Estonian mobile network operator EMT is promoting the use of NFC by making tags available in all its stores across the country... More
EMT pushes NFC in Estonia
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Jogtek launches passive NFC shelf-edge labels
Taiwan-based RFID specialist Jogtek has launched a range of NFC-enabled shelf-edge labels that work without a battery... More
Wolfsoniana Museum adds NFC tags to exhibits
The Wolfsoniana Museum in Genoa, Italy is offering visitors a more immersive experience with the addition of NFC and QR code tags to eleven of its artworks... More
Samsung promotes Galaxy Note II with NFC campaign
Samsung Electronics Australia has launched an ad campaign for the Galaxy Note II that makes use of NFC... More
iPhone 5S to include NFC and fingerprint security?
Reports from Taiwan suggest that local firm Chipbond has won a major contract from Apple to build components for a forthcoming iPhone 5S... More
UniCredit pilots multi-application NFC wallet
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, a division of Italy-based financial institution UniCredit Group, is testing a multi-application mobile wallet solution that works on both Android and BlackBerry NFC phones... More
Telus mobile payments coming “very soon”
Future Telus smartphones will use Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM cards to securely store customer credentials, it was announced today... More
Kovio signs NFC big data deal with Symphony Teleca
“Big data” analytics specialist Symphony Teleca has signed a strategic development partnership deal with printed silicon tag maker Kovio... More
AccelerateNFC offers funding to startups
A new startup incubator dedicated to NFC-based projects has announced it will be offering funding of US$5,000 per founder as well as mentoring, legal advice and work space support to individuals and teams with the best NFC business ideas... More
Bike Identificator debuts NFC and RFID tracking service
A anti-theft service for bicycles has been introduced by Italian firm Bike Identificator... More
SIA picks Gemalto for NFC payments in Italy
Payments processor SIA has signed a deal with Gemalto for the introduction of a national TSM infrastructure for NFC payments in Italy... More
BlackBerry pushes Z10 with NFC prizes in UK malls
BlackBerry has launched an NFC-led campaign in the UK to promote its new BlackBerry Z10 mobile phone... More
VeriFone and SK C&C team up for NFC wallets
POS maker VeriFone and Korea-based IT company SK C&C have announced they are working together to deploy mobile wallet solutions for “several large mobile network operators”... More
GlobalPlatform updates NFC messaging specification
GlobalPlatform has updated its System Messaging Specification for Management of Mobile-NFC Services to more specifically address how service providers can connect and communicate with other actors operating within the NFC ecosystem... More
Samsung enters the mobile wallet market
Samsung has unveiled its own mobile wallet app at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Six and Nexperts to develop NFC loyalty standard
Bank owned transaction processor Six Payment Services, one of Europe’s largest, has partnered with NFC specialist Nexperts to develop a standard approach to handling NFC loyalty applications... More
Nokia shows wireless charging car cradle with NFC
Nokia is demonstrating a new wireless charging phone cradle with NFC at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
GSMA staff get NFC hotel keys for Mobile World Congress
Hotel room key provider VingCard Elsafe, in conjunction with other Assa Abloy group companies, has provided an NFC solution enabling Mobile World Congress 2013 event staff to use their Sony Xperia T NFC phones to access their hotel rooms... More
GSMA honors KT and SK Telecom for NFC
Korean mobile network operators KT and SK Telecom have been named as the winners of the 2013 GSMA Chairman’s Award, the association’s most prestigious honour, in recognition of “their pioneering efforts and leadership in driving the adoption of SIM-based mobile near field communication (NFC) services”... More
MasterCard reports on consumer attitudes to mobile payments
A social media study conducted by MasterCard and Prime Research has identified a high volume of conversation and consumer interest in adopting mobile payments — as well as highlighting a number of barriers to entry... More