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
- CWC sessions you may have missed: Transdev, Smart Payment Association, European Central Bank
- Transdev reports on hands-free transport ticketing pilot
- Smart Payment Association reports on new instant payments model that leverages existing bank card, merchant terminal and banking infrastructure
- European Central Bank reports on digital euro for Contactless World Congress
- Linxens reports on the market outlook for biometric cards, display cards, dynamic CVVs, sustainable substrates and 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
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Phone setup difficulties stop 95% of people using more data services
The ease of use of NFC is touted by many observers as one of its key advantages. New research from Mformation confirms just how strong a market driver this could prove to be… More
NFC Forum offers competition webcast briefing
Have you been wondering about whether you should enter the NFC Forum’s global competition? The deadline has now been extended and you can get some last-minute advice from a webcast on January 27. More
London Underground signals move to NFC
Transport for London’s new ticketing contract will drive the switch to next generation ticketing, London Underground’s managing director has confirmed. More
NFCW reader meetup: Tuesday 27 January in London
Near Field Communications World’s editor Sarah Clark will be in London next week for Transport Ticketing ’09. If you’re attending the event or based in the London area, here’s your chance to meet Sarah and to make contact with fellow readers. More
Will 2009 be the year of NFC?
OPINION: Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention and the current global financial crisis will make it necessary for all of us to be inventive in the way we do business. More
CES 2009: NFC competitors and enablers on display
There wasn’t much to see in the way of mainstream NFC developments at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show — but some interesting potentially competitive technologies and enabling solutions made the massive Las Vegas event worth casting an eye over. More
US drivers to pay for fuel using NFC
Sheetz convenience stores and fleet card operator Wright Express Corporation are running a multi-city trial that lets fleet card holders make fuel purchases at Sheetz locations with their mobile phones. More
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Tyfone puts NFC into microSD cards
The company’s patented technology allows an NFC secure element, controller and antenna to be built into SD and microSD cards, making it possible for mobile phone and PDA owners to add near field communication capabilities to their devices by just adding a Tyfone card. More
Orange moves towards NFC deployment with new SIM
Orange has been working with smart card and SIM specialist Sagem Orga for more than a year to develop a custom SWP-enabled NFC SIM that is tailored to the mobile operator’s requirements. More
NFC handset delays still to be expected says IMS Research
NFC handset availability will start to ramp up in 2010 but handsets using the GSM Association’s preferred Single Wire Protocol approach to NFC won’t be around in volume until 2011 and beyond. More
NFC Forum gets new board member, adds more associates
Membership of the NFC Forum is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. Handset manufacturers, mobile service providers, payment services providers, chip makers, solution developers, municipalities and academic institutions have all recently joined up. More
Is NFC ripe for adoption, or has it missed the boat?
OPINION: ABI Research caused quite a stir this week when it distributed a press release saying NFC has taken too long to develop, that other mobile payments solutions such as SMS have beaten it to market and it will now be six years before NFC becomes a viable mobile payments solution. More
Mobile technology to drive consumer interaction at London Olympics
The BT team responsible for the communications infrastructure at the London 2012 Olympic Games is exploring ways to use mobile services to enhance the consumer experience. Under discussion are phone voting and the use of NFC for small payments and for event staff management. More
NFC isn’t really six years away, says ABI
A controversial press release from ABI Research this week seemed to indicate the company believes it will be six years before NFC can offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions. A little further investigation, though, finds the analysts still expect to see the first major orders at the end of next year… More
Casagras takes a step towards defining the ‘Internet of Things’
The ‘Internet of Things’ is one of those terms that everyone vaguely understands — but is almost impossible to describe exactly. At a meeting in Shanghai last week, members of the Casagras project sat down to thrash out a definition and a vision statement that would be acceptable to all. More