of the French Ergosum consortium aiming to launch a large scale NFC project by the end of this year, will begin converting its own brand credit/loyalty cards to contactless next month… More
Mocapay introduces SMS gift and loyalty system, plans move to NFC
The US startup’s closed loop payments and marketing technology has been integrated with Verifone transaction terminals and will migrate to NFC later. More
Transport ticketing: Trains, buses and market drivers
OPINION: From the beginning transport ticketing has been seen as a key way to kickstart NFC adoption… More
Mobile and transit operators launch NFC payments system in Chongqing
China Unicom and Yucheng Transportation Card Co have jointly introduced an NFC version of Chongqing city’s Yucheng Tong card that can be used to make payments on public transport, in cinemas and at shops and restaurants. More
CES 2009: Cell Idea and TazTag wave the flag for NFC
NFCW has received details of two more NFC products on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, from Cell Idea in Hong Kong and TazTag in France. More